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GRB 080503: Implications of a Naked Short Gamma-Ray Burst Dominated by Extended Emission
D. A. Perley, B. D. Metzger, J. Granot +22
We report on observations of GRB 080503, a short gamma-ray burst with very bright extended emission (about 30 times the gamma-ray fluence of the initial spike) in conjunction with…
The Exceptionally Luminous Type II-L SN 2008es
A. A. Miller, R. Chornock, D. A. Perley +11
We report on our early photometric and spectroscopic observations of the extremely luminous Type II supernova (SN) 2008es. With an observed peak optical magnitude of m_V = 17.8 and…
Exploring the Outer Solar System with the ESSENCE Supernova Survey
A. C. Becker, K. Arraki, N. A. Kaib +36
We report the discovery and orbit determination of 14 trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) from the ESSENCE Supernova Survey difference imaging dataset. Two additional objects discovered…
Time Dilation in Type Ia Supernova Spectra at High Redshift
S. Blondin, T. M. Davis, K. Krisciunas +29
We present multiepoch spectra of 13 high-redshift Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) drawn from the literature, the ESSENCE and SNLS projects, and our own separate dedicated program on th…
The Broad-lined Type Ic SN 2003jd
S. Valenti, S. Benetti, E. Cappellaro +27
The results of a world-wide coordinated observational campaign on the broad-lined Type Ic SN 2003jd are presented. In total, 74 photometric data points and 26 spectra were collecte…
An unusually brilliant transient in the galaxy Messier 85
S. R. Kulkarni, E. O. Ofek, A. Rau +11
Historically, variable and transient sources have both surprised astronomers and provided new views of the heavens. Here we report the discovery of an optical transient in the outs…
The Troublesome Broadband Evolution of GRB 061126: Does a Grey Burst Imply Grey Dust?
D. A. Perley, J. S. Bloom, N. R. Butler +18
We report on observations of a gamma-ray burst (GRB 061126) with an extremely bright (R ~ 12 mag at peak) early-time optical afterglow. The optical afterglow is already fading as a…
Observational Constraints on the Nature of the Dark Energy: First Cosmological Results from the ESSENCE Supernova Survey
W. M. Wood-Vasey, G. Miknaitis, C. W. Stubbs +34
We present constraints on the dark energy equation-of-state parameter, w=P/(rho c^2), using 60 Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) from the ESSENCE supernova survey. We derive a set of con…
When Do Internal Shocks End and External Shocks Begin? Early-Time Broadband Modelling of GRB 051111
N. R. Butler, W. Li, D. Perley +18
Even with the renaissance in gamma-ray burst (GRB) research fostered by the Swift satellite, few bursts have both contemporaneous observations at long wavelengths and exquisite obs…
Closing in on a Short-Hard Burst Progenitor: Constraints from Early-Time Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy of a Possible Host Galaxy of GRB 050509b
J. S. Bloom, J. X. Prochaska, D. Pooley +25
The localization of the short-duration, hard-spectrum GRB 050509b was a watershed event. Thanks to the nearly immediate relay of the GRB position by Swift, we began imaging the GRB…