From discovery to the first month of the type II supernova 2023ixf: high and variable mass loss in the final year before explosion

D Hiramatsu, D Tsuna, E Berger, K Itagaki… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the discovery of the Type II supernova SN 2023ixf in M101 and follow-up
photometric and spectroscopic observations, respectively, in the first month and week of its …

Early spectroscopy and dense circumstellar medium interaction in SN 2023ixf

KA Bostroem, J Pearson, M Shrestha… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the optical spectroscopic evolution of SN 2023ixf seen in subnight cadence
spectra from 1.18 to 15 days after explosion. We identify high-ionization emission features …

Early time spectropolarimetry of the aspherical Type II supernova SN 2023ixf

SS Vasylyev, Y Yang, AV Filippenko… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We present six epochs of optical spectropolarimetry of the Type II supernova (SN) 2023ixf
ranging from∼ 2 to 15 days after the explosion. Polarimetry was obtained with the Kast …

Far-ultraviolet to near-infrared observations of SN 2023ixf: a high-energy explosion engulfed in complex circumstellar material

RS Teja, A Singh, J Basu, GC Anupama… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We present early-phase panchromatic photometric and spectroscopic coverage spanning
the far-ultraviolet to near-infrared regime of the nearest hydrogen-rich core-collapse …

High-resolution spectroscopy of SN 2023ixf's first week: engulfing the asymmetric circumstellar material

N Smith, J Pearson, DJ Sand, I Ilyin… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a series of high-resolution echelle spectra of SN 2023ixf in M101, obtained
nightly during the first week or so after discovery using PEPSI on the Large Binocular …

The complex circumstellar environment of supernova 2023ixf

EA Zimmerman, I Irani, P Chen, A Gal-Yam, S Schulze… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
The early evolution of a supernova (SN) can reveal information about the environment and
the progenitor star. When a star explodes in vacuum, the first photons to escape from its …

The SN 2023ixf progenitor in M101. I. Infrared variability

MD Soraisam, T Szalai, SD Van Dyk… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Observational evidence points to a red supergiant (RSG) progenitor for SN 2023ixf. The
progenitor candidate has been detected in archival images at wavelengths (≥ 0.6 μm) …

A comprehensive optical search for pre-explosion outbursts from the quiescent progenitor of SN 2023ixf

Y Dong, DJ Sand, S Valenti, KA Bostroem… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We perform a comprehensive search for optical precursor emission at the position of SN
2023ixf using data from the DLT40, ZTF, and ATLAS surveys. By comparing the current data …

Extended Shock Breakout and Early Circumstellar Interaction in SN 2024ggi

M Shrestha, KA Bostroem, DJ Sand… - The Astrophysical …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
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 …

A shock flash breaking out of a dusty red supergiant

G Li, M Hu, W Li, Y Yang, X Wang, S Yan, L Hu… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Shock-breakout emission is light that arises when a shockwave, generated by the core-
collapse explosion of a massive star, passes through its outer envelope. Hitherto, the …