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astro-ph.HE2018
GW170817: implications for the local kilonova rate and for surveys from ground-based facilities
M. Della Valle, D. Guetta, E. Cappellaro +7
We compute the local rate of events similar to GRB 170817A, which has been recently found to be associated with a kilonova (KN) outburst. Our analysis finds an observed rate of suc…
astro-ph.HE2016
Optical and near infrared observations of SN 2014ck: an outlier among the Type Iax supernovae
L. Tomasella, E. Cappellaro, S. Benetti +18
We present a comprehensive set of optical and near-infrared photometric and spectroscopic observations for SN 2014ck, extending from pre-maximum to six months later. These data ind…