Testing general relativity in cosmology
We review recent developments and results in testing general relativity (GR) at cosmological
scales. The subject has witnessed rapid growth during the last two decades with the aim of …
scales. The subject has witnessed rapid growth during the last two decades with the aim of …
On the progenitors of Type Ia supernovae
We review all the models proposed for the progenitor systems of Type Ia supernovae and
discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each scenario when confronted with observations …
discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each scenario when confronted with observations …
Large Magellanic Cloud Cepheid standards provide a 1% foundation for the determination of the Hubble constant and stronger evidence for physics beyond ΛCDM
We present an improved determination of the Hubble constant from Hubble Space
Telescope (HST) observations of 70 long-period Cepheids in the Large Magellanic Cloud …
Telescope (HST) observations of 70 long-period Cepheids in the Large Magellanic Cloud …
The complete light-curve sample of spectroscopically confirmed SNe Ia from Pan-STARRS1 and cosmological constraints from the combined pantheon sample
We present optical light curves, redshifts, and classifications for 365 spectroscopically
confirmed Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) discovered by the Pan-STARRS1 (PS1) Medium …
confirmed Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) discovered by the Pan-STARRS1 (PS1) Medium …
ATLAS: a high-cadence all-sky survey system
Technology has advanced to the point that it is possible to image the entire sky every night
and process the data in real time. The sky is hardly static: many interesting phenomena …
and process the data in real time. The sky is hardly static: many interesting phenomena …
Swope Supernova Survey 2017a (SSS17a), the optical counterpart to a gravitational wave source
On 17 August 2017, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) and the
Virgo interferometer detected gravitational waves (GWs) emanating from a binary neutron …
Virgo interferometer detected gravitational waves (GWs) emanating from a binary neutron …
The electromagnetic counterpart of the binary neutron star merger LIGO/Virgo GW170817. II. UV, optical, and near-infrared light curves and comparison to kilonova …
We present UV, optical, and near-infrared (NIR) photometry of the first electromagnetic
counterpart to a gravitational wave source from Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational …
counterpart to a gravitational wave source from Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational …
Dark Energy Survey Year 3 results: Cosmological constraints from galaxy clustering and weak lensing
We present the first cosmology results from large-scale structure using the full 5000 deg 2 of
imaging data from the Dark Energy Survey (DES) Data Release 1. We perform an analysis …
imaging data from the Dark Energy Survey (DES) Data Release 1. We perform an analysis …
Light curves of the neutron star merger GW170817/SSS17a: Implications for r-process nucleosynthesis
On 17 August 2017, gravitational waves (GWs) were detected from a binary neutron star
merger, GW170817, along with a coincident short gamma-ray burst, GRB 170817A. An …
merger, GW170817, along with a coincident short gamma-ray burst, GRB 170817A. An …
Dark Energy Survey Year 3 results: Constraints on extensions to with weak lensing and galaxy clustering
We constrain six possible extensions to the Λ cold dark matter (CDM) model using
measurements from the Dark Energy Survey's first three years of observations, alone and in …
measurements from the Dark Energy Survey's first three years of observations, alone and in …