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SN2017egm: A Helium-rich Superluminous Supernova with Multiple Bumps in the Light Curves
Jiazheng Zhu, Ning Jiang, Subo Dong +28
When discovered, SN~2017egm was the closest (redshift ) hydrogen-poor superluminous supernova (SLSN-I) and a rare case that exploded in a massive and metal-rich galaxy. Thu…
Oxygen and calcium nebular emission line relationships in core-collapse supernovae and Ca-rich transients
Simon Prentice, Kate Maguire, Louis Siebenaler +1
This work examines the relationships between the properties (flux ratios, full width at half-maximum velocities) of the [O I] 6300, 6364, [Ca II] 7291, 7323, and the Ca II…
A Linear Relation Between the Color Stretch and the Rising Color Slope of Type Ia Supernovae
Ping Chen, Subo Dong, Chris Ashall +34
Using data from the Complete Nearby () sample of Type Ia Supernovae (CNIa0.02), we discover a linear relation between two parameters derived from the color cur…
Less than 1% of Core-Collapse Supernovae in the local universe occur in elliptical galaxies
I. Irani, S. J. Prentice, S. Schulze +39
We present observations of three Core-collapse supernovae (CCSNe) in elliptical hosts, detected by the Zwicky Transient Facility Bright Transient Survey (BTS). SN 2019ape is a SN I…
Transitional events in the spectrophotometric regime between stripped envelope and superluminous supernovae
S. J. Prentice, C. Inserra, S. Schulze +24
The division between stripped-envelope supernovae (SE-SNe) and superluminous supernovae (SLSNe) is not well defined in either photometric or spectroscopic space. While a sharp lumi…
Intermediate-luminosity red transients: Spectrophotometric properties and connection to electron-capture supernova explosions
Y. -Z. Cai, A. Pastorello, M. Fraser +56
We present the spectroscopic and photometric study of five intermediate-luminosity red transients (ILRTs), namely AT 2010dn, AT 2012jc, AT 2013la, AT 2013lb, and AT 2018aes. They s…
SN 2020cpg: an energetic link between type IIb and Ib supernovae
K. Medler, P. A. Mazzali, J. Teffs +18
Stripped-envelope supernovae (SE-SNe) show a wide variety of photometric and spectroscopic properties. This is due to the different potential formation channels and the stripping m…
Observations and Spectral Modelling of the Narrow-Lined Type Ic SN 2017ein
Jacob Teffs, Simon J. Prentice, Paolo Mazzali +1
SN 2017ein is a narrow-lined Type Ic SN that was found to share a location with a point-like source in the face on spiral galaxy NGC 3938 in pre-supernova images, making SN 2017ein…
The First Data Release of CNIa0.02 -- A Complete Nearby (Redshift <0.02) Sample of Type Ia Supernova Light Curves
Ping Chen, Subo Dong, C. S. Kochanek +41
The CNIa0.02 project aims to collect a complete, nearby sample of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) light curves, and the SNe are volume-limited with host-galaxy redshifts z_host < 0.02.…
SN 2018gjx reveals that some SNe Ibn are SNe IIb exploding in dense circumstellar material
S. J. Prentice, K. Maguire, I. Boian +27
We present the data and analysis of SN 2018gjx, an unusual low-luminosity transient with three distinct spectroscopic phases. Phase I shows a hot blue spectrum with signatures of i…
PTF11rka: an interacting supernova at the crossroads of stripped-envelope and H-poor super-luminous stellar core collapses
Elena Pian, Paolo A. Mazzali, Takashi J. Moriya +17
The hydrogen-poor supernova PTF11rka (z = 0.0744), reported by the Palomar Transient Factory, was observed with various telescopes starting a few days after the estimated explosion…
The Spectacular Ultraviolet Flash From the Peculiar Type Ia Supernova 2019yvq
A. A. Miller, M. R. Magee, A. Polin +42
Early observations of Type Ia supernovae (SNeIa) provide essential clues for understanding the progenitor system that gave rise to the terminal thermonuclear explosion. We pres…
The intermediate nebular phase of SN 2014J: onset of clumping as the source of recombination
P. A. Mazzali, I. Bikmaev, R. Sunyaev +6
At the age of about 1 year, the spectra of most Type Ia supernovae are dominated by strong forbidden nebular emission lines of FeII and FeIII. Later observations (at about 2 years)…
LSQ13ddu: A rapidly-evolving stripped-envelope supernova with early circumstellar interaction signatures
Peter Clark, Kate Maguire, Cosimo Inserra +30
This paper describes the rapidly evolving and unusual supernova LSQ13ddu, discovered by the La Silla-QUEST survey. LSQ13ddu displayed a rapid rise of just 4.80.9 d to reach a…
Determining the Ni distribution of type Ia supernovae from observations within days of explosion
M. R. Magee, K. Maguire, R. Kotak +4
Recent studies have shown how the distribution of Ni within the ejecta of type Ia supernovae can have profound consequences on the observed light curves. Observations at ear…
The transitional gap transient AT 2018hso: new insights on the luminous red nova phenomenon
Y-Z. Cai, A. Pastorello, M. Fraser +20
Aims: AT 2018hso is a new transient showing transitional properties between those of LRNe and the class of intermediate luminosity red transients (ILRTs) similar to SN 2008S. Throu…
The rise and fall of an extraordinary Ca-rich transient -- The discovery of ATLAS19dqr/SN 2019bkc
S. J. Prentice, K. Maguire, A. Flörs +25
This work presents the observations and analysis of ATLAS19dqr/SN 2019bkc, an extraordinary rapidly evolving transient event located in an isolated environment, tens of kiloparsecs…
SN2018kzr: a rapidly declining transient from the destruction of a white dwarf
Owen R. McBrien, Stephen J. Smartt, Ting-Wan Chen +31
We present SN2018kzr, the fastest declining supernova-like transient, second only to the kilonova, AT2017gfo. SN2018kzr is characterized by a peak magnitude of , peak…
SN 2017gmr: An energetic Type II-P supernova with asymmetries
Jennifer E. Andrews, D. J. Sand, S. Valenti +77
We present high-cadence ultraviolet (UV), optical, and near-infrared (NIR) data on the luminous Type II-P supernova SN 2017gmr from hours after discovery through the first 180 days…
Investigating the properties of stripped-envelope supernovae, what are the implications for their progenitors?
S. J. Prentice, C. Ashall, P. A. James +41
We present observations and analysis of 18 stripped-envelope supernovae observed during 2013 -- 2018. This sample consists of 5 H/He-rich SNe, 6 H-poor/He-rich SNe, 3 narrow lined…
The Cow: discovery of a luminous, hot and rapidly evolving transient
S. J. Prentice, K. Maguire, S. J. Smartt +27
We present the ATLAS discovery and initial analysis of the first 18 days of the unusual transient event, ATLAS18qqn/AT2018cow. It is characterized by a high peak luminosity (…
A nearby superluminous supernova with a long pre-maximum 'plateau' and strong CII features
J. P. Anderson, P. J. Pessi, L. Dessart +63
Super-luminous supernovae (SLSNe) are rare events defined as being significantly more luminous than normal terminal stellar explosions. The source of the extra powering needed to a…
The early detection and follow-up of the highly obscured Type II supernova 2016ija/DLT16am
L. Tartaglia, D. J. Sand, S. Valenti +45
We present our analysis of the Type II supernova DLT16am (SN~2016ija). The object was discovered during the ongoing (DLT40) one day cadence supernova search a…
A kilonova as the electromagnetic counterpart to a gravitational-wave source
S. J. Smartt, T. -W. Chen, A. Jerkstrand +118
Gravitational waves were discovered with the detection of binary black hole mergers and they should also be detectable from lower mass neutron star mergers. These are predicted to…