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most citedThe Complete Light-curve Sample of Spectroscopically Confirmed Type Ia Supernovae from Pan-STARRS1 and Cosmological Constraints from The Combined Pantheon Sample

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17 papers

astro-ph.CO2017★ 151 cited

Measuring Dark Energy Properties with Photometrically Classified Pan-STARRS Supernovae. II. Cosmological Parameters

D. O. Jones, D. M. Scolnic, A. G. Riess +25

We use 1169 Pan-STARRS supernovae (SNe) and 195 low- () SNe Ia to measure cosmological parameters. Though most Pan-STARRS SNe lack spectroscopic classifications, in a p…

astro-ph.CO2017★ 2.7k cited

The Complete Light-curve Sample of Spectroscopically Confirmed Type Ia Supernovae from Pan-STARRS1 and Cosmological Constraints from The Combined Pantheon Sample

D. M. Scolnic, D. O. Jones, A. Rest +37

We present optical light curves, redshifts, and classifications for 365 spectroscopically confirmed Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) discovered by the Pan-STARRS1 (PS1) Medium Deep Surv…

astro-ph.SR2015★ 49 cited

On type IIn/Ia-CSM supernovae as exemplified by SN 2012ca

C. Inserra, M. Fraser, S. J. Smartt +15

We present the complete set of ultra-violet, optical and near-infrared photometry and spectroscopy for SN 2012ca, covering the period from 6~days prior to maximum light, until 531…

astro-ph.HE2014★ 109 cited

Zooming In on the Progenitors of Superluminous Supernovae With the HST

R. Lunnan, R. Chornock, E. Berger +25

We present Hubble Space Telescope (HST) rest-frame ultraviolet imaging of the host galaxies of 16 hydrogen-poor superluminous supernovae (SLSNe), including 11 events from the Pan-S…

astro-ph.HE2014★ 152 cited

Super-luminous supernovae from PESSTO

M. Nicholl, S. J. Smartt, A. Jerkstrand +29

We present optical spectra and light curves for three hydrogen-poor super-luminous supernovae followed by the Public ESO Spectroscopic Survey of Transient Objects (PESSTO). Time se…

astro-ph.HE2014★ 82 cited

Selecting superluminous supernovae in faint galaxies from the first year of the Pan-STARRS1 Medium Deep Survey

M. McCrum, S. J. Smartt, A. Rest +36

The Pan-STARRS1 (PS1) survey has obtained imaging in 5 bands (grizy_P1) over 10 Medium Deep Survey (MDS) fields covering a total of 70 square degrees. This paper describes the sear…

astro-ph.HE2013★ 251 cited

Hydrogen-Poor Superluminous Supernovae and Long-Duration Gamma-Ray Bursts Have Similar Host Galaxies

R. Lunnan, R. Chornock, E. Berger +27

We present optical spectroscopy and optical/near-IR photometry of 31 host galaxies of hydrogen-poor superluminous supernovae (SLSNe), including 15 events from the Pan-STARRS1 Mediu…

astro-ph.CO2013★ 74 cited

The superluminous supernova PS1-11ap: bridging the gap between low and high redshift

M. McCrum, S. J. Smartt, R. Kotak +37

We present optical photometric and spectroscopic coverage of the superluminous supernova (SLSN) PS1-11ap, discovered with the Pan-STARRS1 Medium Deep Survey at z = 0.524. This intr…

astro-ph.CO2013★ 272 cited

Slowly fading super-luminous supernovae that are not pair-instability explosions

M. Nicholl, S. J. Smartt, A. Jerkstrand +57

Super-luminous supernovae that radiate more than 10^44 ergs per second at their peak luminosity have recently been discovered in faint galaxies at redshifts of 0.1-4. Some evolve s…

astro-ph.CO2013★ 346 cited

Cosmological Constraints from Measurements of Type Ia Supernovae discovered during the first 1.5 years of the Pan-STARRS1 Survey

A. Rest, D. Scolnic, R. J. Foley +46

We present griz light curves of 146 spectroscopically confirmed Type Ia Supernovae () discovered during the first 1.5 years of the Pan-STARRS1 Medium Deep Survey. T…

astro-ph.CO2013★ 170 cited

Systematic Uncertainties Associated with the Cosmological Analysis of the First Pan-STARRS1 Type Ia Supernova Sample

D. Scolnic, A. Rest, A. Riess +46

We probe the systematic uncertainties from 113 Type Ia supernovae (SNIa) in the Pan-STARRS1 (PS1) sample along with 197 SN Ia from a combination of low-redshift surveys. The compan…

astro-ph.HE2013★ 413 cited

Super Luminous Ic Supernovae: catching a magnetar by the tail

C. Inserra, S. J. Smartt, A. Jerkstrand +37

We report extensive observational data for five of the lowest redshift Super-Luminous Type Ic Supernovae (SL-SNe Ic) discovered to date, namely PTF10hgi, SN2011ke, PTF11rks, SN2011…

astro-ph.HE2013★ 91 cited

PS1-10bzj: A Fast, Hydrogen-Poor Superluminous Supernova in a Metal Poor Host Galaxy

R. Lunnan, R. Chornock, E. Berger +26

We present observations and analysis of PS1-10bzj, a superluminous supernova (SLSN) discovered in the Pan-STARRS Medium Deep Survey at a redshift z = 0.650. Spectroscopically, PS1-…

astro-ph.SR2013★ 71 cited

PESSTO monitoring of SN 2012hn: further heterogeneity among faint type I supernovae

S. Valenti, F. Yuan, S. Taubenberger +24

We present optical and infrared monitoring data of SN 2012hn collected by the Public ESO Spectroscopic Survey for Transient Objects (PESSTO). We show that SN 2012hn has a faint pea…

astro-ph.CO2012★ 84 cited

The host galaxy of the super-luminous SN 2010gx and limits on explosive nickel-56 production

Ting-Wan Chen, Stephen J. Smartt, Fabio Bresolin +6

Super-luminous supernovae have a tendency to occur in faint host galaxies which are likely to have low mass and low metallicity. While these extremely luminous explosions have been…

astro-ph.SR2012★ 271 cited

Interacting Supernovae and Supernova Impostors. SN 2009ip, is this the end?

A. Pastorello, E. Cappellaro, C. Inserra +41

We report the results of a 3 year-long dedicated monitoring campaign of a restless Luminous Blue Variable (LBV) in NGC 7259. The object, named SN 2009ip, was observed photometrical…

astro-ph.CO2012★ 65 cited

Ultra-Luminous Supernovae as a New Probe of the Interstellar Medium in Distant Galaxies

E. Berger, R. Chornock, R. Lunnan +27

We present the Pan-STARRS1 discovery and light curves, and follow-up MMT and Gemini spectroscopy of an ultra-luminous supernova (ULSN; dubbed PS1-11bam) at a redshift of z=1.566 wi…