Search Results - "Sand, David J"
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THE DENSITY PROFILES OF MASSIVE, RELAXED GALAXY CLUSTERS. II. SEPARATING LUMINOUS AND DARK MATTER IN CLUSTER CORES
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-03-2013)“…We present stellar and dark matter (DM) density profiles for a sample of seven massive, relaxed galaxy clusters derived from strong and weak gravitational…”
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High-resolution Spectroscopy of SN 2023ixf’s First Week: Engulfing the Asymmetric Circumstellar Material
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-10-2023)“…Abstract We present a series of high-resolution echelle spectra of SN 2023ixf in M101, obtained nightly during the first week or so after discovery using PEPSI…”
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A Deeper Look at the New Milky Way Satellites: Sagittarius II, Reticulum II, Phoenix II, and Tucana III
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-08-2018)“…Abstract We present deep Magellan /Megacam stellar photometry of four recently discovered faint Milky Way satellites: Sagittarius II (Sgr II), Reticulum II…”
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THE DENSITY PROFILES OF MASSIVE, RELAXED GALAXY CLUSTERS. I. THE TOTAL DENSITY OVER THREE DECADES IN RADIUS
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-03-2013)“…Clusters of galaxies are excellent locations to probe the distribution of baryons and dark matter (DM) over a wide range of scales. We study a sample of seven…”
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Systematically Measuring Ultradiffuse Galaxies (SMUDGes). IV. Ultradiffuse Satellites of Milky Way Analogs
Published in The Astronomical journal (01-11-2023)“…Abstract To better understand the formation of large, low-surface-brightness galaxies, we measure the correlation function between ultradiffuse galaxy (UDG)…”
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The Young and Nearby Normal Type Ia Supernova 2018gv: UV-optical Observations and the Earliest Spectropolarimetry
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-10-2020)“…Abstract The nondetection of companion stars in SN Ia progenitor systems lends support to the notion of double-degenerate systems and explosions triggered by…”
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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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Hubble Space Telescope Observations of NGC 253 Dwarf Satellites: Three Ultra-faint Dwarf Galaxies
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-02-2022)“…Abstract We present deep Hubble Space Telescope (HST) imaging of five faint dwarf galaxies associated with the nearby spiral NGC 253 (D ≈ 3.5 Mpc). Three of…”
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Early Spectroscopy and Dense Circumstellar Medium Interaction in SN 2023ixf
Published in Astrophysical journal. Letters (01-10-2023)“…Abstract We present the optical spectroscopic evolution of SN 2023ixf seen in subnight cadence spectra from 1.18 to 15 days after explosion. We identify…”
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The Gravitational Wave Treasure Map: A Tool to Coordinate, Visualize, and Assess the Electromagnetic Follow-up of Gravitational-wave Events
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-05-2020)“…We present the Gravitational Wave (GW) Treasure Map, a tool to coordinate, visualize, and assess the electromagnetic (EM) followup of GW events. With typical…”
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Shock Cooling and Possible Precursor Emission in the Early Light Curve of the Type II SN 2023ixf
Published in Astrophysical journal. Letters (01-08-2023)“…Abstract We present the densely sampled early light curve of the Type II supernova (SN) 2023ixf, first observed within hours of explosion in the nearby…”
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SN 2012cg: EVIDENCE FOR INTERACTION BETWEEN A NORMAL SN Ia AND A NON-DEGENERATE BINARY COMPANION
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-04-2016)“…ABSTRACT We report evidence for excess blue light from the Type Ia supernova (Sn Ia) SN 2012cg at 15 and 16 days before maximum B-band brightness. The emission…”
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Gas-rich, Field Ultra-diffuse Galaxies Host Few Gobular Clusters
Published in Astrophysical journal. Letters (01-01-2023)“…Abstract We present Hubble Space Telescope imaging of 14 gas-rich, low-surface-brightness galaxies in the field at distances of 25–36 Mpc, with mean effective…”
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A Luminous Red Supergiant and Dusty Long-period Variable Progenitor for SN 2023ixf
Published in Astrophysical journal. Letters (01-08-2023)“…Abstract We analyze pre-explosion near- and mid-infrared (IR) imaging of the site of SN 2023ixf in the nearby spiral galaxy M101 and characterize the candidate…”
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Reverberation Mapping of Optical Emission Lines in Five Active Galaxies
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-05-2017)“…We present the first results from an optical reverberation mapping campaign executed in 2014 targeting the active galactic nuclei (AGNs) MCG+08-11-011, NGC…”
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The CASSOWARY spectroscopy survey: a new sample of gravitationally lensed galaxies in SDSS
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-12-2013)“…Bright gravitationally lensed galaxies provide our most detailed view of galaxies at high redshift. The very brightest (r < 21) systems enable high spatial and…”
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Hubble Space Telescope Observations of Two Faint Dwarf Satellites of Nearby LMC Analogs from MADCASH
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-03-2021)“…Abstract We present a deep Hubble Space Telescope (HST) imaging study of two dwarf galaxies in the halos of Local Volume Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) analogs…”
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A Comprehensive Optical Search for Pre-explosion Outbursts from the Quiescent Progenitor of SN 2023ixf
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-11-2023)“…Abstract We perform a comprehensive search for optical precursor emission at the position of SN 2023ixf using data from the DLT40, ZTF, and ATLAS surveys. By…”
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JWST Reveals a Luminous Infrared Source at the Position of the Failed Supernova Candidate N6946-BH1
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-04-2024)“…Abstract N6946-BH1 (BH1) is the first plausible candidate for a failed supernova (SN), a peculiar event in which a massive star disappears without the expected…”
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Numerically Modeling the First Peak of the Type IIb SN 2016gkg
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-09-2017)“…Many Type IIb supernovae (SNe) show a prominent additional early peak in their light curves, which is generally thought to be due to the shock cooling of…”
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