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We propose a new strategy of finding strongly-lensed supernovae (SNe) by monitoring known galaxy-scale strong-lens systems. Strongly lensed SNe are potentially powerful tools for the study of cosmology, galaxy evolution, and stellar…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-09-19 Yiping Shu , Adam S. Bolton , Shude Mao , Xi Kang , Guoliang Li , Monika Soraisam

We present the first results of an ongoing campaign using the STIS spectrograph on-board the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) whose primary goal is the study of near ultraviolet (UV) spectra of local Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia). Using events…

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will increase the number of observed supernovae (SNe) by an order of magnitude; however, it is impossible to spectroscopically confirm the class for all the SNe discovered. Thus, photometric classification is…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-01-21 Catarina S. Alves , Hiranya V. Peiris , Michelle Lochner , Jason D. McEwen , Tarek Allam , Rahul Biswas

The 2-m aperture Chinese Space Station Telescope (CSST), which observes at wavelengths ranging from 255 to 1000 nm, is expected to start science operations in 2024. An ultra-deep field observation program covering approximately 10 square…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-05-09 Shi-Yu Li , Yun-Long Li , Tianmeng Zhang , Jozsef Vinko , Eniko Regos , Xiaofeng Wang , Gaobo Xi , Hu Zhan

The classification of supernovae (SNe) and its impact on our understanding of the explosion physics and progenitors have traditionally been based on the presence or absence of certain spectral features. However, current and upcoming…

The mid-infrared (mid-IR) wavelength regime offers several advantages for following the late-time evolution of supernovae (SNe). First, the peaks of the SN spectral energy distributions shift toward longer wavelengths following the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-05-01 Tamás Szalai , Szanna Zsíros , Ori D. Fox , Ondřej Pejcha , Tomás Müller

In this paper we present 16 early-phase type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) discovered during the pilot survey of the 2.5-meter Wide Field Survey Telescope (WFST-PS) from March 4 to July 10, 2024, including three SNe Ia with early-excess emission…

With a booming number of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) discovered within a few days of their explosions, a fraction of SNe Ia that show luminosity excess in the early phase (early-excess SNe Ia) have been confirmed. In this article, we report…

Known for their efficiency in analyzing large data sets, machine learning classifiers are widely used in wide-field sky surveys. The upcoming Vera C. Rubin Observatory Legacy of Time and Space Survey (LSST) will generate millions of alerts…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-12-11 Xinyue Sheng , Matt Nicholl , Ken W. Smith , David R. Young , Roy D. Williams , Heloise F. Stevance , Stephen J. Smartt , Shubham Srivastav , Thomas Moore

We explore and demonstrate the capabilities of LSST to study Type I superluminous supernovae (SLSNe). We first fit the light curves of 58 known SLSNe at z~0.1-1.6, using an analytical magnetar spin-down model implemented in MOSFiT. We then…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-12-26 V. Ashley Villar , Matt Nicholl , Edo Berger

Stripped-envelope supernovae (SESNe) are a subclass of core-collapse supernovae that are deficient in hydrogen (SN~IIb, SN~Ib) and possibly helium (SN~Ic) in their spectra. Their progenitors are likely stripped of this material through a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-09-18 Annastasia Haynie , Anthony L. Piro

We present a comprehensive analysis of the early spectra of type II and type IIb supernovae (SNe) to explore their diversity and distinguishable characteristics. Using 866 publicly available spectra from 393 SNe, 407 from type IIb SNe (SNe…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-07-14 Maider González-Bañuelos , Claudia P. Gutiérrez , Lluís Galbany , Santiago González-Gaitán

In this work, we present classification results on early supernova lightcurves from SCONE, a photometric classifier that uses convolutional neural networks to categorize supernovae (SNe) by type using lightcurve data. SCONE is able to…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-01-19 Helen Qu , Masao Sako

Large numbers of supernovae (SNe) have been discovered in recent years, and many more will be found in the near future. Once discovered, further study of a SN and its possible use as an astronomical tool (e.g., as a distance estimator)…

Strong gravitationally lensed supernovae (LSNe) are rare but extremely valuable probes of cosmology and astrophysics. Prompt identification within the alert streams of time-domain surveys such as the Rubin Legacy Survey of Space and Time…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2026-05-08 Satadru Bag , Raoul Canameras , Sherry H. Suyu , Stefan Schuldt , Stefan Taubenberger , Irham Taufik Andika , Alejandra Melo , Ming Kei Chan

Here we present new - and, nevertheless, last - mid-infrared (mid-IR) data for supernovae (SNe) based on measurements with the Spitzer Space Telescope. Comparing our recent 3.6 and 4.5 $\mu$m photometry with previously published mid-IR and…

To measure the supernova (SN) rates at intermediate redshift we performed the Southern inTermediate Redshift ESO Supernova Search (STRESS). Unlike most of the current high redshift SN searches, this survey was specifically designed to…

The explosion of ultra-stripped stars in close binaries can lead to ejecta masses < 0.1 M_sun and may explain some of the recent discoveries of weak and fast optical transients. In Tauris et al. (2013), it was demonstrated that helium star…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-10 Thomas M. Tauris , Norbert Langer , Philipp Podsiadlowski

Hydrogen-rich superluminous supernovae (SLSNe II) are rare. The exact mechanism producing their extreme light curve peaks is not understood. Analysis of single events and small samples suggest that CSM interaction is the main responsible…

Type II supernovae (SNe II) are the most common terminal stellar explosions in the Universe. With SNe now being detected within days after explosion, there is growing evidence that the majority of Type II SNe show signs of interaction with…