SN 2023ixf in Messier 101: photo-ionization of dense, close-in circumstellar material in a nearby type II supernova

WV Jacobson-Galán, L Dessart… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We present UV and/or optical observations and models of SN 2023ixf, a type II supernova
(SN) located in Messier 101 at 6.9 Mpc. Early time (flash) spectroscopy of SN 2023ixf …

Final moments. I. Precursor emission, envelope inflation, and enhanced mass loss preceding the luminous Type II supernova 2020tlf

WV Jacobson-Galán, L Dessart, DO Jones… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
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 …

The Young Supernova Experiment: survey goals, overview, and operations

DO Jones, RJ Foley, G Narayan, J Hjorth… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Time-domain science has undergone a revolution over the past decade, with tens of
thousands of new supernovae (SNe) discovered each year. However, several observational …

A cool and inflated progenitor candidate for the Type Ib supernova 2019yvr at 2.6 yr before explosion

CD Kilpatrick, MR Drout, K Auchettl… - Monthly Notices of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
ABSTRACT We present Hubble Space Telescope imaging of a pre-explosion counterpart to
SN 2019yvr obtained 2.6 yr before its explosion as a type Ib supernova (SN Ib). Aligning to a …

YSE-PZ: A Transient Survey Management Platform that Empowers the Human-in-the-loop

DA Coulter, DO Jones, P McGill, RJ Foley… - Publications of the …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
The modern study of astrophysical transients has been transformed by an exponentially
growing volume of data. Within the last decade, the transient discovery rate has increased …

Type II-P supernova progenitor star initial masses and SN 2020jfo: direct detection, light-curve properties, nebular spectroscopy, and local environment

CD Kilpatrick, L Izzo, RO Bentley… - Monthly Notices of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
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 us to compare different metrics …

A search for extragalactic fast blue optical transients in ZTF and the rate of AT2018cow-like transients

AYQ Ho, DA Perley, A Gal-Yam, R Lunnan… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a search for extragalactic fast blue optical transients (FBOTs) during Phase I of
the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF). We identify 38 candidates with durations above half …

Thermonuclear explosion of a massive hybrid HeCO white dwarf triggered by a He detonation on a companion

R Pakmor, Y Zenati, HB Perets… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
ABSTRACT Normal type Ia supernovae (SNe) are thought to arise from the thermonuclear
explosion of massive (> 0.8 M⊙) carbon–oxygen white dwarfs (WDs), although the exact …

The radio luminosity-risetime function of core-collapse supernovae

MF Bietenholz, N Bartel, M Argo, R Dua… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
We assemble a large set of 2–10 GHz radio flux density measurements and upper limits of
294 different supernovae (SNe), from the literature and our own and archival data. Only 31 …

Transients from ONe white dwarf–neutron star/black hole mergers

A Bobrick, Y Zenati, HB Perets… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
We conduct the first 3D hydrodynamic simulations of oxygen–neon white dwarf–neutron
star/black hole mergers (ONe WD–NS/BH mergers). Such mergers constitute a significant …