Search Results - "Drout, Maria R."
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The Lanthanide Fraction Distribution in Metal-poor Stars: A Test of Neutron Star Mergers as the Dominant r-process Site
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-09-2019)“…Multimessenger observations of the neutron star merger GW170817 and its kilonova proved that neutron star mergers can synthesize large quantities of r-process…”
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Collapsar R-process Yields Can Reproduce [Eu/Fe] Abundance Scatter in Metal-poor Stars
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-07-2021)“…Abstract It is unclear if neutron star mergers can explain the observed r -process abundances of metal-poor stars. Collapsars, defined here as rotating massive…”
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A cool and inflated progenitor candidate for the Type Ib supernova 2019yvr at 2.6 yr before explosion
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-06-2021)“…ABSTRACT We present Hubble Space Telescope imaging of a pre-explosion counterpart to SN 2019yvr obtained 2.6 yr before its explosion as a type Ib supernova…”
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The Nickel Mass Distribution of Stripped-envelope Supernovae: Implications for Additional Power Sources
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-09-2021)“…Abstract We perform a systematic study of the 56 Ni mass ( M Ni ) of 27 stripped-envelope supernovae (SESNe) by modeling their light-curve tails, highlighting…”
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The First Systematic Study of Type Ibc Supernova Multi-band Light Curves
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-11-2011)“…We present detailed optical photometry for 25 Type Ibc supernovae (SNe Ibc) within d 150 Mpc obtained with the robotic Palomar 60 inch telescope in 2004-2007…”
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Spectroscopic r-process Abundance Retrieval for Kilonovae. II. Lanthanides in the Inferred Abundance Patterns of Multicomponent Ejecta from the GW170817 Kilonova
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-02-2024)“…Abstract In kilonovae, freshly synthesized r -process elements imprint features on optical spectra, as observed in AT2017gfo, the counterpart to the GW170817…”
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Spectroscopic r-Process Abundance Retrieval for Kilonovae. I. The Inferred Abundance Pattern of Early Emission from GW170817
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-02-2023)“…Abstract Freshly synthesized r -process elements in kilonovae ejecta imprint absorption features on optical spectra, as observed in the GW170817 binary neutron…”
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A Deep CFHT Optical Search for a Counterpart to the Possible Neutron Star-Black Hole Merger GW190814
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-06-2020)“…We present a wide-field optical imaging search for electromagnetic counterparts to the likely neutron star-black hole (NS-BH) merger GW190814/S190814bv. This…”
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SN 2023ixf in Messier 101: A Variable Red Supergiant as the Progenitor Candidate to a Type II Supernova
Published in Astrophysical journal. Letters (01-07-2023)“…Abstract We present preexplosion optical and infrared (IR) imaging at the site of the type II supernova (SN II) 2023ixf in Messier 101 at 6.9 Mpc. We…”
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The Luminosity Function of Red Supergiants in M31
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-01-2020)“…The mass-loss rates of red supergiant stars (RSGs) are poorly constrained by direct measurements, and yet the subsequent evolution of these stars depends…”
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First ALMA Light Curve Constrains Refreshed Reverse Shocks and Jet Magnetization in GRB 161219B
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-08-2018)“…We present detailed multiwavelength observations of GRB 161219B at z = 0.1475, spanning the radio to X-ray regimes, and the first Atacama Large…”
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Binary Yellow Supergiants in the Magellanic Clouds. I. Photometric Candidate Identification
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-11-2024)“…Abstract Recent works have constrained the binary fraction of evolved populations of massive stars in local galaxies such as red supergiants and Wolf–Rayet…”
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Variability of Red Supergiants in M31 from the Palomar Transient Factory
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-05-2018)“…Most massive stars end their lives as red supergiants (RSGs), a short-lived evolutionary phase when they are known to pulsate with varying amplitudes. The RSG…”
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Late-time Hubble Space Telescope Observations of AT 2018cow. II. Evolution of a UV-bright Underlying Source 2–4 Yr Post-discovery
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-09-2023)“…Abstract In this second of a two-paper series, we present a detailed analysis of three Hubble Space Telescope observations taken ∼2–4 yr post-discovery,…”
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Origin of High-velocity Ejecta, Excess Emission, and Redward Color Evolution in the Infant Type Ia Supernova 2021aefx
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-12-2023)“…Abstract SN 2021aefx is a normal Type Ia supernova (SN) showing excess emission and redward color evolution over the first ∼ 2 days. We present analyses of…”
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The Largest M Dwarf Flares from ASAS-SN
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-05-2019)“…The All-sky Automated Survey for Supernovae (ASAS-SN) is the only project in existence to scan the entire sky in optical light approximately every day,…”
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An Untargeted Search for Radio-emitting Tidal Disruption Events in the VAST Pilot Survey
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-10-2024)“…Abstract We present a systematic search for tidal disruption events (TDEs) using radio data from the Variables and Slow Transients (VAST) Pilot Survey…”
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GRB 130606A AS A PROBE OF THE INTERGALACTIC MEDIUM AND THE INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM IN A STAR-FORMING GALAXY IN THE FIRST Gyr AFTER THE BIG BANG
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-09-2013)“…We present high signal-to-noise ratio Gemini and MMT spectroscopy of the optical afterglow of the gamma-ray burst (GRB) 130606A at redshift z = 5.913,…”
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The Center of Expansion and Age of the Oxygen-rich Supernova Remnant 1E 0102.2-7219
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-05-2021)“…Abstract We present new proper-motion measurements of optically emitting oxygen-rich knots of supernova remnant 1E 0102.2-7219 (E0102), which are used to…”
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Cool, Luminous, and Highly Variable Stars in the Magellanic Clouds from ASAS-SN: Implications for Thorne–Żytkow Objects and Super-asymptotic Giant Branch Stars
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-10-2020)“…Abstract Stars with unusual properties can provide a wealth of information about rare stages of stellar evolution and exotic physics. However, determining the…”
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