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TeV Gamma Rays from Geminga and the Origin of the GeV Positron Excess
Hasan Yuksel, Matthew D. Kistler, Todor Stanev
The Geminga pulsar has long been one of the most intriguing MeV-GeV gamma-ray point sources. We examine the implications of the recent Milagro detection of extended, multi-TeV gamm…
Core-Collapse Astrophysics with a Five-Megaton Neutrino Detector
Matthew D. Kistler, Hasan Yuksel, Shin'ichiro Ando +2
The legacy of solar neutrinos suggests that large neutrino detectors should be sited underground. However, to instead go underwater bypasses the need to move mountains, allowing mu…
Revealing the High-Redshift Star Formation Rate with Gamma-Ray Bursts
Hasan Yuksel, Matthew D. Kistler, John F. Beacom +1
While the high-z frontier of star formation rate (SFR) studies has advanced rapidly, direct measurements beyond z ~ 4 remain difficult, as shown by significant disagreements among…
Discovery of the Dust-Enshrouded Progenitor of SN 2008S with Spitzer
J. L. Prieto, M. D. Kistler, T. A. Thompson +7
We report the discovery of the progenitor of the recent type IIn SN 2008S in the nearby galaxy NGC 6946. Surprisingly, it was not found in deep, pre-explosion optical images of its…
A Survey About Nothing: Monitoring a Million Supergiants for Failed Supernovae
C. S. Kochanek, J. F. Beacom, M. D. Kistler +4
Extragalactic transient searches have historically been limited to looking for the appearance of new sources such as supernovae. It is now possible to carry out a new kind of surve…
An Unexpectedly Swift Rise in the Gamma-ray Burst Rate
Matthew D. Kistler, Hasan Yuksel, John F. Beacom +1
The association of long gamma-ray bursts with supernovae naturally suggests that the cosmic GRB rate should trace the star formation history. Finding otherwise would provide import…