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PESSTO : survey description and products from the first data release by the Public ESO Spectroscopic Survey of Transient Objects
S. J. Smartt, S. Valenti, M. Fraser +99
The Public European Southern Observatory Spectroscopic Survey of Transient Objects (PESSTO) began as a public spectroscopic survey in April 2012. We describe the data reduction str…
Supersolar Ni/Fe production in the Type IIP SN 2012ec
Anders Jerkstrand, Stephen J. Smartt, Jesper Sollerman +14
SN 2012ec is a Type IIP supernova (SN) with a progenitor detection and comprehensive photospheric-phase observational coverage. Here, we present Very Large Telescope and PESSTO obs…
SN 2012ec: mass of the progenitor from PESSTO follow-up of the photospheric phase
C. Barbarino, M. Dall'Ora, M. T. Botticella +32
We present the results of a photometric and spectroscopic monitoring campaign of SN 2012ec, which exploded in the spiral galaxy NGC 1084, during the photospheric phase. The photome…
OGLE-2013-SN-079: a lonely supernova consistent with a helium shell detonation
C. Inserra, S. A. Sim, L. Wyrzykowski +31
We present observational data for a peculiar supernova discovered by the OGLE-IV survey and followed by the Public ESO Spectroscopic Survey for Transient Objects. The inferred reds…
The host galaxy and late-time evolution of the Super-Luminous Supernova PTF12dam
T. -W. Chen, S. J. Smartt, A. Jerkstrand +14
Super-luminous supernovae of type Ic have a tendency to occur in faint host galaxies which are likely to have low mass and low metallicity. PTF12dam is one of the closest and best…
Super Luminous Supernovae as standardizable candles and high redshift distance probes
Cosimo Inserra, Stephen J. Smartt
We investigate the use of type Ic Super Luminous Supernovae as standardizable candles and distance indicators. Their appeal as cosmological probes stems from their remarkable peak…