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astro-ph.SR2026

The 91T/99aa-like Type Ia Supernova 2019vrq, Part II: 3D, Non-LTE, Low-Amplitude, Pulsating Delayed-Detonation Models of a Promising Standard Candle

Peter Hoeflich, Yi Yang, J. Craig Wheeler +11

We analyze the overluminous, 91T/99aa-like Type~Ia SN 2019vrq, based on light curves(LCs) and spectropolarimetric time-series. We employ 3D-radiation-hydrodynamical, full non-LTE s…

astro-ph.HE2026

SN2025aico: An Interesting Case Of Ni Mixing, Ejecta Asymmetries, and Dust Formation in a Type IIb Supernova

Grace Davis, Kyle Medler, Chris Ashall +8

Stripped-envelope supernovae provide a window into how massive stars lose their layers, mix radioactive material, produce dust, and explode asymmetrically. We present optical, near…

astro-ph.GA2026

Can Little Red Dots Contribute To The Early Universe Cosmic Dust Budget?

Chris Ashall, Rohan P. Naidu, Alberto Torralba +11

The origin of dust in the early Universe remains uncertain. We explore whether Little Red Dots (LRDs) could provide a high-redshift dust-production channel. Motivated by an analogy…

astro-ph.HE2026

Little Red Dots as Shock-Powered High-Energy Neutrino Sources

Tyco Mera, Chris Ashall, Shunsaku Horiuchi +3

Little Red Dots (LRDs) are compact, high-redshift sources whose physical nature remains uncertain. Their optical spectra bear many similarities to Type IIn supernovae (SNe IIn), mo…

astro-ph.SR2026

Panchromatic JWST Observations and Models of the Dim Type Iax Supernova 2024vjm at 200 days

E Baron, J. M. DerKacy, C. Ashall +23

We report JWST spectra and photometry of the underluminous SN Iax 2024vjm obtained 202.8 restframe days post-explosion. The spectrum exhibits a rich set of forbidden lines from low…

astro-ph.SR2026

The Production of Electron-Capture Elements in Thermonuclear Supernovae: Theory vs. Observations

S. Shiber, P. Hoeflich, T. Mera +9

Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) explosively destroy carbon-oxygen white dwarfs (WDs) in multiple stellar systems. They produce approximately 50% of the iron-group elements in the Unive…

astro-ph.HE2026

JWST Medium-Resolution Infrared Spectroscopy of SN 2022acko: Tracing Molecule Formation in the Nebular Phase

K. Medler, T. Mera, C. Ashall +28

The Type II supernova (SN II) SN 2022acko was the first to be spectroscopically observed by the James Webb Space Telescope (). Here, we analyze SN 2022acko's second…

astro-ph.SR2026

Filling The Pockets: The Spherical Nature of 3D Deflagration in Thermonuclear Supernovae

S. Shiber, P. Hoeflich, T. Mera +9

We investigate thermonuclear explosions within the delayed detonation framework. While spherical delayed detonation models generally reproduce key observational features, a fundame…

astro-ph.SR2025

JWST Observations of SN 2024ggi II: NIRSpec Spectroscopy and CO Modeling at 285 and 385 Days Past the Explosion

T. Mera, C. Ashall, P. Hoeflich +20

We present James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) NIRSpec observations of SN~2024ggi, spanning wavelengths of 1.7--5.5 micron at +285.51 and +385.27 days post-explosion. These nebular s…

astro-ph.SR2025

JWST Observations of SN 2023ixf II: The Panchromatic Evolution Between 250 and 720 Days After the Explosion

K. Medler, C. Ashall, P. Hoeflich +60

We present the nebular phase spectroscopic and photometric observations of the nearby hydrogen-rich core-collapse supernova (CC-SN) 2023ixf, obtained through our JWST programs. The…

astro-ph.HE2025

JWST Observations of SN 2023ixf I: Completing the Early Multi-Wavelength Picture with Plateau-phase Spectroscopy

J. M. DerKacy, C. Ashall, E. Baron +46

We present and analyze panchromatic (0.35--14 m) spectroscopy of the Type II supernova 2023ixf, including near- and mid-infrared spectra obtained 33.6 days after explosion durin…

astro-ph.SR2025

JWST Observations of SN 2024ggi I: Interpretation and Model Comparison of the Type II Supernova 2024ggi at 55 days Past Explosion

E. Baron, C. Ashall, J. M. DerKacy +40

We present panchromatic 0.4-21 microns observations of the nearby (about 7.2 Mpc) Type II supernova 2024ggi, obtained during the plateau phase at about 55 d past explosion. Our dat…

astro-ph.SR2025

Numerical and Physical Challenges to Nebular Spectroscopy in Thermonuclear Supernovae

P. Hoeflich, E. Fereidouni, A. Fisher +8

Thermodynamical explosions of White Dwarfs (WD)are one of the keys to high precision cosmology. Nebular spectra, namely mid-infrared (MIR) with JWST are an effective tool to probe…

astro-ph.SR2024

A JWST Medium Resolution MIRI Spectrum and Models of the Type Ia supernova 2021aefx at +415 d

C. Ashall, P. Hoeflich, E. Baron +39

We present a JWST MIRI/MRS spectrum (5-27 m) of the Type Ia supernova (SN Ia), SN 2021aefx at days past -band maximum. The spectrum, which was obtained during t…

astro-ph.HE2024

JWST NIRSpec+MIRI Observations of the nearby Type IIP supernova 2022acko

M. Shahbandeh, C. Ashall, P. Hoeflich +65

We present JWST spectral and photometric observations of the Type IIP supernova (SN) 2022acko at ~50 days past explosion. These data are the first JWST spectral observations of a c…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 11 cited

Type Ia Supernova Progenitor Properties and Their Host Galaxies

Sudeshna Chakraborty, Benjamin Sadler, Peter Hoeflich +16

We present an eigenfunction method to analyze 161 visual light curves (LCs) of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) obtained by the Carnegie Supernova Project to characterize their diversit…