4 papers
Detection of Variability in Seyfert 2 Galaxies and Measurement of the Optical Scattering Region Size
Natalie Kovacevic, Xinyu Dai, Heechan Yuk +5
One main theme of the Unification Model of active galactic nuclei is that there is an obscuring torus structure blocking the direct view of the central engine for Seyfert 2 galaxie…
On the Double: Two Luminous Flares from the Nearby Tidal Disruption Event ASASSN-22ci (AT2022dbl) and Connections to Repeating TDE Candidates
Jason T. Hinkle, Katie Auchettl, Willem B. Hoogendam +16
We present observations of ASASSN-22ci (AT2022dbl), a nearby tidal disruption event (TDE) discovered by the All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae (ASAS-SN) at a distance of d$_L…
Comparing Optical Variability of Type 1 and Type 2 AGN from the BAT 9-Month Sample using ASAS-SN and TESS Surveys
Natalie Kovacevic, Xinyu Dai, Heechan Yuk +6
We present an optical variability analysis and comparison of the samples of Seyfert 1 and 2 galaxies, selected from the \textit{Swift} 9-month BAT catalog, using the light curves f…
Late-time HST and JWST Observations of GRB 221009A: Evidence for a Break in the Light Curve at 50 Days
Huei Sears, Ryan Chornock, Peter Blanchard +12
GRB 221009A is one of the brightest transients ever observed with the highest peak gamma-ray flux for a gamma-ray burst (GRB). A type Ic-BL supernova (SN), SN 2022xiw, was definiti…