Search Results - "Kirshner, R. P"

Simulations of the WFIRST Supernova Survey and Forecasts of Cosmological Constraints by Hounsell, R., Scolnic, D., Foley, R. J., Kessler, R., Miranda, V., Avelino, A., Bohlin, R. C., Filippenko, A. V., Frieman, J., Jha, S. W., Kelly, P. L., Kirshner, R. P., Mandel, K., Rest, A., Riess, A. G., Rodney, S. A., Strolger, L.

“…The Wide Field InfraRed Survey Telescope (WFIRST) was the highest-ranked large space-based mission of the 2010 New Worlds, New Horizons decadal survey. It is…”
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Hydrogen-poor Superluminous Supernovae from the Pan-STARRS1 Medium Deep Survey by Lunnan, R., Chornock, R., Berger, E., Jones, D. O., Rest, A., Czekala, I., Dittmann, J., Drout, M. R., Foley, R. J., Fong, W., Kirshner, R. P., Laskar, T., Leibler, C. N., Margutti, R., Milisavljevic, D., Narayan, G., Pan, Y.-C., Riess, A. G., Roth, K. C., Sanders, N. E., Scolnic, D., Smartt, S. J., Smith, K. W., Chambers, K. C., Draper, P. W., Flewelling, H., Huber, M. E., Kaiser, N., Kudritzki, R. P., Magnier, E. A., Metcalfe, N., Wainscoat, R. J., Waters, C., Willman, M.

“…We present light curves and classification spectra of 17 hydrogen-poor superluminous supernovae (SLSNe) from the Pan-STARRS1 Medium Deep Survey (PS1 MDS). Our…”
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The Luminous and Carbon-rich Supernova 2006gz: A Double Degenerate Merger? by Hicken, M, Garnavich, P. M, Prieto, J. L, Blondin, S, DePoy, D. L, Kirshner, R. P, Parrent, J

“…Spectra and light curves of SN 2006gz show the strongest signature of unburned carbon and one of the slowest fading light curves ever seen in a Type Ia event […”
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An ultraviolet–optical flare from the tidal disruption of a helium-rich stellar core by Gezari, S., Chornock, R., Rest, A., Huber, M. E., Forster, K., Berger, E., Challis, P. J., Neill, J. D., Martin, D. C., Heckman, T., Lawrence, A., Norman, C., Narayan, G., Foley, R. J., Marion, G. H., Scolnic, D., Chomiuk, L., Soderberg, A., Smith, K., Kirshner, R. P., Riess, A. G., Smartt, S. J., Stubbs, C. W., Tonry, J. L., Wood-Vasey, W. M., Burgett, W. S., Chambers, K. C., Grav, T., Heasley, J. N., Kaiser, N., Kudritzki, R.-P., Magnier, E. A., Morgan, J. S., Price, P. A.

“…The observation of a flare of radiation from the centre of an inactive galaxy fits a model of the tidal disruption of a helium-rich stellar core and its…”
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Carnegie Supernova Project-II: Near-infrared Spectroscopy of Stripped-envelope Core-collapse Supernovae by Shahbandeh, M., Hsiao, E. Y., Ashall, C., Teffs, J., Hoeflich, P., Morrell, N., Phillips, M. M., Anderson, J. P., Baron, E., Burns, C. R., Contreras, C., Davis, S., Diamond, T. R., Folatelli, G., Galbany, L., Gall, C., Hachinger, S., Holmbo, S., Karamehmetoglu, E., Kasliwal, M. M., Kirshner, R. P., Krisciunas, K., Kumar, S., Lu, J., Marion, G. H., Mazzali, P. A., Piro, A. L., Sand, D. J., Stritzinger, M. D., Suntzeff, N. B., Taddia, F., Uddin, S. A.

“…Abstract We present 75 near-infrared (NIR; 0.8−2.5 μ m) spectra of 34 stripped-envelope core-collapse supernovae (SESNe) obtained by the Carnegie Supernova…”
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THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF EJECTA IN SUPERNOVA 1987A AT 10,000 DAYS by Larsson, J., Fransson, C., Spyromilio, J., Leibundgut, B., Challis, P., Chevalier, R. A., France, K., Jerkstrand, A., Kirshner, R. P., Lundqvist, P., Matsuura, M., McCray, R., Smith, N., Sollerman, J., Garnavich, P., Heng, K., Lawrence, S., Mattila, S., Migotto, K., Sonneborn, G., Taddia, F., Wheeler, J. C.

“…ABSTRACT Due to its proximity, SN 1987A offers a unique opportunity to directly observe the geometry of a stellar explosion as it unfolds. Here we present…”
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The Matter Beyond the Ring: The Recent Evolution of SN 1987A Observed by the Hubble Space Telescope by Larsson, J., Fransson, C., Alp, D., Challis, P., Chevalier, R. A., France, K., Kirshner, R. P., Lawrence, S., Leibundgut, B., Lundqvist, P., Mattila, S., Migotto, K., Sollerman, J., Sonneborn, G., Spyromilio, J., Suntzeff, N. B., Wheeler, J. C.

“…The nearby SN 1987A offers a spatially resolved view of the evolution of a young supernova (SN) remnant. Here we present recent Hubble Space Telescope imaging…”
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Extensive HST ultraviolet spectra and multiwavelength observations of SN 2014J in M82 indicate reddening and circumstellar scattering by typical dust by Foley, Ryan J., Fox, O. D., McCully, C., Phillips, M. M., Sand, D. J., Zheng, W., Challis, P., Filippenko, A. V., Folatelli, G., Hillebrandt, W., Hsiao, E. Y., Jha, S. W., Kirshner, R. P., Kromer, M., Marion, G. H., Nelson, M., Pakmor, R., Pignata, G., Röpke, F. K., Seitenzahl, I. R., Silverman, J. M., Skrutskie, M., Stritzinger, M. D.

“…SN 2014J in M82 is the closest detected Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) in at least 28 yr and perhaps in 410 yr. Despite its small distance of 3.3 Mpc, SN 2014J is…”
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Double-Peaked Oxygen Lines Are Not Rare in Nebular Spectra of Core-Collapse Supernovae by Modjaz, M, Kirshner, R. P, Blondin, S, Challis, P, Matheson, T

“…Double-peaked oxygen lines in the nebular spectra of two peculiar Type Ib/c supernovae (SNe Ib/c) have been interpreted as off-axis views of a GRB jet or…”
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The morphology of the ejecta of SN 1987A at 31 yr from 1150 to 10 000 Å by Kangas, T, Fransson, C, Larsson, J, France, K, Chevalier, R A, Kirshner, R P, Lundqvist, P, Mattila, S, Sollerman, J, Utrobin, V P

“…ABSTRACT We present spectroscopy of the ejecta of SN 1987A in 2017 and 2018 from the Hubble Space Telescope and the Very Large Telescope, covering the…”
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A Second Case of Variable Na I D Lines in a Highly Reddened Type Ia Supernova by Blondin, S, Prieto, J. L, Patat, F, Challis, P, Hicken, M, Kirshner, R. P, Matheson, T, Modjaz, M

“…Recent high-resolution spectra of the Type Ia supernova SN 2006X have revealed the presence of time-variable and blueshifted Na I D features, interpreted by…”
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500 days of SN 2013dy: spectra and photometry from the ultraviolet to the infrared by Pan, Y.-C., Foley, R. J., Kromer, M., Fox, O. D., Zheng, W., Challis, P., Clubb, K. I., Filippenko, A. V., Folatelli, G., Graham, M. L., Hillebrandt, W., Kirshner, R. P., Lee, W. H., Pakmor, R., Patat, F., Phillips, M. M., Pignata, G., Röpke, F., Seitenzahl, I., Silverman, J. M., Simon, J. D., Sternberg, A., Stritzinger, M. D., Taubenberger, S., Vinko, J., Wheeler, J. C.

“…SN 2013dy is a Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) for which we have compiled an extraordinary data set spanning from 0.1 to ∼ 500 d after explosion. We present 10…”
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Carnegie Supernova Project-II: Near-infrared Spectroscopic Diversity of Type II Supernovae by Davis, S., Hsiao, E. Y., Ashall, C., Hoeflich, P., Phillips, M. M., Marion, G. H., Kirshner, R. P., Morrell, N., Sand, D. J., Burns, C., Contreras, C., Stritzinger, M., Anderson, J. P., Baron, E., Diamond, T., Gutiérrez, C. P., Hamuy, M., Holmbo, S., Kasliwal, M. M., Krisciunas, K., Kumar, S., Lu, J., Pessi, P. J., Piro, A. L., Prieto, J. L., Shahbandeh, M., Suntzeff, N. B.

“…We present 81 near-infrared (NIR) spectra of 30 Type II supernovae (SNe II) from the Carnegie Supernova Project-II (CSP-II), the largest such data set…”
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Near-infrared and Optical Nebular-phase Spectra of Type Ia Supernovae SN 2013aa and SN 2017cbv in NGC 5643 by Kumar, Sahana, Hsiao, Eric Y., Ashall, C., Phillips, M. M., Morrell, N., Hoeflich, P., Burns, C. R., Galbany, L., Baron, E., Contreras, C., Davis, S., Diamond, T., Förster, F., Graham, M. L., Karamehmetoglu, E., Kirshner, R. P., Koribalski, B., Krisciunas, K., Lu, J., Marion, G. H., Pessi, P. J., Piro, A. L., Shahbandeh, M., Stritzinger, M. D., Suntzeff, N. B., Uddin, S. A.

“…Abstract We present multiwavelength time-series spectroscopy of SN 2013aa and SN 2017cbv, two Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) on the outskirts of the same host…”
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A Physical Basis for the H-band Blue-edge Velocity and Light-curve Shape Correlation in Context of Type Ia Supernova Explosion Physics by Ashall, C., Hoeflich, P., Hsiao, E. Y., Phillips, M. M., Stritzinger, M., Baron, E., Piro, A. L., Burns, C., Contreras, C., Davis, S., Galbany, L., Holmbo, S., Kirshner, R. P., Krisciunas, K., Marion, G. H., Morrell, N., Sand, D. J., Shahbandeh, M., Suntzeff, N. B., Taddia, F.

“…Our recent work demonstrates a correlation between the high-velocity blue edge, vedge, of the iron-peak Fe/Co/Ni H-band emission feature and the optical…”
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Early-Time Photometry and Spectroscopy of the Fast Evolving SN 2006aj Associated with GRB 060218 by Modjaz, M, Stanek, K. Z, Garnavich, P. M, Berlind, P, Blondin, S, Brown, W, Calkins, M, Challis, P, Diamond-Stanic, A. M, Hao, H, Hicken, M, Kirshner, R P, Prieto, J. L

“…We present early photometric and spectroscopic data on the afterglow of GRB 060218 and report the evolution of the underlying supernova SN 2006aj. Our data…”
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Scrutinizing Exotic Cosmological Models Using ESSENCE Supernova Data Combined with Other Cosmological Probes by Davis, T. M, Mörtsell, E, Sollerman, J, Becker, A. C, Blondin, S, Challis, P, Clocchiatti, A, Filippenko, A. V, Foley, R. J, Garnavich, P. M, Jha, S, Krisciunas, K, Kirshner, R. P, Leibundgut, B, Li, W, Matheson, T, Miknaitis, G, Pignata, G, Rest, A, Riess, A. G, Schmidt, B. P, Smith, R. C, Spyromilio, J, Stubbs, C. W, Suntzeff, N. B, Tonry, J. L, Wood-Vasey, W. M, Zenteno, A

“…The first cosmological results from the ESSENCE supernova survey (Wood-Vasey and coworkers) are extended to a wider range of cosmological models including…”
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From Shock Breakout to Peak and Beyond: Extensive Panchromatic Observations of the Type Ib Supernova 2008D Associated with Swift X-ray Transient 080109 by Modjaz, M, Li, W, Butler, N, Chornock, R, Perley, D, Blondin, S, Bloom, J. S, Filippenko, A. V, Kirshner, R. P, Kocevski, D, Poznanski, D, Hicken, M, Foley, R. J, Stringfellow, G. S, Berlind, P, Barrado y Navascues, D, Blake, C. H, Bouy, H, Brown, W. R, Challis, P, Chen, H, de Vries, W. H, Dufour, P, Falco, E, Friedman, A, Ganeshalingam, M, Garnavich, P, Holden, B, Illingworth, G, Lee, N, Liebert, J, Marion, G. H, Olivier, S. S, Prochaska, J. X, Silverman, J. M, Smith, N, Starr, D, Steele, T. N, Stockton, A, Williams, G. G, Wood-Vasey, W. M

“…We present extensive early photometric (ultraviolet through near-infrared) and spectroscopic (optical and near-infrared) data on supernova (SN) 2008D as well…”
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1991T-like Supernovae by Phillips, M. M., Ashall, C., Brown, Peter J., Galbany, L., Tucker, M. A., Burns, Christopher R., Contreras, Carlos, Hoeflich, P., Hsiao, E. Y., Kumar, S., Morrell, Nidia, Uddin, Syed A., Baron, E., Freedman, Wendy L., Krisciunas, Kevin, Persson, S. E., Piro, Anthony L., Shappee, B. J., Stritzinger, Maximilian, Suntzeff, Nicholas B., Chakraborty, Sudeshna, Kirshner, R. P., Lu, J., Marion, G. H., Polin, Abigail, Shahbandeh, M.

“…Abstract Understanding the nature of the luminous 1991T-like supernovae (SNe) is of great importance to SN cosmology as they are likely to have been more…”
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The broad-lined Type Ic supernova 2003jd by Valenti, S., Benetti, S., Cappellaro, E., Patat, F., Mazzali, P., Turatto, M., Hurley, K., Maeda, K., Gal-Yam, A., Foley, R. J., Filippenko, A. V., Pastorello, A., Challis, P., Frontera, F., Harutyunyan, A., Iye, M., Kawabata, K., Kirshner, R. P., Li, W., Lipkin, Y. M., Matheson, T., Nomoto, K., Ofek, E. O., Ohyama, Y., Pian, E., Poznanski, D., Salvo, M., Sauer, D. N., Schmidt, B. P., Soderberg, A., Zampieri, L.

“…The results of a worldwide coordinated observational campaign on the broad-lined Type Ic supernova (SN Ic) 2003jd are presented. In total, 74 photometric data…”
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