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most citedThe Zwicky Transient Facility: System Overview, Performance, and First Results

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129 papers

astro-ph.SR2025★ 1 cited

Hydrodynamical modelling of Type IIb SNe

Mattias Ergon, Maximilian Stritzinger, Francesco Taddia +2

We present HYDE, a new one-dimensional hydrodynamical code, and use it to construct a grid of supernova (SN) models based on solar-metallicity bare helium-core models evolved to th…

astro-ph.CO2024

Optical and near-infrared photometry of 94 type II supernovae from the Carnegie Supernova Project

J. P. Anderson, C. Contreras, M. D. Stritzinger +43

Type II supernovae (SNeII) mark the endpoint in the lives of hydrogen-rich massive stars. Their large explosion energies and luminosities allow us to measure distances, metalliciti…

astro-ph.HE2024

Optical Spectroscopy of Type Ia Supernovae by the Carnegie Supernova Projects I and II

N. Morrell, M. M. Phillips, G. Folatelli +57

We present the second and final release of optical spectroscopy of Type Ia Supernovae (SNe Ia) obtained during the first and second phases of the Carnegie Supernova Project (CSP-I…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 8 cited

The carbon-rich type Ic supernova 2016adj in the iconic dust lane of Centaurus A: signatures of interaction with circumstellar hydrogen?

Maximilian D. Stritzinger, Eddie Baron, Francesco Taddia +24

We present a comprehensive data set of supernova (SN) 2016adj located within the central dust lane of Centaurus A. SN 2016adj is significantly reddened and after correcting the pea…

astro-ph.CO2023★ 14 cited

Carnegie Supernova Project-I and -II: Measurements of using Cepheid, TRGB, and SBF Distance Calibration to Type Ia Supernovae

Syed A. Uddin, Christopher R. Burns, Mark M. Phillips +44

We present an analysis of Type Ia Supernovae (SNe~Ia) from both the Carnegie Supernova Project~I (CSP-I) and II (CSP-II), and extend the Hubble diagram from the optical to the near…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 19 cited

The Carnegie Supernova Project-I. Spectroscopic analysis of stripped-envelope supernovae

S. Holmbo, M. D. Stritzinger, E. Karamehmetoglu +14

An analysis leveraging 170 optical spectra of 35 stripped-envelope (SE) core-collapse supernovae observed by the Carnegie Supernova Project-I and published in a companion paper is…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 4 cited

Reveals Spectacular Light Echoes Associated with the Stripped-envelope Supernova 2016adj in the Iconic Dust Lane of Centaurus A

Maximilian Stritzinger, Francesco Taddia, Stephen S. Lawrence +6

We present a multi-band sequence of images documenting the emergence and evolution of multiple light echoes (LEs) linked to the stripped-envelope supernova…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 18 cited

A population of Type Ibc supernovae with massive progenitors; broad lightcurves not uncommon in (i)PTF

E. Karamehmetoglu, J. Sollerman, F. Taddia +9

If high-mass stars (>20-25 Msun) are the progenitors of stripped-envelope (SE) supernovae (SNe), their massive ejecta should lead to broad, long-duration lightcurves (LCs). Instead…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 55 cited

The Hydrogen-Poor Superluminous Supernovae from the Zwicky Transient Facility Phase-I Survey: I. Light Curves and Measurements

Z. H. Chen, Lin Yan, T. Kangas +40

During the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) Phase-I operation, 78 hydrogen-poor superluminous supernovae (SLSNe-I) were discovered in less than three years, making up the largest sa…

astro-ph.HE2021★ 50 cited

Carnegie Supernova Project-II: Near-infrared Spectroscopy of Stripped-Envelope Core-Collapse Supernovae

M. Shahbandeh, E. Y. Hsiao, C. Ashall +29

We present 75 near-infrared (NIR; 0.82.5 m) spectra of 34 stripped-envelope core-collapse supernovae (SESNe) obtained by the Carnegie Supernova Project-II (CSP-II), encompass…

astro-ph.HE2021★ 20 cited

A Tale of Two Type Ia Supernovae: The fast-declining siblings SNe 2015bo and 1997cn

W. B. Hoogendam, C. Ashall, L. Galbany +18

We present optical and near-infrared photometric and spectroscopic observations of the fast-declining Type Ia Supernova (SN) 2015bo. SN 2015bo is under-luminous (M = -17.67 $\p…

astro-ph.HE2021★ 28 cited

ASASSN-15hy: an under-luminous, red 03fg-like type Ia supernova

J. Lu, C. Ashall, E. Y. Hsiao +33

We present photometric and spectroscopic observations of the 03fg-like type Ia supernova (SN Ia) ASASSN-15hy from the ultraviolet (UV) to the near-infrared (NIR). ASASSN-15hy share…

astro-ph.SR2021★ 44 cited

Carnegie Supernova Project: The First Homogeneous Sample of "Super-Chandrasekhar Mass"/2003fg-like Type Ia Supernova

C. Ashall, J. Lu, E. Y. Hsiao +38

We present a multi-wavelength photometric and spectroscopic analysis of thirteen "Super-Chandrasekhar Mass"/2003fg-like type Ia Supernova (SNe~Ia). Nine of these objects were obser…

astro-ph.HE2020★ 15 cited

Strong Near-Infrared Carbon Absorption in the Transitional Type Ia SN 2015bp

S. D. Wyatt, D. J. Sand, E. Y. Hsiao +20

Unburned carbon is potentially a powerful probe of Type Ia supernova (SN) explosion mechanisms. We present comprehensive optical and near-infrared (NIR) data on the "transitional"…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 4 cited

Type Ic supernovae from the (intermediate) Palomar Transient Factory

C. Barbarino, J. Sollerman, F. Taddia +8

Type Ic supernovae represent the explosions of the most stripped massive stars, but their progenitors and explosion mechanisms remain unclear. Larger samples of observed supernovae…

astro-ph.HE2020★ 122 cited

Bright, months-long stellar outbursts announce the explosion of interaction-powered supernovae

Nora L. Strotjohann, Eran O. Ofek, Avishay Gal-Yam +53

Interaction-powered supernovae (SNe) explode within an optically-thick circumstellar medium (CSM) that could be ejected during eruptive events. To identify and characterize such pr…

astro-ph.HE2020★ 19 cited

SN 2018ijp: the explosion of a stripped-envelope star within a dense H-rich shell?

L. Tartaglia, J. Sollerman, C. Barbarino +24

In this paper, we discuss the outcomes of the follow-up campaign of SN 2018ijp, discovered as part of the Zwicky Transient Facility survey for optical transients. Its first spectru…

astro-ph.HE2020★ 168 cited

A large fraction of hydrogen-rich supernova progenitors experience elevated mass loss shortly prior to explosion

Rachel J. Bruch, Avishay Gal-Yam, Steve Schulze +43

Spectroscopic detection of narrow emission lines traces the presence of circumstellar mass distributions around massive stars exploding as core-collapse supernovae. Transient emiss…

astro-ph.HE2020

Carnegie Supernova Project II: The slowest rising Type Ia supernova LSQ14fmg and clues to the origin of super-Chandrasekhar/03fg-like events

E. Y. Hsiao, P. Hoeflich, C. Ashall +34

The Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) LSQ14fmg exhibits exaggerated properties which may help to reveal the origin of the "super-Chandrasekhar" (or 03fg-like) group. The optical spectrum i…

astro-ph.HE2020★ 11 cited

The Carnegie Supernova Project II. Observations of SN 2014ab possibly revealing a 2010jl-like SN IIn with pre-existing dust

T. J. Moriya, M. D. Stritzinger, F. Taddia +18

We present optical and near-infrared photometry and spectroscopy of the Type IIn supernova (SN) 2014ab, obtained by the Carnegie Supernova Project II (CSP-II) and initiated immedia…

astro-ph.HE2020★ 22 cited

The Carnegie Supernova Project II. Observations of the intermediate luminosity red transient SNhunt120

M. D. Stritzinger, F. Taddia, M. Fraser +23

We present multi-wavelength observations of two gap transients followed by the Carnegie Supernova Project-II and supplemented with data obtained by a number of different programs.…

astro-ph.HE2020★ 22 cited

The Carnegie Supernova Project II. Observations of the luminous red nova AT 2014ej

M. D. Stritzinger, F. Taddia, M. Fraser +29

We present optical and near-infrared broadband photometry and optical spectra of AT 2014ej from the the Carnegie Supernova Project-II. These observations are complemented with data…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 39 cited

The Carnegie Supernova Project II. The shock wave revealed through the fog: The strongly interacting Type IIn SN 2013L

F. Taddia, M. D. Stritzinger, C. Fransson +21

We present ultra-violet to mid-infrared observations of the long-lasting Type IIn supernova (SN) 2013L obtained by the Carnegie Supernova Project II (CSP-II). The spectra of SN 201…

astro-ph.HE2019★ 17 cited

The Broad-lined Ic Supernova ZTF18aaqjovh (SN 2018bvw): An Optically-discovered Engine-driven Supernova Candidate with Luminous Radio Emission

Anna Y. Q. Ho, Alessandra Corsi, S. Bradley Cenko +23

We present ZTF18aaqjovh (SN 2018bvw), a high-velocity ("broad-lined") stripped-envelope (Type Ic) supernova (Ic-BL SN) discovered in the Zwicky Transient Facility one-day cadence s…