Theory and diagnostics of hot star mass loss
JS Vink - Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Massive stars have strong stellar winds that direct their evolution through the upper
Hertzsprung–Russell diagram and determine the black hole mass function. Furthermore …
Hertzsprung–Russell diagram and determine the black hole mass function. Furthermore …
Progenitors of core-collapse supernovae
SJ Smartt - Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2009 - annualreviews.org
Knowledge of the progenitors of core-collapse supernovae is a fundamental component in
understanding the explosions. The recent progress in finding such stars is reviewed. The …
understanding the explosions. The recent progress in finding such stars is reviewed. The …
The zwicky transient facility: science objectives
Abstract The Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF), a public–private enterprise, is a new time-
domain survey employing a dedicated camera on the Palomar 48-inch Schmidt telescope …
domain survey employing a dedicated camera on the Palomar 48-inch Schmidt telescope …
Pulsational pair-instability supernovae
SE Woosley - The Astrophysical Journal, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
The final evolution of stars in the mass range 70–140${\text {}}{M} _ {\odot} $ is explored.
Depending upon their mass loss history and rotation rates, these stars will end their lives as …
Depending upon their mass loss history and rotation rates, these stars will end their lives as …
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 …
normal Type II-P/L SN with confirmed precursor emission, as detected by the Young …
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 …
Constraints from gravitational-wave detections of binary black hole mergers on the 12C (α, γ) 16O rate
Gravitational-wave detections are starting to allow us to probe the physical processes in the
evolution of very massive stars through the imprints they leave on their final remnants …
evolution of very massive stars through the imprints they leave on their final remnants …
Observational constraints on the progenitors of core-collapse supernovae: the case for missing high-mass stars
SJ Smartt - Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, 2015 - cambridge.org
Over the last 15 years, the supernova community has endeavoured to directly identify
progenitor stars for core-collapse supernovae discovered in nearby galaxies. These …
progenitor stars for core-collapse supernovae discovered in nearby galaxies. These …
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 …
Early hard X-rays from the nearby core-collapse supernova SN 2023ixf
BW Grefenstette, M Brightman… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We present NuSTAR observations of the nearby SN 2023ixf in M101 (d= 6.9 Mpc) that
provide the earliest hard X-ray detection of a nonrelativistic stellar explosion to date at δt≈ 4 …
provide the earliest hard X-ray detection of a nonrelativistic stellar explosion to date at δt≈ 4 …