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Deep submillimeter (submm) continuum imaging observations of the starburst galaxy M82 are presented at 350, 450, 750 and 850 micron wavelengths, that were undertaken with the Submillimetre Common-User Bolometer Array (SCUBA) on the James…

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A significant fraction of binary neutron star mergers occur in star-forming galaxies where the UV-optical and soft X-ray afterglow emission from the relativistic jet may be absorbed by dust and re-emitted at longer wavelengths. We show…

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We report on the discovery of SN2014J in the nearby galaxy M82. Given its proximity, it offers the best opportunity to date to study a thermonuclear supernova over a wide range of the electromagnetic spectrum. The first set of optical,…

We report the discovery of a light echo (LE) from the Type Ia supernova (SN) 2006X in the nearby galaxy M100. The presence of the LE is supported by analysis of both the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) images taken with the {\it Hubble…

Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-18 Xiaofeng Wang , Weidong Li , Alexei V. Filippenko , Ryan J. Foley , Nathan Smith , Lifan Wang

Spectroscopic and photometric observations of the nearby Type Ia Supernova (SN Ia) SN 2014J are presented. Spectroscopic observations were taken -8 to +10 d relative to B-band maximum, using FRODOSpec, a multi-purpose integral-field unit…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-23 C. Ashall , P. Mazzali , D. Bersier , S. Hachinger , M. Phillips , S. Percival , P. James , K. Maguire

We present UBVRI photometry of the supernova 2014J in M82, obtained in the period from January 24 until March 3, 2014, as well as two spectra, taken on February 4 and March 5. We derive dates and magnitudes of maximum light in the UBVRI…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-12-10 D. Yu. Tsvetkov , V. G. Metlov , S. Yu. Shugarov , T. N. Tarasova , N. N. Pavlyuk

We present the intensive spectroscopic follow up of the type Ia supernova (SN Ia) 2014J in the starburst galaxy M82. Twenty-seven optical spectra have been acquired from January 22nd to September 1st 2014 with the Isaac Newton (INT) and…

Mid-infrared spectra from the Medium Resolution Spectrometer on the James Webb Space Telescope have revealed the molecular chemistry of carbon stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud with better resolution and sensitivity than previously…

We present new imaging at 12.81 and 11.7 microns of the central ~40"x30" (~0.7x0.5 kpc) of the starburst galaxy M82. The observations were carried out with the COMICS mid-infrared (mid-IR) imager on the 8.2m Subaru telescope, and are…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-27 P. Gandhi , N. Isobe , M. Birkinshaw , D. M. Worrall , I. Sakon , K. Iwasawa , A. Bamba

We discuss the absorption due to various constituents of the interstellar medium of M82 seen in moderately high resolution, high signal-to-noise ratio optical spectra of SN 2014J. Complex absorption from M82 is seen, at velocities 45 $\le$…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-19 Daniel E. Welty , Adam M. Ritchey , Julie A. Dahlstrom , Donald G. York

The spectra of type IIn supernovae indicate the presence of apre-existing slow, dense circumstellar wind (CSW). If the CSW extends sufficiently far from the progenitor star, then dust formation should occur in the wind. The light from the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 B. Roscherr , B. E. Schaefer

(Abridged) We combine NUV, optical and IR imaging of the nearby starburst galaxy M82 to explore the properties of the dust both in the interstellar medium of the galaxy and the dust entrained in the superwind. The three NUV filters of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-18 S. Hutton , I. Ferreras , K. Wu , N. P. M. Kuin , A. Breeveld , V. Yershov , M. Cropper , M. J. Page

We use near ultraviolet and optical photometry to investigate the dust properties in the nearby starburst galaxy M82. By combining imaging from the Swift/UVOT instrument and optical data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, we derive the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-08-06 S. Hutton , I. Ferreras , V. Yershov

We present a multi-band sequence of $Hubble~Space~Telescope$ images documenting the emergence and evolution of multiple light echoes (LEs) linked to the stripped-envelope supernova (SN) 2016adj located in the central dust-lane of Centaurus…

We performed deep spectropolarimetric observations of a prototypical starburst galaxy M82 with the Subaru Telescope in order to study the kinematics of the dust outflow. We obtained optical polarized emission-line spectra up to $\sim$4~kpc…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-08-21 Michitoshi Yoshida , Koji S. Kawabata , Youichi Ohyama , Ryosuke Itoh , Takashi Hattori

We present 75"x75" size maps of M82 at 6.4 micron, 6.6 micron, 7.7 micron, 31.5 micron, and 37.1 micron with a resolution of ~4" that we have obtained with the mid-IR camera FORCAST on SOFIA. We find strong emission from the inner 60"…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-04 T. Nikola , T. L. Herter , W. D. Vacca , J. D. Adams , J. M. De Buizer , G. E. Gull , C. P. Henderson , L. D. Keller , M. R. Morris , J. Schoenwald , G. Stacey , A. Tielens

We present late-time (590-994 d) mid-IR photometry of the normal, but highly-reddened Type IIP supernova SN 2002hh. Bright, cool, slowly-fading emission is detected from the direction of the supernova. Most of this flux appears not to be…

We use a Monte Carlo radiative transfer model (MCRTM) to simulate the UBVRI light curves, images and linear polarization of a light echo from supernova SN$~$1987A in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) using various dust cloud shapes, sizes,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-10-04 Jiachen Ding , Lifan Wang , Peter Brown , Ping Yang

Core-collapse supernovae (CC SNe), especially Type II-Plateau ones, are thought to be important contributors to cosmic dust production. SN 2004dj, one of the closest and brightest SN since 1987A, offered a good opportunity to examine dust…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 T. Szalai , J. Vinkó , Z. Balog , A. Gáspár , M. Block , L. L. Kiss