4 papers
Extremely high polarization in 2010 outburst of blazar 3C 454.3
Mahito Sasada, Makoto Uemura, Yasushi Fukazawa +16
The gamma-ray-detected blazar 3C 454.3 exhibits dramatic flux and polarization variations in the optical and near-infrared bands. In December 2010, the object emitted a very bright…
GRB 091208B: First Detection of the Optical Polarization in Early Forward Shock Emission of a Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglow
T. Uehara, K. Toma, K. S. Kawabata +19
We report that the optical polarization in the afterglow of GRB 091208B is measured at t = 149 - 706 s after the burst trigger, and the polarization degree is P = 10.4% +/- 2.5%. T…
Dwarf Novae in the Shortest Orbital Period Regime: I. A New Short Period Dwarf Nova, OT J055717+683226
Makoto Uemura, Akira Arai, Taichi Kato +20
We report the observation of a new dwarf nova, OT J055717+683226, during its first-ever recorded superoutburst in December 2006. Our observation shows that this object is an SU UMa…
Early phase observations of extremely luminous Type Ia Supernova 2009dc
M. Yamanaka, K. S. Kawabata, K. Kinugasa +31
We present early phase observations in optical and near-infrared wavelengths for the extremely luminous Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) 2009dc. The decline rate of the light curve is $Δm…