Luminous supernovae

A Gal-Yam - Science, 2012‏ - science.org
Supernovae, the luminous explosions of stars, have been observed since antiquity.
However, various examples of superluminous supernovae (SLSNe; luminosities> 7× 1043 …

Optical emission from a kilonova following a gravitational-wave-detected neutron-star merger

I Arcavi, G Hosseinzadeh, DA Howell, C McCully… - Nature, 2017‏ - nature.com
The merger of two neutron stars has been predicted to produce an optical–infrared transient
(lasting a few days) known as a 'kilonova', powered by the radioactive decay of neutron-rich …

Distinguishing tidal disruption events from impostors

A Zabludoff, I Arcavi, S La Massa, HB Perets… - Space Science …, 2021‏ - Springer
Recent claimed detections of tidal disruption events (TDEs) in multi-wavelength data have
opened potential new windows into the evolution and properties of otherwise dormant …

An embedded X-ray source shines through the aspherical AT 2018cow: revealing the inner workings of the most luminous fast-evolving optical transients

R Margutti, BD Metzger, R Chornock… - The Astrophysical …, 2019‏ - iopscience.iop.org
We present the first extensive radio to γ-ray observations of a fast-rising blue optical
transient, AT 2018cow, over its first∼ 100 days. AT 2018cow rose over a few days to a peak …

The diversity of Type II supernova versus the similarity in their progenitors

S Valenti, DA Howell, MD Stritzinger… - Monthly Notices of …, 2016‏ - academic.oup.com
High-quality collections of Type II supernova (SN) light curves are scarce because they
evolve for hundreds of days, making follow-up observations time consuming and often …

Characterizing the V-band Light-curves of Hydrogen-rich Type II Supernovae

JP Anderson, S González-Gaitán… - The Astrophysical …, 2014‏ - iopscience.iop.org
We present an analysis of the diversity of V-band light-curves of hydrogen-rich type II
supernovae. Analyzing a sample of 116 supernovae, several magnitude measurements are …

The death of massive stars–I. Observational constraints on the progenitors of Type II-P supernovae

SJ Smartt, JJ Eldridge, RM Crockett… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2009‏ - academic.oup.com
We present the results of a 10.5-yr, volume-limited (28-Mpc) search for supernova (SN)
progenitor stars. In doing so we compile all SNe discovered within this volume (132, of …

[كتاب][B] Supernova explosions

D Branch, JC Wheeler - 2017‏ - Springer
JCW had long wanted to write a new monograph on supernovae. Despite an immense
explosion in the literature and many review articles, there had not been one since that of …

Berkeley Supernova Ia Program–I. Observations, data reduction and spectroscopic sample of 582 low-redshift Type Ia supernovae

JM Silverman, RJ Foley, AV Filippenko… - Monthly Notices of …, 2012‏ - academic.oup.com
In this first paper in a series, we present 1298 low-redshift (z≲ 0.2) optical spectra of 582
Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) observed from 1989 to 2008 as part of the Berkeley Supernova …

Determining the type, redshift, and age of a supernova spectrum

S Blondin, JL Tonry - The Astrophysical Journal, 2007‏ - iopscience.iop.org
We present an algorithm to identify the type of an SN spectrum and to determine its redshift
and age. This algorithm, based on the correlation techniques of Tonry & Davis, is …