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most citedUpper Limits on Gravitational Waves from Scorpius X-1 from a Model-Based Cross-Correlation Search in Advanced LIGO Data

82 citations · 164 across the 16 of their papers we have counts for

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16 papers

astro-ph.HE2025

SN 2024cld: unveiling the complex mass-loss histories of evolved supergiant progenitors to core collapse supernovae

T. L. Killestein, M. Pursiainen, R. Kotak +52

Pre-explosion mass loss in supernova (SN) progenitors is a crucial unknown factor in stellar evolution, yet has been illuminated recently by the diverse zoo of interacting transien…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 4 cited

GRB 241105A: A test case for GRB classification and rapid r-process nucleosynthesis channels

Dimple, B. P. Gompertz, A. J. Levan +85

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) offer a powerful window to probe the progenitor systems responsible for the formation of heavy elements through the rapid neutron capture (r-) process, than…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 8 cited

SN 2024bfu, SN 2025qe, and the early light curves of type Iax supernovae

M. R. Magee, T. L. Killestein, M. Pursiainen +39

Type Iax supernovae (SNe Iax) are one of the most common subclasses of thermonuclear supernova and yet their sample size, particularly those observed shortly after explosion, remai…

astro-ph.SR2025★ 5 cited

GOTO065054+593624: a 8.5 mag amplitude dwarf nova identified in real time via Kilonova Seekers

T. L. Killestein, G. Ramsay, M. Kennedy +62

Dwarf novae are astrophysical laboratories for probing the nature of accretion, binary mass transfer, and binary evolution -- yet their diverse observational characteristics contin…

astro-ph.HE2024

Optical evolution of AT 2024wpp: the high-velocity outflows in Cow-like transients are consistent with high spherical symmetry

M. Pursiainen, T. L. Killestein, H. Kuncarayakti +17

We present the analysis of optical data of a bright and extremely-rapidly evolving transient, AT2024wpp, whose properties are similar to the enigmatic AT2018cow (aka the Cow). AT20…

astro-ph.HE2024

SN 2023tsz: A helium-interaction driven supernova in a very low-mass galaxy

B. Warwick, J. Lyman, M. Pursiainen +49

SN 2023tsz is a Type Ibn supernova (SNe Ibn) discovered in an extremely low-mass host. SNe Ibn are an uncommon subtype of stripped-envelope core-collapse SNe. They are characterise…

astro-ph.IM2024★ 1 cited

: the GOTO project for real-time citizen science in time-domain astrophysics

T. L. Killestein, L. Kelsey, E. Wickens +51

Time-domain astrophysics continues to grow rapidly, with the inception of new surveys drastically increasing data volumes. Democratised, distributed approaches to training sets for…

cs.CV2022★ 6 cited

Self-Supervised Clustering on Image-Subtracted Data with Deep-Embedded Self-Organizing Map

Y. -L. Mong, K. Ackley, T. L. Killestein +45

Developing an effective automatic classifier to separate genuine sources from artifacts is essential for transient follow-ups in wide-field optical surveys. The identification of t…

astro-ph.IM2021★ 3 cited

The Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO): prototype performance and prospects for transient science

D. Steeghs, D. K. Galloway, K. Ackley +50

The Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO) is an array of wide-field optical telescopes, designed to exploit new discoveries from the next generation of gravitational…

astro-ph.HE2021★ 10 cited

Searching For Fermi GRB Optical Counterparts With The Prototype Gravitational-Wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO)

Y. -L. Mong, K. Ackley, D. K. Galloway +45

The typical detection rate of gamma-ray burst (GRB) per day by the \emph{Fermi} Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) provides a valuable opportunity to further our understanding o…

astro-ph.IM2021★ 30 cited

Light curve classification with recurrent neural networks for GOTO: dealing with imbalanced data

U. F. Burhanudin, J. R. Maund, T. Killestein +42

The advent of wide-field sky surveys has led to the growth of transient and variable source discoveries. The data deluge produced by these surveys has necessitated the use of machi…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 3 cited

Cherenkov Telescope Array Contributions to the 35th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC2017)

F. Acero, B. S. Acharya, V. Acín Portella +1137

List of contributions from the Cherenkov Telescope Array Consortium presented at the 35th International Cosmic Ray Conference, July 12-20 2017, Busan, Korea.

astro-ph.HE2017★ 82 cited

Upper Limits on Gravitational Waves from Scorpius X-1 from a Model-Based Cross-Correlation Search in Advanced LIGO Data

The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, B. P. Abbott +1046

We present the results of a semicoherent search for continuous gravitational waves from the low-mass X-ray binary Scorpius X-1, using data from the first Advanced LIGO observing ru…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 1 cited

Contributions of the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) to the 6th International Symposium on High-Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy (Gamma 2016)

The CTA Consortium, :, A. Abchiche +1387

List of contributions from the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) Consortium presented at the 6th International Symposium on High-Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy (Gamma 2016), July 11-15,…

astro-ph.HE2015★ 9 cited

Hunting Gravitational Waves with Multi-Messenger Counterparts: Australia's Role

E. J. Howell, A. Rowlinson, D. M. Coward +12

The first observations by a worldwide network of advanced interferometric gravitational wave detectors offer a unique opportunity for the astronomical community. At design sensitiv…

astro-ph.HE2015★ 2 cited

CTA Contributions to the 34th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC2015)

The CTA Consortium, :, A. Abchiche +1305

List of contributions from the CTA Consortium presented at the 34th International Cosmic Ray Conference, 30 July - 6 August 2015, The Hague, The Netherlands.