The complete light-curve sample of spectroscopically confirmed SNe Ia from Pan-STARRS1 and cosmological constraints from the combined pantheon sample

DM Scolnic, DO Jones, A Rest, YC Pan… - The Astrophysical …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
We present optical light curves, redshifts, and classifications for 365 spectroscopically
confirmed Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) discovered by the Pan-STARRS1 (PS1) Medium …

The saga survey. ii. building a statistical sample of satellite systems around milky way–like galaxies

YY Mao, M Geha, RH Wechsler, B Weiner… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the Stage II results from the ongoing Satellites Around Galactic Analogs (SAGA)
Survey. Upon completion, the SAGA Survey will spectroscopically identify satellite galaxies …

The robotic multiobject focal plane system of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI)

JH Silber, P Fagrelius, K Fanning… - The Astronomical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
A system of 5020 robotic fiber positioners was installed in 2019 on the Mayall Telescope, at
Kitt Peak National Observatory. The robots automatically retarget their optical fibers every 10 …

3D-HST WFC3-selected photometric catalogs in the five CANDELS/3D-HST fields: photometry, photometric redshifts, and stellar masses

RE Skelton, KE Whitaker, IG Momcheva… - The Astrophysical …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
ABSTRACT The 3D-HST and CANDELS programs have provided WFC3 and ACS
spectroscopy and photometry over≈ 900 arcmin 2 in five fields: AEGIS, COSMOS, GOODS …

The MaNGA integral field unit fiber feed system for the Sloan 2.5 m telescope

N Drory, N MacDonald, MA Bershady… - The Astronomical …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
We describe the design, manufacture, and performance of bare-fiber integral field units
(IFUs) for the SDSS-IV survey Map** Nearby Galaxies at Apache Point Observatory …

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 …

The SAGA Survey. I. Satellite galaxy populations around eight Milky Way analogs

M Geha, RH Wechsler, YY Mao… - The Astrophysical …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the survey strategy and early results of the" Satellites Around Galactic
Analogs"(SAGA) Survey. The SAGA Survey's goal is to measure the distribution of satellite …

Mid-infrared Selection of active galactic nuclei with the wide-field infrared survey explorer. II. Properties of WISE-selected active galactic nuclei in the NDWFS Boötes …

RJ Assef, D Stern, CS Kochanek, AW Blain… - The Astrophysical …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
Stern et al. presented a study of Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) selection of
active galactic nuclei (AGNs) in the 2 deg 2 COSMOS field, finding that a simple criterion W1 …

An ultraviolet–optical flare from the tidal disruption of a helium-rich stellar core

S Gezari, R Chornock, A Rest, ME Huber, K Forster… - Nature, 2012 - nature.com
The flare of radiation from the tidal disruption and accretion of a star can be used as a
marker for supermassive black holes that otherwise lie dormant and undetected in the …

Spectral energy distributions and multiwavelength selection of type 1 quasars

GT Richards, M Lacy, LJ Storrie-Lombardi… - The Astrophysical …, 2006 - iopscience.iop.org
We present an analysis of the mid-infrared (MIR) and optical properties of type 1 (broad-line)
quasars detected by the Spitzer Space Telescope. The MIR color-redshift relation is …