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astro-ph.HE2026

Optical observations of supernova candidates with the ILMT

Monalisa Dubey, Bhavya Ailawadhi, Talat Akhunov +10

The International Liquid Mirror Telescope (ILMT) is a 4-m optical ({\em gri} spectral bands) zenithal survey telescope with a field of view of 22.322.3 arcmin, suitable for…

astro-ph.IM2026

Unveiling photometric transients with the ILMT and their follow-up using DOT

Priyanshi Kumari, Bhavya Ailawadhi, Talat Akhunov +10

The two 4-m class telescopes at the Devasthal site in India are complementary: the 4-m International Liquid Mirror Telescope (ILMT) is dedicated to the discovery of new transient p…

astro-ph.IM2026

From Sky to Science: Time Domain Astronomy with the ILMT Survey

Kuntal Misra, Bhavya Ailawadhi, Talat Akhunov +10

The PyLMT transient detection pipeline has been operational since November 2023 and has detected 10,000 transients and variable objects in ILMT images in near real time. The…

astro-ph.IM2026

Modelling the Point Spread Function of ILMT images

Naveen Dukiya, Bhavya Ailawadhi, Talat Akhunov +11

We have devised an approach to model the empirical Point Spread Function (PSF) of the images taken with the 4-meter International Liquid Mirror Telescope (ILMT). The characteristic…

astro-ph.HE2026

Early NIR echo and the time variable mass loss history of Type IIn SN 2024kgi

Naveen Dukiya, Kuntal Misra, Andrea Pastorello +30

We present a comprehensive analysis of the long-term photometric and spectroscopic monitoring campaign of the Type IIn Supernova (SN) 2024kgi. The SN reaches at peak an -band ab…

astro-ph.IM2026

Demonstrating the Time-Domain Capabilities of the 4-m International Liquid Mirror Telescope: An Early Census of Transient and Variable Detections

Kumar Pranshu, Kuntal Misra, Bhavya Ailawadhi +11

The PyLMT transient detection pipeline has been operational since November 2023, detecting transient and variable objects in the ILMT images in almost real time. Using the image su…

astro-ph.HE2026

SN 2022xus: bridging the gap between Type IIP and IIL supernovae

Monalisa Dubey, Kuntal Misra, Naveen Dukiya +16

We present optical photometric and spectroscopic observations of the Type~II supernova SN~2022xus. The SN reached its peak {\em V} band magnitude of mag within 7 day…

astro-ph.EP2026

Detection and identification of asteroids with the 4-m ILMT

Sara Filali, Bhavya Ailawadhi, Talat Akhunov +11

The International Liquid Mirror Telescope (ILMT) covers a 22.3' wide strip of sky in declination (δ), centred at δ = +29° 21' 41.4'' and right ascension (α) in the range 0 h <= α <…

astro-ph.IM2026

Astrometric Calibration of the 4-m International Liquid Mirror Telescope Observations

Vibhore Negi, Naveen Dukiya, Gokul Singh Mehra +12

The 4-m International Liquid Mirror Telescope (ILMT) is a dedicated time domain survey telescope that continuously scans the zenithal sky over the Indian Himalayas in the g', r' an…

astro-ph.HE2026

SN 2024dy: Dust formation in a long-lived Type IIn supernova and constraints on the dust mass

Sota Goto, Masayuki Yamanaka, Koji S. Kawabata +10

Type~IIn supernovae (SNe) are a subclass of core-collapse SNe powered by interaction between the ejecta and the dense circumstellar material. Among them, long-lived Type~IIn events…

astro-ph.EP2026

Performance of the 4-m International Liquid Mirror Telescope tested in two fields at high and low ecliptic and galactic latitudes

Sara Filali, Kumar Pranshu, Jean Surdej +10

The 4-m International Liquid Mirror Telescope (ILMT) offers a unique opportunity to detect transients in a narrow strip of sky. We explore ILMT's potential to detect astrometric an…

astro-ph.HE2026

Early interaction signatures and an extended plateau phase in Type II SN 2020aze

B. Ailawadhi, R. Dastidar, K. Misra +27

We present a photometric and spectroscopic analysis of the fast-declining Type II SN 2020aze, observed in optical bands from 2.2 to 137.4 days after explosion. The V-band light cur…

astro-ph.HE2026

Photometric and late-time spectropolarimetric observations of GRB 250129A afterglow

A. Ghosh, S. Razzaque, J. Barnard +15

Gamma-Ray Burst (GRB) afterglows arise from the interaction of relativistic ejecta with the circumburst medium and are observed across the electromagnetic spectrum. Afterglow polar…

astro-ph.SR2026

Nebular Phase Evolution of SN 2023ixf (I): From Circumstellar Infrared Echo to the onset of in-situ Dust Formation in a Type II Supernova

Avinash Singh, S. Goto, A. Sarangi +58

We present optical and near-infrared (NIR) photometric and spectroscopic observations of the Type II supernova SN 2023ixf spanning 150 to 750 days, combined with published early-ti…

astro-ph.HE2026

SN 2023zcu: A Type IIP SN with Early Flash Features

Monalisa Dubey, Kuntal Misra, Géza Csörnyei +51

We present a detailed photometric and spectroscopic analysis of the Type IIP supernova SN~2023zcu, which exploded in the galaxy NGC~2139 (redshift = 0.006). SN~2023zcu exhibits…

astro-ph.HE2025

SN 2021tsz: A luminous, short photospheric phase Type II supernova in a low-metallicity host

R. Dastidar, G. Pignata, N. Dukiya +14

We present the analysis of the luminous Type II Supernova (SN) 2021tsz, which exploded in a low-luminosity galaxy. It reached a peak magnitude of -18.88 0.13 mag in the b…

astro-ph.HE2025

Progenitor Insights of Type IIP SN 2018pq: A Comprehensive Photometric and Spectroscopic Study

Monalisa Dubey, Kuntal Misra, Raya Dastidar +10

We present high-cadence photometric and low-resolution (R 400--700) optical spectroscopic observations of Type IIP supernova, SN~2018pq, which exploded on the outskirts of t…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 1 cited

SN 2023xgo: Helium-rich Type Icn or Carbon-Flash Type Ibn supernova?

Anjasha Gangopadhyay, Jesper Sollerman, Konstantinos Tsalapatas +35

We present observations of SN~2023xgo, a transitional Type Ibn/Icn supernova, from to ~days relative to the -band peak. Early spectra show C~III emission rem…

astro-ph.HE2025

SN 2023vbg: A Type IIn Supernova Resembling SN 2009ip, with a Long-Duration Precursor and Early-Time Bump

Sota Goto, Masayuki Yamanaka, Takahiro Nagayama +9

Type IIn supernovae (SNe) resembling SN 2009ip (09ip-like SNe) originate from the interaction between circumstellar material (CSM) and the ejecta. This subclass not only shares sim…

astro-ph.IM2025★ 4 cited

The 4m International Liquid Mirror Telescope: Construction, operation, and science

Jean Surdej, Paul Hickson, Kuntal Misra +26

The International Liquid Mirror Telescope (ILMT) project was motivated by the need for an inexpensive 4 metre diameter optical telescope that could be devoted entirely to astronomi…

astro-ph.IM2025

PyLMT: A transient detection pipeline for the 4-m International Liquid Mirror Telescope

Kumar Pranshu, Kuntal Misra, Bhavya Ailawadhi +7

The International Liquid Mirror Telescope (ILMT) is a 4-m aperture, zenith-pointing telescope with a field-of-view of 22', situated in the foothills of the Himalayas. The telescope…

astro-ph.HE2024

SN 2021foa: the bridge between SN IIn and Ibn

Anjasha Gangopadhyay, Naveen Dukiya, Takashi J Moriya +26

We present the long-term photometric and spectroscopic analysis of a transitioning SN~IIn/Ibn from 10.8 d to 150.7 d post -band maximum. SN~2021foa shows prominent He {\sc i}…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 9 cited

Probing the Circumstellar Environment of highly luminous type IIn SN ASASSN-14il

Naveen Dukiya, Anjasha Gangopadhyay, Kuntal Misra +8

We present long-term photometric and spectroscopic studies of Circumstellar Material (CSM)-Ejecta interacting supernova (SN) ASASSN-14il in the galaxy PGC 3093694. The SN reaches a…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 8 cited

SN 2019nyk: A rapidly declining Type II supernova with early interaction signatures

Raya Dastidar, Giuliano Pignata, Naveen Dukiya +9

We present an optical photometric and spectroscopic analysis of the fast-declining hydrogen-rich Type II supernova (SN) 2019nyk. The light curve properties of SN 2019nyk align well…