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astro-ph.HE2016★ 77 cited

Constraints on the Progenitor of SN 2016gkg From Its Shock-Cooling Light Curve

Iair Arcavi, Griffin Hosseinzadeh, Peter J. Brown +17

SN 2016gkg is a nearby Type IIb supernova discovered shortly after explosion. Like several other Type IIb events with early-time data, SN 2016gkg displays a double-peaked light cur…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 76 cited

The progenitor and early evolution of the Type IIb SN 2016gkg

L. Tartaglia, M. Fraser, D. J. Sand +24

We report initial observations and analysis on the Type IIb SN~2016gkg in the nearby galaxy NGC~613. SN~2016gkg exhibited a clear double-peaked light curve during its early evoluti…

astro-ph.SR2016★ 49 cited

Early observations of the nearby type Ia supernova SN 2015F

R. Cartier, M. Sullivan, R. Firth +25

We present photometry and time-series spectroscopy of the nearby type Ia supernova (SN Ia) SN 2015F over days to days relative to maximum light, obtained as part of the…

astro-ph.SR2016★ 25 cited

Optical and Ultraviolet Observations of the Very Young Type IIP SN 2014cx in NGC 337

Fang Huang, Xiaofeng Wang, Luca Zampieri +15

Extensive photometric and spectroscopic observations are presented for SN 2014cx, a type IIP supernova (SN) exploding in the nearby galaxy NGC 337. The observations are performed i…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 107 cited

Superluminous supernova 2015bn in the nebular phase: evidence for the engine-powered explosion of a stripped massive star

M. Nicholl, E. Berger, R. Margutti +25

We present nebular-phase imaging and spectroscopy for the hydrogen-poor superluminous supernova SN 2015bn, at redshift z=0.1136, spanning +250-400 d after maximum light. The light…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 237 cited

The Superluminous Transient ASASSN-15lh as a Tidal Disruption Event from a Kerr Black Hole

G. Leloudas, M. Fraser, N. C. Stone +47

When a star passes within the tidal radius of a supermassive black hole, it will be torn apart. For a star with the mass of the Sun () and a non-spinning black hole with a…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 129 cited

Type Ibn Supernovae Show Photometric Homogeneity and Spectral Diversity at Maximum Light

Griffin Hosseinzadeh, Iair Arcavi, Stefano Valenti +34

Type Ibn supernovae (SNe) are a small yet intriguing class of explosions whose spectra are characterized by low-velocity helium emission lines with little to no evidence for hydrog…

astro-ph.SR2016★ 93 cited

The multi-faceted Type II-L supernova 2014G from pre-maximum to nebular phase

G. Terreran, A. Jerkstrand, S. Benetti +18

We present multi-band ultraviolet, optical, and near-infrared photometry, along with visual-wavelength spectroscopy, of supernova (SN) 2014G in the nearby galaxy NGC 3448 (25 Mpc).…

astro-ph.SR2016★ 20 cited

Time-Varying Sodium Absorption in the Type Ia Supernova 2013gh

R. Ferretti, R. Amanullah, A. Goobar +18

Temporal variability of narrow absorption lines in high-resolution spectra of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) is studied to search for circumstellar matter. Time series which resolve t…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 110 cited

On the nature of Hydrogen-rich Superluminous Supernovae

C. Inserra, S. J. Smartt, E. E. E. Gall +33

We present two hydrogen-rich superluminous supernovae (SLSNe), namely SN2013hx and PS15br. These objects, together with SN2008es are the only SLSNe showing a distinct, broad Halpha…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 40 cited

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…

astro-ph.SR2016★ 366 cited

The diversity of Type II supernova versus the similarity in their progenitors

S. Valenti, D. A. Howell, M. D. Stritzinger +19

High-quality collections of Type II supernova (SN) light curves are scarce because they evolve for hundreds of days, making follow-up observations time consuming and often extendin…

astro-ph.SR2016★ 160 cited

SN 2015bn: a detailed multi-wavelength view of a nearby superluminous supernova

M. Nicholl, E. Berger, S. J. Smartt +42

We present observations of SN 2015bn (= PS15ae = CSS141223-113342+004332 = MLS150211-113342+004333), a Type I superluminous supernova (SLSN) at redshift . As well as bein…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 55 cited

Long-rising Type II supernovae from PTF and CCCP

F. Taddia, J. Sollerman, C. Fremling +17

Supernova (SN) 1987A was a peculiar H-rich event with a long-rising (LR) light curve (LC), stemming from a compact blue supergiant star (BSG). Only a few similar events have been p…