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SN 2024iss: A Multi-Wavelength Exposé of a Type IIb Supernova with an Early-Time Ultraviolet Spectrum and Shock Breakout Constraints
Rujula Yete, Wynn Jacobson-Galan, Ferdinand Ferdinand +49
We present multi-wavelength observations and a comprehensive analysis of the nearby (D14 Mpc) Type IIb supernova (SN IIb) 2024iss. Observations of SN2024iss include an early…
The Ultraviolet Spectra of 2003fg-like Type Ia Supernovae
Snehasish Bhattacharjee, Yen-Chen Pan, Hao-Yu Miao +5
2003fg-like Type Ia supernovae (03fg-like SNe Ia) are rare subtype of SNe Ia, photometrically characterized by broader optical light curves and bluer ultraviolet (UV) colors compar…
An Updated Detection Pipeline for Precursor Emission in Type II Supernova 2020tlf
Wynn Jacobson-Galán, Sebastian Gonzalez, Shreyas Patel +34
We present a new photometric pipeline for the detection of pre-supernova (pre-SN) emission in the Young Supernova Experiment (YSE) sky survey. The method described is applied to SN…
A closer look at the host-galaxy environment of high-velocity Type Ia supernovae
Han-Tang Lin, Yen-Chen Pan, Abdurro'uf
Recent studies suggested that the ejecta velocity of Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) is a promising indicator in distinguishing the progenitor systems and explosion mechanisms. By classi…
Minutes-duration Optical Flares with Supernova Luminosities
Anna Y. Q. Ho, Daniel A. Perley, Ping Chen +74
In recent years, certain luminous extragalactic optical transients have been observed to last only a few days. Their short observed duration implies a different powering mechanism…
SN 2022oqm: A Bright and Multi-peaked Calcium-rich Transient
S. Karthik Yadavalli, V. Ashley Villar, Luca Izzo +60
We present the photometric and spectroscopic evolution of SN 2022oqm, a nearby multi-peaked hydrogen- and helium-weak calcium-rich transient (CaRT). SN 2022oqm was detected 13.1 kp…
Type II-P Supernova Progenitor Star Initial Masses and SN 2020jfo: Direct Detection, Light Curve Properties, Nebular Spectroscopy, and Local Environment
Charles D. Kilpatrick, Luca Izzo, Rory O. Bentley +23
We present optical, ultraviolet, and infrared data of the type II supernova (SN II) 2020jfo at 14.5 Mpc. This wealth of multiwavelength data allows to compare different metrics com…
Observational properties of a bright type Iax SN 2018cni and a faint type Iax SN 2020kyg
Mridweeka Singh, Devendra. K. Sahu, Raya Dastidar +29
We present the optical photometric and spectroscopic analysis of two type Iax SNe 2018cni and 2020kyg. SN 2018cni is a bright type Iax SN (M = 17.810.21 mag) whe…
Flight of the Bumblebee: the Early Excess Flux of Type Ia Supernova 2023bee revealed by , and Young Supernova Experiment Observations
Qinan Wang, Armin Rest, Georgios Dimitriadis +41
We present high-cadence ultraviolet through near-infrared observations of the Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) 2023bee in NGC~2708 ( Mpc), finding excess flux in the first d…
Over 500 Days in the Life of the Photosphere of the Type Iax Supernova SN 2014dt
Yssavo Camacho-Neves, Saurabh W. Jha, Barnabas Barna +20
Type Iax supernovae (SN Iax) are the largest known class of peculiar white dwarf supernovae, distinct from normal Type Ia supernovae (SN Ia). The unique properties of SN Iax, espec…
Supernova 2020wnt: An Atypical Superluminous Supernova with a Hidden Central Engine
Samaporn Tinyanont, Stan E. Woosley, Kirsty Taggart +34
We present observations of a peculiar hydrogen- and helium-poor stripped-envelope (SE) supernova (SN) 2020wnt, primarily in the optical and near-infrared (near-IR). Its peak absolu…
MUSSES2020J: The Earliest Discovery of a Fast Blue Ultraluminous Transient at Redshift 1.063
Ji-an Jiang, Naoki Yasuda, Keiichi Maeda +22
In this Letter, we report the discovery of an ultraluminous fast-evolving transient in rest-frame UV wavelengths, MUSSES2020J, soon after its occurrence by using the Hyper Suprime-…
Weak Mass Loss from the Red Supergiant Progenitor of the Type II SN 2021yja
Griffin Hosseinzadeh, Charles D. Kilpatrick, Yize Dong +56
We present high-cadence optical, ultraviolet (UV), and near-infrared data of the nearby ( Mpc) Type II supernova (SN) 2021yja. Many Type II SNe show signs of interactio…
The Pantheon+ Analysis: Cosmological Constraints
Dillon Brout, Dan Scolnic, Brodie Popovic +43
We present constraints on cosmological parameters from the Pantheon+ analysis of 1701 light curves of 1550 distinct Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) ranging in redshift from t…
A Carbon/Oxygen-dominated Atmosphere Days After Explosion for the "Super-Chandrasekhar" Type Ia SN 2020esm
Georgios Dimitriadis, Ryan J. Foley, Nikki Arendse +18
Seeing pristine material from the donor star in a Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) explosion can reveal the nature of the binary system. In this paper, we present photometric and spectros…
The Pantheon+ Analysis: The Full Dataset and Light-Curve Release
Dan Scolnic, Dillon Brout, Anthony Carr +27
Here we present 1701 light curves of 1550 spectroscopically confirmed Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) that will be used to infer cosmological parameters as part of the Pantheon+ SN ana…
Final Moments I: Precursor Emission, Envelope Inflation, and Enhanced Mass loss Preceding the Luminous Type II Supernova 2020tlf
Wynn Jacobson-Galán, Luc Dessart, David Jones +33
We present panchromatic observations and modeling of supernova (SN) 2020tlf, the first normal type II-P/L SN with confirmed precursor emission, as detected by the Young Supernova E…
SN 2018agk: A Prototypical Type Ia Supernova with a Smooth Power-law Rise in Kepler (K2)
Qinan Wang, Armin Rest, Yossef Zenati +73
We present the 30-min cadence Kepler/K2 light curve of the Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) SN 2018agk, covering approximately one week before explosion, the full rise phase and the decli…
AT 2019qyl in NGC 300: Internal Collisions in the Early Outflow from a Very Fast Nova in a Symbiotic Binary
Jacob E. Jencson, Jennifer E. Andrews, Howard E. Bond +39
Nova eruptions, thermonuclear explosions on the surfaces of white dwarfs (WDs), are now recognized to be among the most common shock-powered astrophysical transients. We present th…
Constraints on the rate of supernovae lasting for more than a year from Subaru/Hyper Suprime-Cam
Takashi J. Moriya, Ji-an Jiang, Naoki Yasuda +15
Some supernovae such as pair-instability supernovae are predicted to have the duration of more than a year in the observer frame. To constrain the rates of supernovae lasting for m…
Can Helium-detonation Model Explain the Observed Diversity of Type Ia Supernovae?
Wenxiong Li, Xiaofeng Wang, Mattia Bulla +13
We study a sample of 16 Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) having both spectroscopic and photometric observations within 2 3 days after the first light. The early colors of such…
The Palomar Transient Factory Core-Collapse Supernova Host-Galaxy Sample. I. Host-Galaxy Distribution Functions and Environment-Dependence of CCSNe
Steve Schulze, Ofer Yaron, Jesper Sollerman +51
Several thousand core-collapse supernovae (CCSNe) of different flavors have been discovered so far. However, identifying their progenitors has remained an outstanding open question…
SuperRAENN: A Semi-supervised Supernova Photometric Classification Pipeline Trained on Pan-STARRS1 Medium Deep Survey Supernovae
V. Ashley Villar, Griffin Hosseinzadeh, Edo Berger +18
Automated classification of supernovae (SNe) based on optical photometric light curve information is essential in the upcoming era of wide-field time domain surveys, such as the Le…
Photometric Classification of 2315 Pan-STARRS1 Supernovae with Superphot
Griffin Hosseinzadeh, Frederick Dauphin, V. Ashley Villar +17
The classification of supernovae (SNe) and its impact on our understanding of the explosion physics and progenitors have traditionally been based on the presence or absence of cert…