The final season reimagined: 30 tidal disruption events from the ZTF-I Survey
Tidal disruption events (TDEs) offer a unique way to study dormant black holes. While the
number of observed TDEs has grown thanks to the emergence of wide-field surveys in the …
number of observed TDEs has grown thanks to the emergence of wide-field surveys in the …
The Zwicky Transient Facility Bright Transient Survey. II. A public statistical sample for exploring supernova demographics
DA Perley, C Fremling, J Sollerman… - The Astrophysical …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a public catalog of transients from the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) Bright
Transient Survey, a magnitude-limited (m< 19 mag in either the g or r filter) survey for …
Transient Survey, a magnitude-limited (m< 19 mag in either the g or r filter) survey for …
Seventeen tidal disruption events from the first half of ZTF survey observations: entering a new era of population studies
While tidal disruption events (TDEs) have long been heralded as laboratories for the study of
quiescent black holes, the small number of known TDEs and uncertainties in their emission …
quiescent black holes, the small number of known TDEs and uncertainties in their emission …
A very luminous jet from the disruption of a star by a massive black hole
Tidal disruption events (TDEs) are bursts of electromagnetic energy that are released when
supermassive black holes at the centres of galaxies violently disrupt a star that passes too …
supermassive black holes at the centres of galaxies violently disrupt a star that passes too …
A WC/WO star exploding within an expanding carbon–oxygen–neon nebula
The final fate of massive stars, and the nature of the compact remnants they leave behind
(black holes and neutron stars), are open questions in astrophysics. Many massive stars are …
(black holes and neutron stars), are open questions in astrophysics. Many massive stars are …
A tidal disruption event coincident with a high-energy neutrino
Cosmic neutrinos provide a unique window into the otherwise hidden mechanism of particle
acceleration in astrophysical objects. The IceCube Collaboration recently reported the likely …
acceleration in astrophysical objects. The IceCube Collaboration recently reported the likely …
The Zwicky Transient Facility Bright Transient Survey. I. Spectroscopic classification and the redshift completeness of local galaxy catalogs
C Fremling, AA Miller, Y Sharma, A Dugas… - The Astrophysical …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) is performing a three-day cadence survey of the
visible northern sky (∼ 3π) with newly found transient candidates announced via public …
visible northern sky (∼ 3π) with newly found transient candidates announced via public …
A large fraction of hydrogen-rich supernova progenitors experience elevated mass loss shortly prior to explosion
RJ Bruch, A Gal-Yam, S Schulze, O Yaron… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Spectroscopic detection of narrow emission lines traces the presence of circumstellar mass
distributions around massive stars exploding as core-collapse supernovae. Transient …
distributions around massive stars exploding as core-collapse supernovae. Transient …
The prevalence and influence of circumstellar material around hydrogen-rich supernova progenitors
Narrow transient emission lines (flash-ionization features) in early supernova (SN) spectra
trace the presence of circumstellar material (CSM) around the massive progenitor stars of …
trace the presence of circumstellar material (CSM) around the massive progenitor stars of …
Bright, months-long stellar outbursts announce the explosion of interaction-powered supernovae
Interaction-powered supernovae (SNe) explode within an optically thick circumstellar
medium (CSM) that could be ejected during eruptive events. To identify and characterize …
medium (CSM) that could be ejected during eruptive events. To identify and characterize …