activity
20232026
most citedMinutes-duration Optical Flares with Supernova Luminosities

26 citations · 99 across the 25 of their papers we have counts for

collaborators
Showing astro-ph.HEShow all

19 papers · 1 filter

astro-ph.HE2026

JWST Spectroscopy of Type Ia Supernova 2025rbs from Maximum Light to the Nebular Phase

Lindsey A. Kwok, Stéphane Blondin, Adam A. Miller +53

We present JWST observations of the Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) 2025rbs (14.5 Mpc) at +1, +23, and +84 days after B-band maximum, spanning peak light through a wavelength-depende…

astro-ph.HE2026

Ultraviolet to Infrared Spectroscopy of the Type Ibn SN 2023tsz Suggests a Lower-mass Progenitor

Sergiy S. Vasylyev, Griffin Hosseinzadeh, Luc Dessart +42

Type Ibn supernovae are stripped-envelope explosions whose spectra indicate interaction with dense, helium-rich and hydrogen-poor circumstellar material (CSM), making them importan…

astro-ph.HE2026

Evidence for Asymmetric Ejecta and Circumstellar Material in SN 2023ixf Inferred from Extensive Nebular-phase Observations

Brian Hsu, Nathan Smith, K. Azalee Bostroem +34

We present extensive optical and near-infrared (NIR) observations of the nearby Type II supernova (SN II) 2023ixf in the nebular phase from +89 days to +749 days after explosion, s…

astro-ph.HE2026

JWST Observations of Calcium-Strong Transients: I. Complex Nebular He Emission in SN 2024uj

Saarah Hall, Lindsey A. Kwok, Aravind P. Ravi +29

We present the first JWST observations of a Calcium-Strong Transient (CaST), SN 2024uj, a rare class of supernovae (SNe) with observable properties that are consistent with both th…

astro-ph.HE2026

GRB 250424A: A Case Study of Energy Injection with Multiwavelength Observations

Yifang Liang, Yun Wang, WeiKang Zheng +61

We present a comprehensive multiwavelength analysis of the long-duration gamma-ray burst (GRB) 250424A. Our dataset spans from the prompt gamma-ray emission to late-time optical mo…

astro-ph.HE2026

The pair-instability origin of supernova 2023vbw

Daichi Hiramatsu, Edo Berger, Daichi Tsuna +18

Stars in the initial and carbon-oxygen core mass ranges of and M, respectively, with low metallicity are predicted to experience copious electron-pos…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 1 cited

The Most Luminous Known Fast Blue Optical Transient AT 2024wpp: Unprecedented Evolution and Properties in the Ultraviolet to the Near-Infrared

Natalie LeBaron, Raffaella Margutti, Ryan Chornock +45

We present an extensive photometric and spectroscopic ultraviolet-optical-infrared campaign on the luminous fast blue optical transient (LFBOT) AT 2024wpp over the first ~100 d. AT…

astro-ph.HE2025

Spectropolarimetric Evolution of SN 2023ixf: an Asymmetric Explosion in a Confined Aspherical Circumstellar Medium

Sergiy S. Vasylyev, Luc Dessart, Yi Yang +15

We present complete spectropolarimetric coverage of the Type II supernova (SN) 2023ixf ranging from 1 to 120 days after explosion. Polarimetry was obtained with the Kast double spe…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 13 cited

JWST and Ground-based Observations of the Type Iax Supernovae SN 2024pxl and SN 2024vjm: Evidence for Weak Deflagration Explosions

Lindsey A. Kwok, Mridweeka Singh, Saurabh W. Jha +89

We present panchromatic optical near-infrared (NIR) mid-infrared (MIR) observations of the intermediate-luminosity Type Iax supernova (SN Iax) 2024pxl and the extremely low…

astro-ph.HE2025

Photometry and Spectroscopy of SN 2024pxl: A Luminosity Link Among Type Iax Supernovae

Mridweeka Singh, Lindsey A. Kwok, Saurabh W. Jha +90

We present extensive ultraviolet to optical photometric and optical to near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopic follow-up observations of the nearby intermediate-luminosity ($M_V = -16.81…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 5 cited

Detection of [C I] Emission in Nebular Spectra of a Peculiar Type Ia Supernova 2022pul

Jialian Liu, Xiaofeng Wang, Yi Yang +6

SN 2022pul gains special attention due to its possible origin of a super-Chandarsekhar-mass white dwarf explosion (or called a 03fg-like type Ia supernova), which shows prominent […

astro-ph.HE2025★ 1 cited

SN 2021hpr: A Normal Type Ia Supernova Showing Excess Emission in the Early Rising Phase

Abdusamatjan Iskandar, Xiaofeng Wang, Ali Esamdin +37

We present extensive optical observations of a nearby Type Ia supernova (SN Ia), SN 2021hpr, located in the spiral galaxy NGC 3147 at a distance of 45 Mpc. Our observations…

astro-ph.HE2024

A Multiwavelength Autopsy of the Interacting IIn Supernova 2020ywx: Tracing its Progenitor Mass-Loss History for 100 Years before Death

Raphael Baer-Way, Poonam Chandra, Maryam Modjaz +31

While the subclass of interacting supernovae with narrow hydrogen emission lines (SNe IIn) consists of some of the longest-lasting and brightest SNe ever discovered, their progenit…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 12 cited

Luminous Type II Short-Plateau SN 2023ufx: Asymmetric Explosion of a Partially-Stripped Massive Progenitor

Aravind P. Ravi, Stefano Valenti, Yize Dong +34

We present supernova (SN) 2023ufx, a unique Type IIP SN with the shortest known plateau duration ( 47 days), a luminous V-band peak ( = 18.42 0…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 17 cited

A cosmic formation site of silicon and sulphur revealed by a new type of supernova explosion

Steve Schulze, Avishay Gal-Yam, Luc Dessart +47

The cores of stars are the cosmic furnaces where light elements are fused into heavier nuclei. The fusion of hydrogen to helium initially powers all stars. The ashes of the fusion…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 1 cited

The Long-lived Broadband Afterglow of Short Gamma-Ray Burst 231117A and the Growing Radio-Detected Short GRB Population

Genevieve Schroeder, Wen-fai Fong, Charles D. Kilpatrick +28

We present multiwavelength observations of the Swift short -ray burst GRB 231117A, localized to an underlying galaxy at redshift at a small projected offset ($\sim 2…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 26 cited

Minutes-duration Optical Flares with Supernova Luminosities

Anna Y. Q. Ho, Daniel A. Perley, Ping Chen +74

In recent years, certain luminous extragalactic optical transients have been observed to last only a few days. Their short observed duration implies a different powering mechanism…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 4 cited

Early-time Spectropolarimetry of the Aspherical Type II Supernova SN 2023ixf

Sergiy S. Vasylyev, Yi Yang, Alexei V. Filippenko +13

We present six epochs of optical spectropolarimetry of the Type II supernova (SN) 2023ixf ranging from 2 to 15 days after the explosion. Polarimetry was obtained with the Ka…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 1 cited

Rapidly Evolving Transients in Archival ZTF Public Alerts

Wenxiong Li, Iair Arcavi, Ehud Nakar +7

We search the archival Zwicky Transient Facility public survey for rapidly evolving transient (RET) candidates based on well-defined criteria between 2018 May and 2021 December. Th…