Search Results - "Kawabata, Koji S."
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A type Ia supernova at the heart of superluminous transient SN 2006gy
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (24-01-2020)“…Superluminous supernovae radiate up to 100 times more energy than normal supernovae. The origin of this energy and the nature of the stellar progenitors of…”
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SN 2020uem: a Possible Thermonuclear Explosion within a Dense Circumstellar Medium. I. The Nature of Type IIn/Ia-CSM SNe from Photometry and Spectroscopy
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-02-2023)“…Abstract We have performed intensive follow-up observations of a Type IIn/Ia-CSM supernova (SN IIn/Ia-CSM), 2020uem, with photometry, spectroscopy, and…”
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Three-dimensional Explosion Geometry of Stripped-envelope Core-collapse Supernovae. II. Modeling of Polarization
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-03-2017)“…We present modeling of line polarization to study the multidimensional geometry of stripped-envelope core-collapse supernovae (SNe). We demonstrate that a…”
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Narrow Fe–Kα Reverberation Mapping Unveils the Deactivated Broad-line Region in a Changing-look Active Galactic Nucleus
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-01-2023)“…Abstract “Changing-look active galactic nuclei” (CLAGNs) are known to change their apparent types between types 1 and 2, usually accompanied by a drastic…”
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Late-phase Spectropolarimetric Observations of Superluminous Supernova SN 2017egm to Probe the Geometry of the Inner Ejecta
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-05-2020)“…We present our spectropolarimetric observations of SN 2017egm, a Type I superluminous supernova (SLSN-I) in a nearby galaxy NGC 3191, with the Subaru telescope…”
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Far-ultraviolet to Near-infrared Observations of SN 2023ixf: A High-energy Explosion Engulfed in Complex Circumstellar Material
Published in Astrophysical journal. Letters (01-09-2023)“…Abstract We present early-phase panchromatic photometric and spectroscopic coverage spanning the far-ultraviolet to near-infrared regime of the nearest…”
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SN 2018gj: A Short Plateau Type II Supernova with Persistent Blueshifted Ha Emission
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-09-2023)“…Abstract We present an extensive, panchromatic photometric (UV, optical, and near-IR) and low-resolution optical spectroscopic coverage of a Type IIP supernova…”
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Interstellar Polarization Survey. III. Relation between Optical Polarization and Reddening in the General Interstellar Medium
Published in The Astronomical journal (01-07-2023)“…Abstract Optical starlight can be partially polarized while propagating through the dusty, magnetized interstellar medium (ISM). The polarization efficiency…”
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Magnetic Fields in the Southern Coalsack and Beyond
Published in The Astronomical journal (01-04-2024)“…Abstract Starlight polarimetry, when combined with accurate distance measurements, allows for exploration of the three-dimensional structure of local magnetic…”
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Light-curve properties of SN 2017fgc and HV SNe Ia
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-04-2021)“…ABSTRACT Photometric and spectroscopic observations of Type Ia supernova (SN) 2017fgc, which cover the period from −12 to + 137 d since the B-band maximum are…”
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Spectropolarimetry of the superwind filaments of the starburst galaxy M 82 II: Kinematics of the dust surrounding the nuclear starburst
Published in Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan (01-08-2019)“…Abstract We performed deep spectropolarimetric observations of the prototypical starburst galaxy M 82 with the Subaru Telescope in order to study the…”
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Tomographic Imaging of the Sagittarius Spiral Arm's Magnetic Field Structure
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-01-2024)“…Abstract The Galactic global magnetic field is thought to play a vital role in shaping Galactic structures such as spiral arms and giant molecular clouds…”
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Interstellar Polarization Survey. II. General Interstellar Medium
Published in The Astronomical journal (01-03-2023)“…Abstract Magnetic fields permeate the entire Galaxy and are essential to, for example, the regulation of several stages of the star formation process and…”
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Calcium-rich Transient SN 2019ehk in a Star-forming Environment: Yet Another Candidate for a Precursor of a Double Neutron-star Binary
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-05-2021)“…Abstract We present optical and near-infrared observations of SN 2019ehk, which was initially reported as a Type Ib supernova (SN). We show that it evolved to…”
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Interstellar Polarization Survey. IV. Characterizing the Magnetic Field Strength and Turbulent Dispersion Using Optical Starlight Polarization in the Diffuse Interstellar Medium
Published in The Astronomical journal (01-07-2024)“…Abstract Angular dispersion functions are typically used to estimate the fluctuations in polarization angle around the mean magnetic field orientation in dense…”
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SN 2020uem: a Possible Thermonuclear Explosion within a Dense Circumstellar Medium (II). The Properties of the CSM from Polarimetry and Light-curve Modeling
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-02-2023)“…Abstract Type IIn/Ia-CSM supernovae (SNe IIn/Ia-CSM) are classified by their characteristic spectra, which exhibit narrow hydrogen emission lines originating…”
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(3200) Phaethon polarimetry in the negative branch: new evidence for the anhydrous nature of the DESTINY+ target asteroid
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Letters (01-10-2022)“…ABSTRACT We report on the first polarimetric study of (3200) Phaethon, the target of JAXA’s DESTINY+ mission, in the negative branch to ensure its anhydrous…”
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SN 2017czd: A Rapidly Evolving Supernova from a Weak Explosion of a Type IIb Supernova Progenitor
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-04-2019)“…We present optical and near-infrared observations of the rapidly evolving supernova (SN) 2017czd that shows hydrogen features. The optical light curves exhibit…”
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Origins of the Long-term Variability of the Near-infrared Emission of the Black Hole X-Ray Binary GRS 1915+105 in the X-Ray Low Luminous State
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-08-2021)“…Abstract Since 2018 July, the black hole X-ray binary GRS 1915+105 has been in an X-ray low luminous state (XLLS), which is the faintest period ever observed…”
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Bridging between Type IIb and Ib Supernovae: SN IIb 2022crv with a Very Thin Hydrogen Envelope
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-11-2023)“…Abstract We present optical, near-infrared, and radio observations of supernova (SN) SN IIb 2022crv. We show that it retained a very thin H envelope and…”
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