3 papers
astro-ph.HE2025
Spectropolarimetric Evolution Reveals Dual-Axis Ejecta in the Atypical Magnetar-Powered SN 2012au
Sabrina DeSoto, JenniferL. Hoffman, G. Grant Williams +7
We present six epochs of optical spectropolarimetric observations of the unique and slow-evolving Type Ib supernova (SN) 2012au, between 0 and 295 days post R-band maximum. The pol…
astro-ph.HE2025
Spectropolarimetry of SN 2023ixf reveals both circumstellar material and helium core to be aspherical
Manisha Shrestha, Sabrina DeSoto, David J. Sand +33
We present multi-epoch optical spectropolarimetric and imaging polarimetric observations of the nearby Type II supernova (SN) 2023ixf discovered in M101 at a distance of 6.85 Mpc.…
astro-ph.HE2025
SN 2018is: a low-luminosity Type IIP supernova with narrow hydrogen emission lines at early phases
R. Dastidar, K. Misra, S. Valenti +31
We present a comprehensive photometric and spectroscopic study of the Type IIP SN 2018is. The -band luminosity and the expansion velocity at 50 days post-explosion are 15.1$\…