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The Carnegie Supernova Project: Analysis of the First Sample of Low-Redshift Type-Ia Supernovae

We present the analysis of the first set of low-redshift Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) by the Carnegie Supernova Project. Well-sampled, high-precision optical (ugriBV) and near-infrared (NIR; YJHKs) light curves obtained in a well-understood…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2011-04-07 Gaston Folatelli , M. M. Phillips , Christopher R. Burns , Carlos Contreras , Mario Hamuy , W. L. Freedman , S. E. Persson , Maximilian Stritzinger , Nicholas B. Suntzeff , Kevin Krisciunas , Luis Boldt , Sergio Gonzalez , Wojtek Krzeminski , Nidia Morrell , Miguel Roth , Francisco Salgado , Barry F. Madore , David Murphy , Pamela Wyatt , Weidong Li , Alexei V. Filippenko , Nicole Miller

Reduction of the type Ia supernova host galaxy step in the outer regions of galaxies

Using 1533 type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) from the five-year sample of the Dark Energy Survey (DES), we investigate the relationship between the projected galactocentric separation of the SNe and their host galaxies and their light curves and…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-03-13 M. Toy , P. Wiseman , M. Sullivan , D. Scolnic , M. Vincenzi , D. Brout , T. M. Davis , C. Frohmaier , L. Galbany , C. Lidman , J. Lee , L. Kelsey , R. Kessler , A. Möller , B. Popovic , B. O. Sánchez , P. Shah , M. Smith , S. Allam , M. Aguena , O. Alves , D. Bacon , D. Brooks , D. L. Burke , A. Carnero Rosell , J. Carretero , L. N. da Costa , M. E. S. Pereira , S. Desai , H. T. Diehl , P. Doel , A. Drlica-Wagner , S. Everett , I. Ferrero , B. Flaugher , J. Frieman , J. García-Bellido , M. Gatti , E. Gaztanaga , G. Giannini , R. A. Gruendl , G. Gutierrez , S. R. Hinton , D. L. Hollowood , K. Honscheid , D. J. James , O. Lahav , S. Lee , J. L. Marshall , J. Mena-Fernández , R. Miquel , A. Palmese , A. Pieres , A. A. Plazas Malagón , A. K. Romer , S. Samuroff , E. Sanchez , D. Sanchez Cid , M. Schubnell , E. Suchyta , M. E. C. Swanson , G. Tarle , D. L. Tucker , V. Vikram , A. R. Walker , N. Weaverdyck

The DEHVILS in the Details: Type Ia Supernova Hubble Residual Comparisons and Mass Step Analysis in the Near-Infrared

Measurements of Type Ia Supernovae (SNe Ia) in the near-infrared (NIR) have been used both as an alternate path to cosmology compared to optical measurements and as a method of constraining key systematics for the larger optical studies.…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-10-02 Erik R. Peterson , Daniel Scolnic , David O. Jones , Aaron Do , Brodie Popovic , Adam G. Riess , Arianna Dwomoh , Joel Johansson , David Rubin , Bruno O. Sánchez , Benjamin J. Shappee , John L. Tonry , R. Brent Tully , Maria Vincenzi

Cosmological Results from the RAISIN Survey: Using Type Ia Supernovae in the Near Infrared as a Novel Path to Measure the Dark Energy Equation of State

Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) are more precise standardizable candles when measured in the near-infrared (NIR) than in the optical. With this motivation, from 2012-2017 we embarked on the RAISIN program with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST)…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2022-07-22 D. O. Jones , K. S. Mandel , R. P. Kirshner , S. Thorp , P. M. Challis , A. Avelino , D. Brout , C. Burns , R. J. Foley , Y. -C. Pan , D. M. Scolnic , M. R. Siebert , R. Chornock , W. L. Freedman , A. Friedman , J. Frieman , L. Galbany , E. Hsiao , L. Kelsey , G. H. Marion , R. C. Nichol , P. E. Nugent , M. M. Phillips , A. Rest , A. G. Riess , M. Sako , M. Smith , P. Wiseman , W. M. Wood-Vasey

Snapshot Distances to Type Ia Supernovae -- All in ``One'' Night's Work

We present an empirical method which measures the distance to a Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) with a precision of ~ 10% from a single night's data. This method measures the supernova's age and luminosity/light-curve parameter from a spectrum,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 Adam G. Riess , Peter Nugent , Alexei V. Filippenko , Robert P. Kirshner , Saul Perlmutter

On the Relation Between Peak Luminosity and Parent Population of Type Ia Supernovae: A New Tool for Probing the Ages of Distant Galaxies

We study the properties of Type Ia Supernovae (SNe Ia) as functions of the radial distance from their host galaxy centers. Using a sample of 62 SNe Ia with reliable luminosity, reddening, and decline rate determinations, we find no…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Valentin D. Ivanov , Mario Hamuy , Philip A. Pinto

Rapid identification of lensed type Ia supernovae with color-magnitude selection

Strongly lensed type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) provide a unique cosmological probe to address the Hubble tension problem in cosmology. In addition to the sensitivity of the time delays to the value of the Hubble constant, the transient and…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-06-27 Prajakta Mane , Anupreeta More , Surhud More

Swift UVOT Grism Observations of Nearby Type Ia Supernovae -- II. Probing the Progenitor Metallicity of SNe Ia with Ultraviolet Spectra

Ultraviolet (UV) observations of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) are crucial for constraining the properties of their progenitor systems. Theoretical studies predicted that the UV spectra, which probe the outermost layers of a SN, should be…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-01-08 Y. -C. Pan , R. J. Foley , D. O. Jones , A. V. Filippenko , N. P. M. Kuin

Correcting for peculiar velocities of Type Ia Supernovae in clusters of galaxies

Type Ia Supernovae (SNe Ia) are widely used to measure the expansion of the Universe. To perform such measurements the luminosity and cosmological redshift ($z$) of the SNe Ia have to be determined. The uncertainty on $z$ includes an…

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The Hubble Space Telescope Cluster Supernova Survey: II. The Type Ia Supernova Rate in High-Redshift Galaxy Clusters

We report a measurement of the Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) rate in galaxy clusters at 0.9 < z < 1.45 from the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Cluster Supernova Survey. This is the first cluster SN Ia rate measurement with detected z > 0.9 SNe.…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-14 K. Barbary , G. Aldering , R. Amanullah , M. Brodwin , N. Connolly , K. S. Dawson , M. Doi , P. Eisenhardt , L. Faccioli , V. Fadeyev , H. K. Fakhouri , A. S. Fruchter , D. G. Gilbank , M. D. Gladders , G. Goldhaber , A. Goobar , T. Hattori , E. Hsiao , X. Huang , Y. Ihara , N. Kashikawa , B. Koester , K. Konishi , M. Kowalski , C. Lidman , L. Lubin , J. Meyers , T. Morokuma , T. Oda , N. Panagia , S. Perlmutter , M. Postman , P. Ripoche , P. Rosati , D. Rubin , D. J. Schlegel , A. L. Spadafora , S. A. Stanford , M. Strovink , N. Suzuki , N. Takanashi , K. Tokita , N. Yasuda

K-corrections and spectral templates of Type Ia supernovae

With the advent of large dedicated Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) surveys, K-corrections of SNe Ia and their uncertainties have become especially important in the determination of cosmological parameters. While K-corrections are largely driven…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 E. Y. Hsiao , A. Conley , D. A. Howell , M. Sullivan , C. J. Pritchet , R. G. Carlberg , P. E. Nugent , M. M. Phillips

Carnegie Supernova Project-I and -II: Measurements of $H_0$ using Cepheid, TRGB, and SBF Distance Calibration to Type Ia Supernovae

We present an analysis of Type Ia Supernovae (SNe~Ia) from both the Carnegie Supernova Project~I (CSP-I) and II (CSP-II), and extend the Hubble diagram from the optical to the near-infrared wavelengths ($uBgVriYJH$). We calculate the Hubble…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-10-26 Syed A. Uddin , Christopher R. Burns , Mark M. Phillips , Nicholas B. Suntzeff , Wendy L. Freedman , Peter J. Brown , Nidia Morrell , Mario Hamuy , Kevin Krisciunas , Lifan Wang , Eric Y. Hsiao , Ariel Goobar , Saul Perlmutter , Jing Lu , Maximilian Stritzinger , Joseph P. Anderson , Chris Ashall , Peter Hoeflich , Benjamin J. Shappee , S. E. Persson , Anthony L. Piro , Eddie Baron , Carlos Contreras , Lluís Galbany , Sahana Kumar , Melissa Shahbandeh , Scott Davis , Jorge Anais , Luis Busta , Abdo Campillay , Sergio Castellón , Carlos Corco , Tiara Diamond , Christa Gall , Consuelo Gonzalez , Simon Holmbo , Miguel Roth , Jacqueline Serón , Francesco Taddia , Simón Torres , Charles Baltay , Gastón Folatelli , Ellie Hadjiyska , Mansi Kasliwal , Peter E. Nugent , David Rabinowitz , Stuart D. Ryder

The First Maximum-Light Ultraviolet through Near-Infrared Spectrum of a Type Ia Supernova

We present the first maximum-light ultraviolet (UV) through near-infrared (NIR) Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) spectrum. This spectrum of SN 2011iv was obtained nearly simultaneously by the Hubble Space Telescope at UV/optical wavelengths and…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-04 Ryan J. Foley , Markus Kromer , G. Howie Marion , Giuliano Pignata , Maximilian D. Stritzinger , Stefan Taubenberger , Peter Challis , Alexei V. Filippenko , Gaston Folatelli , Wolfgang Hillebrandt , Eric Y. Hsiao , Robert P. Kirshner , Weidong Li , Nidia I. Morrell , Friedrich K. Roepke , Franco Ciaraldi-Schoolmann , Ivo R. Seitenzahl , Jeffrey M. Silverman , Robert A. Simcoe , Zachory K. Berta , Kevin M. Ivarsen , Elisabeth R. Newton , Melissa C. Nysewander , Daniel E. Reichart

Evidence for Type Ia Supernova Diversity from Ultraviolet Observations with the Hubble Space Telescope

We present ultraviolet (UV) spectroscopy and photometry of four Type Ia supernovae (SNe 2004dt, 2004ef, 2005M, and 2005cf) obtained with the UV prism of the Advanced Camera for Surveys on the Hubble Space Telescope. This dataset provides…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-30 Xiaofeng Wang , Lifan Wang , Alexei V. Filippenko , Eddie Baron , Markus Kromer , Dennis Jack , Tianmeng Zhang , Greg Aldering , Pierre Antilogus , David Arnett , Dietrich Baade , Brian J. Barris , Stefano Benetti , Patrice Bouchet , Adam S. Burrows , Ramon Canal , Enrico Cappellaro , Raymond Carlberg , Elisa di Carlo , Peter Challis , Arlin Crotts , John I. Danziger , Massimo Della Valle , Michael Fink , Ryan J. Foley , Claes Fransson , Avishay Gal-Yam , Peter Garnavich , Chris L. Gerardy , Gerson Goldhaber , Mario Hamuy , Wolfgang Hillebrandt , Peter A. Hoeflich , Stephen T. Holland , Daniel E. Holz , John P. Hughes , David J. Jeffery , Saurabh W. Jha , Dan Kasen , Alexei M. Khokhlov , Robert P. Kirshner , Robert Knop , Cecilia Kozma , Kevin Krisciunas , Brian C. Lee , Bruno Leibundgut , Eric J. Lentz , Douglas C. Leonard , Walter H. G. Lewin , Weidong Li , Mario Livio , Peter Lundqvist , Dan Maoz , Thomas Matheson , Paolo Mazzali , Peter Meikle , Gajus Miknaitis , Peter Milne , Stefan Mochnacki , Ken'Ichi Nomoto , Peter E. Nugent , Elaine Oran , Nino Panagia , Saul Perlmutter , Mark M. Phillips , Philip Pinto , Dovi Poznanski , Christopher J. Pritchet , Martin Reinecke , Adam Riess , Pilar Ruiz-Lapuente , Richard Scalzo , Eric M. Schlegel , Brian Schmidt , James Siegrist , Alicia M. Soderberg , Jesper Sollerman , George Sonneborn , Anthony Spadafora , Jason Spyromilio , Richard A. Sramek , Sumner G. Starrfield , Louis G. Strolger , Nicholas B. Suntzeff , Rollin Thomas , John L. Tonry , Amedeo Tornambe , James W. Truran , Massimo Turatto , Michael Turner , Schuyler D. Van Dyk , Kurt Weiler , J. Craig Wheeler , Michael Wood-Vasey , Stan Woosley , Hitoshi Yamaoka

Ultraviolet Diversity of Type Ia Supernovae

Ultraviolet (UV) observations of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) probe the outermost layers of the explosion, and UV spectra of SNe Ia are expected to be extremely sensitive to differences in progenitor composition and the details of the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-07-27 Ryan J. Foley , Yen-Chen Pan , P. Brown , A. V. Filippenko , O. D. Fox , W. Hillebrandt , R. P. Kirshner , G. H. Marion , P. A. Milne , J. T. Parrent , G. Pignata , M. D. Stritzinger

Nearby Supernova Rates from the Lick Observatory Supernova Search. III. The Rate-Size Relation, and the Rates as a Function of Galaxy Hubble Type and Colour

This is the third paper of a series in which we present new measurements of the observed rates of supernovae (SNe) in the local Universe, determined from the Lick Observatory Supernova Search (LOSS). We have considered a sample of about…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 Weidong Li , Ryan Chornock , Jesse Leaman , Alexei V. Filippenko , Dovi Poznanski , Xiaofeng Wang , Mohan Ganeshalingam , Filippo Mannucci

The Effect of Environment on Type Ia Supernovae in the Dark Energy Survey Three-Year Cosmological Sample

Analyses of type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) have found puzzling correlations between their standardised luminosities and host galaxy properties: SNe Ia in high-mass, passive hosts appear brighter than those in lower-mass, star-forming hosts. We…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-01-27 L. Kelsey , M. Sullivan , M. Smith , P. Wiseman , D. Brout , T. M. Davis , C. Frohmaier , L. Galbany , M. Grayling , C. P. Gutiérrez , S. R. Hinton , R. Kessler , C. Lidman , A. Möller , M. Sako , D. Scolnic , S. A. Uddin , M. Vincenzi , T. M. C. Abbott , M. Aguena , S. Allam , J. Annis , S. Avila , D. Bacon , E. Bertin , D. Brooks , D. L. Burke , A. Carnero Rosell , M. Carrasco Kind , J. Carretero , F. J. Castander , M. Costanzi , L. N. da Costa , S. Desai , H. T. Diehl , P. Doel , S. Everett , I. Ferrero , A. Ferté , B. Flaugher , P. Fosalba , J. García-Bellido , D. W. Gerdes , D. Gruen , R. A. Gruendl , J. Gschwend , G. Gutierrez , D. L. Hollowood , K. Honscheid , D. J. James , A. G. Kim , K. Kuehn , N. Kuropatkin , O. Lahav , M. Lima , J. L. Marshall , P. Martini , F. Menanteau , R. Miquel , R. Morgan , R. L. C. Ogando , A. Palmese , F. Paz-Chinchón , A. A. Plazas , A. K. Romer , C. Sánchez , E. Sanchez , S. Serrano , I. Sevilla-Noarbe , E. Suchyta , G. Tarle , D. Thomas , C. To , T. N. Varga , A. R. Walker , R. D. Wilkinson

The Hubble constant from two sibling Type Ia supernovae in the nearby galaxy NGC 4414: SN 1974G and SN 2021J

Having two "sibling" Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) in the same galaxy offers additional advantages in reducing a variety of systematic errors involved in estimating the Hubble constant, $H_{0}$. NGC 4414 is a nearby galaxy included in the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2022-10-05 Eulalia Gallego-Cano , Luca Izzo , Carlos Dominguez-Tagle , Francisco Prada , Enrique Pérez , Nandita Khetan , In Sung Jang

Maximum Brightness and Post-Maximum Decline of Light Curves of SN~Ia: A Comparison of Theory and Observations

We compare the observed correlations between the maximum brightness, postmaximum decline rate and color at maximum light of Type Ia supernovae (SN Ia) with model predictions. The observations are based on a total of 40 SN Ia with 29 SN of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-30 P. Höflich , A. Khokhlov , J. C. Wheeler , M. Hamuy , M. M. Phillips , N. B. Suntzeff

Improved Constraints on Type Ia Supernova Host Galaxy Properties using Multi-Wavelength Photometry and their Correlations with Supernova Properties

We improve estimates of stellar mass and mass-weighted average age of Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) host galaxies by combining UV and near-IR photometry with optical photometry in our analysis. Using 206 SNe Ia drawn from the full three-year…

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