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20062026
most citedSN 2008S: an electron capture SN from a super-AGB progenitor?

191 citations · 697 across the 7 of their papers we have counts for

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9 papers

astro-ph.GA2026

Dual and lensed AGN at sub-arcsecond separations uncovered by ERIS

M. V. Zanchettin, F. Mannucci, Q. D'Amato +62

We present the first results of the ongoing INAF GTO program focused on the search of sub-arcsecond dual AGN, carried out with the near-infrared integral-field unit SPIFFIER of the…

astro-ph.IM2026

SHARP -- A spectrograph proposal to fully exploit ELT capabilities and look beyond JWST

P. Saracco, P. Conconi, C. Arcidiacono +47

The Extremely Large Telescopes (ELTs), with their large apertures and cutting-edge Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics (MCAO) systems, promise to deliver data that is both sharper and…

astro-ph.IM2023★ 42 cited

The Enhanced Resolution Imager and Spectrograph for the VLT

R. Davies, O. Absil, G. Agapito +81

ERIS, the Enhanced Resolution Imager and Spectrograph, is an instrument that both extends and enhances the fundamental diffraction limited imaging and spectroscopy capability for t…

astro-ph.IM2016★ 12 cited

The ERIS Adaptive Optics System

A. Riccardi, S. Esposito, G. Agapito +19

ERIS is the new AO instrument for VLT-UT4 led by a Consortium of Max-Planck Institut fuer Extraterrestrische Physik, UK-ATC, ETH-Zurich, ESO and INAF. The ERIS AO system provides N…

astro-ph.CO2013★ 34 cited

The distance to NGC1316 (Fornax A): yet another curious case

Michele Cantiello, Aniello Grado, John P. Blakeslee +6

The distance of NGC1316, the brightest galaxy in Fornax, is an interesting test for the cosmological distance scale. First, because Fornax is the 2nd largest cluster of galaxies at…

astro-ph.SR2009★ 161 cited

Optical and near infrared coverage of SN 2004et: physical parameters and comparison with other type IIP supernovae

K. Maguire, E. Di Carlo, S. J. Smartt +22

We present new optical and near infrared (NIR) photometry and spectroscopy of the type IIP supernova, SN 2004et. In combination with already published data, this provides one of th…

astro-ph.CO2009★ 85 cited

The correlated optical and radio variability of BL Lacertae. WEBT data analysis 1994-2005

M. Villata, C. M. Raiteri, V. M. Larionov +2

Since 1997, BL Lacertae has undergone a phase of high optical activity, with the occurrence of several prominent outbursts. Starting from 1999, the Whole Earth Blazar Telescope (WE…

astro-ph.SR2009★ 191 cited

SN 2008S: an electron capture SN from a super-AGB progenitor?

M. T. Botticella, A. Pastorello, S. J. Smartt +31

We present comprehensive photometric and spectroscopic observations of the faint transient SN 2008S discovered in NGC 6946. SN 2008S exhibited slow photometric evolution and almost…

astro-ph2006★ 172 cited

SN 2005cs in M51 I. The first month of evolution of a subluminous SN II plateau

A. Pastorello, D. Sauer, S. Taubenberger +16

Early time optical observations of supernova (SN) 2005cs in the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51), are reported. Photometric data suggest that SN 2005cs is a moderately under-luminous Type II…