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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…
JWST Spectroscopy of Type Ia Supernova 2025rbs from Maximum Light to the Nebular Phase
Lindsey A. Kwok, Stéphane Blondin, Adam A. Miller +53
We present JWST observations of the Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) 2025rbs (14.5 Mpc) at +1, +23, and +84 days after B-band maximum, spanning peak light through a wavelength-depende…
Late-time JWST/NIRCam Observations of the Extremely Long-duration GRB 250702B/EP 250702a and Its Host Galaxy
Huei Sears, Jean J. Somalwar, Ryan Chornock +22
We present JWST/NIRCam observations of the extremely long-duration gamma-ray burst (GRB) 250702B taken at ~ 95 days post-GRB (observer frame). The observations of the host galaxy r…
JWST Nebular Spectroscopy of SN 2023qov: Circumstellar Dust Emission in a Normal Type Ia Supernova
Colin W. Macrie, Conor Larison, Huei Sears +43
We present panchromatic observations of the Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) 2023qov, ranging from 2 weeks before to 1 year after maximum light. JWST near- and mid-infrared sp…
The DESI Transients Survey: Legacy Classifications and Methodology
Xander J. Hall, Antonella Palmese, Segev BenZvi +56
We present the first systematic spectroscopic observations of extragalactic transients from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), as part of the DESI Transients Survey p…
Early results in the search for extreme coronal line emitters with the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument
Peter Clark, Joseph Callow, Or Graur +44
Here we present the results of our search through the Early Data Release (EDR) of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) for extreme coronal line emitters (ECLEs) - a rare…
Effect of positronium on the -ray spectra and energy deposition in Type Ia supernovae
Anirban Dutta, Andrew Fullard, Wolfgang Kerzendorf +5
Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) are powered by the radioactive decay of isotopes such as Ni and Co, making their -ray spectra useful probes of the explosion mechanism…
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…
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…
The Remarkable Late-Time Flux Excess in Hubble Space Telescope Observations of the Type Iax Supernova 2012Z
Michaela Schwab, Lindsey A. Kwok, Saurabh W. Jha +7
Type Iax supernovae (SNe Iax) are thermonuclear explosions of white dwarfs, peculiar and underluminous compared to the normal type Ia supernovae. Observations of SNe Iax provide in…
AT 2018dyk: tidal disruption event or active galactic nucleus? Follow-up observations of an extreme coronal line emitter with the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument
Peter Clark, Joseph Callow, Or Graur +29
We present fresh insights into the nature of the tidal disruption event (TDE) candidate AT 2018dyk. AT 2018dyk has sparked a debate in the literature around its classification as e…
The rate of extreme coronal line emitters in the Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey LOWZ sample
Joseph Callow, Or Graur, Peter Clark +30
Extreme coronal line emitters (ECLEs) are a rare class of galaxy that exhibit strong, high-ionization iron coronal emission lines in their spectra. In some cases, these lines are t…
The MOST Hosts Survey: spectroscopic observation of the host galaxies of ~40,000 transients using DESI
Maayane T. Soumagnac, Peter Nugent, Robert A. Knop +54
We present the MOST Hosts survey (Multi-Object Spectroscopy of Transient Hosts). The survey is planned to run throughout the five years of operation of the Dark Energy Spectroscopi…
The rate of extreme coronal line emitting galaxies in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and their relation to tidal disruption events
Joseph Callow, Or Graur, Peter Clark +27
High-ionization iron coronal lines (CLs) are a rare phenomenon observed in galaxy and quasi-stellar object spectra that are thought to be created by high-energy emission from activ…
Light-Curve Structure and Halpha Line Formation in the Tidal Disruption Event AT 2019azh
Sara Faris, Iair Arcavi, Lydia Makrygianni +33
AT 2019azh is a H+He tidal disruption event (TDE) with one of the most extensive ultraviolet and optical data sets available to date. We present our photometric and spectroscopic o…
Underluminous 1991bg-like Type Ia supernovae are standardizable candles
Or Graur
It is widely accepted that the width-luminosity relation used to standardize normal Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) breaks down in underluminous, 1991bg-like SNe Ia. This breakdown may…
Ground-based and JWST Observations of SN 2022pul: I. Unusual Signatures of Carbon, Oxygen, and Circumstellar Interaction in a Peculiar Type Ia Supernova
Matthew R. Siebert, Lindsey A. Kwok, Joel Johansson +79
Nebular-phase observations of peculiar Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) provide important constraints on progenitor scenarios and explosion dynamics for both these rare SNe and the more…
Ground-based and JWST Observations of SN 2022pul: II. Evidence from Nebular Spectroscopy for a Violent Merger in a Peculiar Type-Ia Supernova
Lindsey A. Kwok, Matthew R. Siebert, Joel Johansson +78
We present an analysis of ground-based and JWST observations of SN~2022pul, a peculiar "03fg-like" (or "super-Chandrasekhar") Type Ia supernova (SN Ia), in the nebular phase at 338…
Long-term follow-up observations of extreme coronal line emitting galaxies
Peter Clark, Or Graur, Joseph Callow +40
We present new spectroscopic and photometric follow-up observations of the known sample of extreme coronal line emitting galaxies (ECLEs) identified in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey…
No plateau observed in late-time near-infrared observations of the underluminous Type Ia supernova 2021qvv
O. Graur, E. Padilla Gonzalez, J. Burke +23
Near-infrared (NIR) observations of normal Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) obtained between 150 to 500 d past maximum light reveal the existence of an extended plateau. Here, we presen…
Photometric study of the late-time near-infrared plateau in Type Ia supernovae
M. Deckers, O. Graur, K. Maguire +23
We present an in-depth study of the late-time near-infrared plateau in Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia), which occurs between 70-500 d. We double the existing sample of SNe Ia observed…
Rates and properties of type Ia supernovae in galaxy clusters within the Dark Energy Survey
M. Toy, P. Wiseman, M. Sullivan +59
We identify 66 photometrically classified type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) from the Dark Energy Survey (DES) that have occurred within red-sequence selected galaxy clusters. We compare…
A JWST Near- and Mid-Infrared Nebular Spectrum of the Type Ia Supernova 2021aefx
Lindsey A. Kwok, Saurabh W. Jha, Tea Temim +55
We present JWST near- and mid-infrared spectroscopic observations of the nearby normal Type Ia supernova SN 2021aefx in the nebular phase at days past maximum light. Our Nea…
Using Ti Emission to Differentiate Between Thermonuclear Supernova Progenitors
Daniel Kosakowski, Mark Ivan Ugalino, Robert Fisher +3
The radiosotope Ti is produced through -rich freezeout and explosive helium burning in type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia). In this paper, we discuss how the detection of …