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AT 2021loi: A Bowen Fluorescence Flare with a Rebrightening Episode, Occurring in a Previously-Known AGN
Lydia Makrygianni, Benny Trakhtenbrot, Iair Arcavi +12
AT 2021loi is an optical-ultraviolet transient located at the center of its host galaxy. Its spectral features identify it as a member of the ``Bowen Fluorescence Flare'' (BFF) cla…
Near-IR Type Ia SN distances: host galaxy extinction and mass-step corrections revisited
J. Johansson, S. B. Cenko, O. D. Fox +17
We present optical and near-infrared (NIR, -band) observations of 42 Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) discovered by the untargeted intermediate Palomar Transient Factory (iPTF) sur…
The Palomar Transient Factory Core-Collapse Supernova Host-Galaxy Sample. I. Host-Galaxy Distribution Functions and Environment-Dependence of CCSNe
Steve Schulze, Ofer Yaron, Jesper Sollerman +51
Several thousand core-collapse supernovae (CCSNe) of different flavors have been discovered so far. However, identifying their progenitors has remained an outstanding open question…
The Tidal Disruption Event AT 2018hyz I: Double-peaked emission lines and a flat Balmer decrement
P. Short, M. Nicholl, A. Lawrence +28
We present results from spectroscopic observations of AT 2018hyz, a transient discovered by the ASAS-SN survey at an absolute magnitude of mag, in the nucleus of a…
1ES 1927+654: An AGN Caught Changing Look on a Timescale of Months
Benny Trakhtenbrot, Iair Arcavi, Chelsea L. MacLeod +21
We study the sudden optical and ultraviolet (UV) brightening of 1ES 1927+654, which until now was known as a narrow-line active galactic nucleus (AGN). 1ES 1927+654 was part of the…
Nebular H Limits for Fast Declining Type Ia Supernovae
D. J. Sand, R. C. Amaro, M. Moe +16
One clear observational prediction of the single degenerate progenitor scenario as the origin of type Ia supernovae (SNe) is the presence of relatively narrow (1000 km s$^…
A new class of flares from accreting supermassive black holes
Benny Trakhtenbrot, Iair Arcavi, Claudio Ricci +26
Accreting supermassive black holes (SMBHs) can exhibit variable emission across the electromagnetic spectrum and over a broad range of timescales. The variability of active galacti…
The ESO's VLT Type Ia supernova spectral set of the final two years of SNLS
C. Balland, F. Cellier-Holzem, C. Lidman +24
We aim to present 70 spectra of 68 new high-redshift type Ia supernovae (SNeIa) measured at ESO's VLT during the final two years of operation (2006-2008) of the Supernova Legacy Su…
Dependence of Type Ia supernova luminosities on their local environment
Matthieu Roman, Delphine Hardin, Marc Betoule +18
We present a fully consistent catalog of local and global properties of host galaxies of 882 Type Ia supernovæ (SNIa) that were selected based on their light-curve properties, span…
The rise of SN2014J in the nearby galaxy M82
A. Goobar, J. Johansson, R. Amanullah +31
We report on the discovery of SN2014J in the nearby galaxy M82. Given its proximity, it offers the best opportunity to date to study a thermonuclear supernova over a wide range of…
The Rise-Time of Normal and Subluminous Type Ia Supernovae
S. Gonzalez-Gaitan, A. Conley, F. B. Bianco +21
We calculate the average stretch-corrected rise-time of type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) in the Supernova Legacy Survey. We use the aggregate lightcurves of spectroscopic and photometri…