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most citedCircumstellar Interaction Powers the Light Curves of Luminous Rapidly Evolving Optical Transients

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astro-ph.HE2026

Tomography analysis of the intermediate-luminosity Type Iax SN 2024pxl

Barnabás Barna, Mridweeka Singh, Lindsey A. Kwok +90

We present an abundance tomography analysis of SN 2024pxl, an intermediate luminosity Type Iax supernova ( mag), with the most-detailed follow-up in the Type…

astro-ph.HE2026

Early NIR echo and the time variable mass loss history of Type IIn SN 2024kgi

Naveen Dukiya, Kuntal Misra, Andrea Pastorello +30

We present a comprehensive analysis of the long-term photometric and spectroscopic monitoring campaign of the Type IIn Supernova (SN) 2024kgi. The SN reaches at peak an -band ab…

astro-ph.HE2026

SN 2023gfo: A Peculiar Type IIP Supernova with High Luminosity and Normal Plateau Duration

Riko Namba, Masayuki Yamanaka, Keiichi Maeda +9

We present near-infrared (NIR) and optical observations of the highly reddened Type IIP supernova (SN) 2023gfo in the nearby galaxy NGC 4995 ( Mpc), which reached…

astro-ph.HE2026

Wild behaviour near the finish line: the Type Ibn SN 2020able and its stratified environment

L. Tartaglia, E. Cappellaro, G. Valerin +29

We present spectrophotometric observations of the Type Ibn supernova SN~2020able, along with a comprehensive analysis and modelling of its evolution. The transient occurred in SDSS…

astro-ph.HE2026

Photometric and Spectroscopic Studies of Type Ic Supernovae SN 2020akf and SN 2021mxx

Mulchand Kurre, K. R. Sahu, Shrutika Tiwari +8

We present a comprehensive analysis of optical photometry and medium-resolution spectroscopy for Type Ic supernovae (SNe) SN 2020akf and SN 2021mxx. Our study covers the evolution…

astro-ph.HE2026

SN 2024dy: Dust formation in a long-lived Type IIn supernova and constraints on the dust mass

Sota Goto, Masayuki Yamanaka, Koji S. Kawabata +10

Type~IIn supernovae (SNe) are a subclass of core-collapse SNe powered by interaction between the ejecta and the dense circumstellar material. Among them, long-lived Type~IIn events…

astro-ph.HE2026

A Study of Two Type IIb Supernovae: SNe 2008aq and 2019gaf

Mridweeka Singh, Devendra K. Sahu, Raya Dastidar +12

We present photometric and spectroscopic studies of two core-collapse supernovae (SNe) 2008aq and 2019gaf in the optical wavelengths. Light curve and spectral sequence of both the…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 4 cited

Characterization of type Ibn SNe

D. Farias, C. Gall, V. A. Villar +29

Type Ibn supernovae (SNe) are characterized by narrow helium (He I) lines from photons produced by the unshocked circumstellar material (CSM). About 80 SNe Ibn have been discovered…

astro-ph.HE2025

SN 2021tsz: A luminous, short photospheric phase Type II supernova in a low-metallicity host

R. Dastidar, G. Pignata, N. Dukiya +14

We present the analysis of the luminous Type II Supernova (SN) 2021tsz, which exploded in a low-luminosity galaxy. It reached a peak magnitude of -18.88 0.13 mag in the b…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 1 cited

SN 2023xgo: Helium-rich Type Icn or Carbon-Flash Type Ibn supernova?

Anjasha Gangopadhyay, Jesper Sollerman, Konstantinos Tsalapatas +35

We present observations of SN~2023xgo, a transitional Type Ibn/Icn supernova, from to ~days relative to the -band peak. Early spectra show C~III emission rem…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 13 cited

JWST and Ground-based Observations of the Type Iax Supernovae SN 2024pxl and SN 2024vjm: Evidence for Weak Deflagration Explosions

Lindsey A. Kwok, Mridweeka Singh, Saurabh W. Jha +89

We present panchromatic optical near-infrared (NIR) mid-infrared (MIR) observations of the intermediate-luminosity Type Iax supernova (SN Iax) 2024pxl and the extremely low…

astro-ph.HE2025

Photometry and Spectroscopy of SN 2024pxl: A Luminosity Link Among Type Iax Supernovae

Mridweeka Singh, Lindsey A. Kwok, Saurabh W. Jha +90

We present extensive ultraviolet to optical photometric and optical to near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopic follow-up observations of the nearby intermediate-luminosity ($M_V = -16.81…

astro-ph.HE2025

SN 2023vbg: A Type IIn Supernova Resembling SN 2009ip, with a Long-Duration Precursor and Early-Time Bump

Sota Goto, Masayuki Yamanaka, Takahiro Nagayama +9

Type IIn supernovae (SNe) resembling SN 2009ip (09ip-like SNe) originate from the interaction between circumstellar material (CSM) and the ejecta. This subclass not only shares sim…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 15 cited

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$\…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 1 cited

AT 2021hdr: A candidate tidal disruption of a gas cloud by a binary super massive black hole system

L. Hernández-García, A. M. Muñoz-Arancibia, P. Lira +25

With a growing number of facilities able to monitor the entire sky and produce light curves with a cadence of days, in recent years there has been an increased rate of detection of…

astro-ph.HE2024

Looking into the world of interacting supernovae

Anjasha Gangopadhyay

Interacting supernovae provide key insights into the mass-loss processes of massive stars and their circumstellar environments. By analyzing their photometric and spectroscopic pro…

astro-ph.HE2024

SN 2021foa: the bridge between SN IIn and Ibn

Anjasha Gangopadhyay, Naveen Dukiya, Takashi J Moriya +26

We present the long-term photometric and spectroscopic analysis of a transitioning SN~IIn/Ibn from 10.8 d to 150.7 d post -band maximum. SN~2021foa shows prominent He {\sc i}…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 6 cited

Massive stars exploding in a He-rich circumstellar medium X. Flash spectral features in the Type Ibn SN 2019cj and observations of SN 2018jmt

Z. -Y. Wang, A. Pastorello, K. Maeda +48

We present optical and near-infrared observations of two Type Ibn supernovae (SNe), SN 2018jmt and SN 2019cj. Their light curves have rise times of about 10 days, reaching an absol…

astro-ph.HE2024

CSS161010: a luminous, fast blue optical transient with broad blueshifted hydrogen lines

Claudia P. Gutiérrez, Seppo Mattila, Peter Lundqvist +38

We present ultraviolet, optical and near-infrared photometric and optical spectroscopic observations of the luminous, fast blue optical transient (LFBOT), CSS161010:045834-081803 (…

astro-ph.SR2024★ 6 cited

A study in scarlet -- II. Spectroscopic properties of a sample of Intermediate Luminosity Red Transients

G. Valerin, A. Pastorello, E. Mason +65

We investigate the spectroscopic characteristics of Intermediate Luminosity Red Transients (ILRTs), a class of elusive objects with peak luminosity between that of classical novae…

astro-ph.SR2024★ 8 cited

A study in scarlet -- I. Photometric properties of a sample of Intermediate Luminosity Red Transients

G. Valerin, A. Pastorello, A. Reguitti +57

We investigate the photometric characteristics of a sample of Intermediate Luminosity Red Transients (ILRTs), a class of elusive objects with peak luminosity between that of classi…

astro-ph.HE2024

Unravelling the asphericities in the explosion and multi-faceted circumstellar matter of SN 2023ixf

Avinash Singh, R. S. Teja, T. J. Moriya +33

We present a detailed investigation of photometric, spectroscopic, and polarimetric observations of the Type II SN 2023ixf. Earlier studies have provided compelling evidence for a…

astro-ph.HE2024

Extended Shock Breakout and Early Circumstellar Interaction in SN 2024ggi

Manisha Shrestha, K. Azalee Bostroem, David J. Sand +40

We present high-cadence photometric and spectroscopic observations of supernova (SN) 2024ggi, a Type II SN with flash spectroscopy features which exploded in the nearby galaxy NGC…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 9 cited

Probing the Circumstellar Environment of highly luminous type IIn SN ASASSN-14il

Naveen Dukiya, Anjasha Gangopadhyay, Kuntal Misra +8

We present long-term photometric and spectroscopic studies of Circumstellar Material (CSM)-Ejecta interacting supernova (SN) ASASSN-14il in the galaxy PGC 3093694. The SN reaches a…