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most citedThe Supernova Legacy Survey: Measurement of Omega_M, Omega_Lambda and w from the First Year Data Set

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astro-ph.IM2021★ 20 cited

Plaskett 1.8 metre Observations of Starlink Satellites

Aaron C. Boley, Ewan Wright, Samantha Lawler +2

We present observations of 23 Starlink satellites in the bandpass, obtained from the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory's Plaskett 1.8 metre telescope. The targets include a m…

astro-ph.GA2014★ 8 cited

Testing New Ideas Regarding the Nature of Interstellar Extinction

David G. Turner, Daniel J. Majaess, David D. Balam

The nature of Galactic interstellar extinction is tested using reddening line parameters for several fields in conjunction with equivalent widths for the diffuse i…

astro-ph.GA2013★ 19 cited

Anchors for the Cosmic Distance Scale: the Cepheids U Sgr, CF Cas and CEab Cas

D. Majaess, G. Carraro, C. Moni Bidin +11

New and existing X-ray, UBVJHKsW(1-4), and spectroscopic observations were analyzed to constrain fundamental parameters for M25, NGC 7790, and dust along their sight-lines. The sta…

astro-ph.CO2013★ 104 cited

The Very Young Type Ia Supernova 2013dy: Discovery, and Strong Carbon Absorption in Early-Time Spectra

WeiKang Zheng, Jeffrey M. Silverman, Alexei V. Filippenko +20

The Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) 2013dy in NGC 7250 (d ~ 13.7 Mpc) was discovered by the Lick Observatory Supernova Search. Combined with a prediscovery detection by the Italian Super…

astro-ph.SR2013★ 72 cited

Hubble Space Telescope and Ground-Based Observations of the Type Iax Supernovae SN 2005hk and SN 2008A

Curtis McCully, Saurabh W. Jha, Ryan J. Foley +24

We present Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and ground-based optical and near-infrared observations of SN 2005hk and SN 2008A, typical members of the Type Iax class of supernovae (SNe)…

astro-ph.CO2012★ 86 cited

Evolution in the Volumetric Type Ia Supernova Rate from the Supernova Legacy Survey

K. Perrett, M. Sullivan, A. Conley +23

We present a measurement of the volumetric Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) rate (SNR_Ia) as a function of redshift for the first four years of data from the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescop…