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

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24 papers

astro-ph.SR2026

SN 2024afyu interpreted as a Pair Instability Supernova

P. J. Pessi, S. Barmentloo, Ł. Wyrzykowski +63

Pair-instability supernovae (PISNe) are the predicted explosions of very massive stars triggered by electron-positron pair production. Numerous transients have been proposed as PIS…

astro-ph.HE2026★ 1 cited

Bridging the gap between SLSNe and SE-SNe. Multi-wavelength analysis of the SLSN-Ib SN 2024jlc

A. Simongini, F. Acero, M. Imbrogno +15

The Type I super-luminous supernova SN~2024jlc (ZTF24aapadbb) exploded on the 25th of May 2024 at . Being the closest supernova of this class discovered in recent years…

astro-ph.HE2026

NLTE Spectral Modelling of the Nearby Stripped-Envelope Supernova 2024ehs

Wilmer Sand Hellman, Seán J. Brennan, Stan Bartmentloo +7

We present a detailed study of the Type IIb supernova 2024ehs, discovered in March 2024 in the nearby galaxy NGC 3443 at a distance of Mpc. Using photometric and spec…

astro-ph.HE2026

SN~2018erx: A fast-evolving, dust-reddened Type Icn supernova with broad C II emission lines

Kaustav K. Das, Anjasha Gangopadhyay, Mansi M. Kasliwal +17

We present the discovery and characterization of SN~2018erx (ZTF18abkmbpy), a fast-evolving, unusually red, interacting stripped-envelope supernova. Spectroscopically, SN~2018erx s…

astro-ph.CO2026

A Natural Telescope: Discovery of the Strongly Lensed Type II SN 2025mkn at

Cameron Lemon, Ariel Goobar, Joel Johansson +90

We present the discovery of SN 2025mkn, a gravitationally lensed Type II supernova. First detected as a blue transient in ZTF, 0.83 from a elliptical gala…

astro-ph.HE2026

SN 2024iss: A Multi-Wavelength Exposé of a Type IIb Supernova with an Early-Time Ultraviolet Spectrum and Shock Breakout Constraints

Rujula Yete, Wynn Jacobson-Galan, Ferdinand Ferdinand +49

We present multi-wavelength observations and a comprehensive analysis of the nearby (D14 Mpc) Type IIb supernova (SN IIb) 2024iss. Observations of SN2024iss include an early…

astro-ph.HE2026★ 4 cited

AT2024wpp: An Extremely Luminous Fast Ultraviolet Transient Powered by Accretion onto a Black Hole

Daniel A. Perley, Anna Y. Q. Ho, Zoë McGrath +69

We present the discovery of AT 2024wpp ("Whippet"), a fast and luminous 18cow-like transient. At a redshift of z=0.0868, revealed by Keck Cosmic Web Imager spectroscopy of its fain…

astro-ph.HE2025

Hydrogen-Rich to Stripped-Envelope:Observational Continuity and Biases in CCSNe

Anjasha Gangopadhyay, Priscila J. Pessi

Although historically classified into discrete subclasses, there is growing evidence that indicates that core-collapse supernovae (CCSNe) categories often overlap, reflecting conti…

astro-ph.CO2025★ 1 cited

Discovery of SN 2025wny: a Strongly Gravitationally Lensed Superluminous Supernova at z = 2.01

Joel Johansson, Daniel A. Perley, Ariel Goobar +31

We present the discovery of SN 2025wny (ZTF25abnjznp/GOTO25gtq) and spectroscopic classification of this event as the first gravitationally lensed Type I superluminous supernovae (…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 1 cited

Eruptive mass loss less than a year before the explosion of superluminous supernovae. II. A systematic search for pre-explosion eruptions with VLT/X-shooter

A. Gkini, C. Fransson, R. Lunnan +22

We present X-shooter observations of a sample of 21 hydrogen-poor superluminous supernovae (SLSNe-I), spanning a redshift range of z=0.13-0.95, aimed at searching for shells of cir…

astro-ph.HE2025

SN 2021aaev: a Hydrogen-Rich Superluminous Supernova with Early Flash and Long-Lived Circumstellar Interaction in an Unusual Host Environment

Yang Hu, Ragnhild Lunnan, Priscila J. Pessi +25

We present photometric and spectroscopic observations of SN\,2021aaev, a hydrogen-rich, superluminous supernova with persistent (at least days) narrow Balmer lines (SLSN-…

astro-ph.HE2025

SN 2023uqf: An Interacting Supernova Coincident with a High-Energy Neutrino

Robert Stein, Anna Y. Q. Ho, Anjasha Gangopadhyay +30

Astrophysical high-energy (TeV-PeV) neutrinos were first discovered in 2013, but their origin remains largely unknown. Here we present SN 2023uqf, a supernova found in coincidence…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 5 cited

A thermonuclear supernova interacting with hydrogen- and helium-deficient circumstellar material. SN 2020aeuh as a SN Ia-CSM-C/O?

K. Tsalapatas, J. Sollerman, R. Chiba +20

Identifying the progenitors of thermonuclear supernovae (Type Ia supernovae; SNe Ia) remains a key objective in contemporary astronomy. The rare subclass of SNe Ia that interacts w…

astro-ph.HE2025

Low-Luminosity Type IIP Supernovae from the Zwicky Transient Facility Census of the Local Universe. II: Lightcurve Analysis

Kaustav K. Das, Mansi M. Kasliwal, Jesper Sollerman +18

The Zwicky Transient Facility Census of the Local Universe survey yielded a sample of 330 Type IIP supernovae (SNe) with well-constrained peak luminosities. In paper I (arXiv:2502.…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 4 cited

Surrogate models for lightcurves and photosphere properties of Type II supernovae

Nikhil Sarin, Takashi J. Moriya, Avinash Singh +5

Inferences on the properties Type II supernovae (SNe) can provide significant insights into the lives and deaths of the astrophysical population of massive stars and potentially pr…

astro-ph.HE2025

The ambiguous AT2022rze: Changing-look AGN mimicking a supernova in a merging galaxy system

P. J. Pessi, R. Lunnan, J. Sollerman +36

AT2022rze is a luminous, ambiguous transient located South-East of the geometric center of its host galaxy at redshift z = 0.08. The host appears to be formed by a merging galaxy s…

astro-ph.HE2025

Precursor Activity Preceding Interacting Supernovae I: Bridging the Gap with SN 2022mop

S. J. Brennan, S. Barmentloo, S. Schulze +41

Over the past two decades, an increasing number of transients have shown luminous activity at their explosion sites weeks to years before an interacting supernova (SN) is observed.…

astro-ph.HE2025

Low-Luminosity Type IIP Supernovae from the Zwicky Transient Facility Census of the Local Universe. I: Luminosity Function, Volumetric Rate

Kaustav K. Das, Mansi M. Kasliwal, Christoffer Fremling +51

We present the luminosity function and volumetric rate of a sample of Type IIP supernovae (SNe) from the Zwicky Transient Facility Census of the Local Universe survey (CLU). This i…

astro-ph.HE2025

The BTSbot-nearby discovery of SN 2024jlf: rapid, autonomous follow-up probes interaction in an 18.5 Mpc Type IIP supernova

Nabeel Rehemtulla, W. V. Jacobson-Galán, Avinash Singh +27

We present observations of the Type IIP supernova (SN) 2024jlf, including spectroscopy beginning just 0.7 days (17 hours) after first light. Rapid follow-up was enabled by th…

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★ 5 cited

Eruptive mass loss less than a year before the explosion of superluminous supernovae: I. The cases of SN 2020xga and SN 2022xgc

A. Gkini, C. Fransson, R. Lunnan +47

We present photometric and spectroscopic observations of SN 2020xga and SN 2022xgc, two hydrogen-poor superluminous supernovae (SLSNe-I) at and , respectiv…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 15 cited

Sample of hydrogen-rich superluminous supernovae from the Zwicky Transient Facility

P. J. Pessi, R. Lunnan, J. Sollerman +26

Hydrogen-rich superluminous supernovae (SLSNe II) are rare. The exact mechanism producing their extreme light curve peaks is not understood. Analysis of single events and small sam…

astro-ph.HE2024

Optical and Radio Analysis of Systematically Classified Broad-lined Type Ic Supernovae from the Zwicky Transient Facility

Gokul P. Srinivasaragavan, Sheng Yang, Shreya Anand +35

We study a magnitude-limited sample of 36 Broad-lined Type Ic Supernovae (SNe Ic-BL) from the Zwicky Transient Facility Bright Transient Survey (detected between March 2018 and Aug…

astro-ph.CO2023

Supernovae Ia and Gamma-Ray Bursts together shed new lights on the Hubble constant tension and cosmology

M. G. Dainotti, B. De Simone, G. Montani +4

The LambdaCDM model is the most commonly accepted framework in modern cosmology. However, the local measurements of the Hubble constant, H0, via the Supernovae Type Ia (SNe Ia) cal…