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Supernova Photometric Classification Pipelines Trained on Spectroscopically Classified Supernovae from the Pan-STARRS1 Medium-Deep Survey

Photometric classification of supernovae (SNe) is imperative as recent and upcoming optical time-domain surveys, such as the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST), overwhelm the available resources for spectrosopic follow-up. Here we…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-10-28 V. A. Villar , E. Berger , G. Miller , R. Chornock , A. Rest , D. O. Jones , M. R. Drout , R. J. Foley , R. Kirshner , R. Lunnan , E. Magnier , D. Milisavljevic , N. Sanders , D. Scolnic

The supernova cosmology cookbook: Bayesian numerical recipes

Theoretical and observational cosmology have enjoyed a number of significant successes over the last two decades. Cosmic microwave background measurements from the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe and Planck, together with large-scale…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-03-13 N. V. Karpenka

The Dark Energy Survey Supernova Program: Cosmological Analysis and Systematic Uncertainties

We present the full Hubble diagram of photometrically-classified Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) from the Dark Energy Survey supernova program (DES-SN). DES-SN discovered more than 20,000 SN candidates and obtained spectroscopic redshifts of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-01-24 M. Vincenzi , D. Brout , P. Armstrong , B. Popovic , G. Taylor , M. Acevedo , R. Camilleri , R. Chen , T. M. Davis , S. R. Hinton , L. Kelsey , R. Kessler , J. Lee , C. Lidman , A. Möller , H. Qu , M. Sako , B. Sanchez , D. Scolnic , M. Smith , M. Sullivan , P. Wiseman , J. Asorey , B. A. Bassett , D. Carollo , A. Carr , R. J. Foley , C. Frohmaier , L. Galbany , K. Glazebrook , O. Graur , E. Kovacs , K. Kuehn , U. Malik , R. C. Nichol , B. Rose , B. E. Tucker , M. Toy , D. L. Tucker , F. Yuan , T. M. C. Abbott , M. Aguena , O. Alves , F. Andrade-Oliveira , J. Annis , D. Bacon , K. Bechtol , G. M. Bernstein , D. Brooks , D. L. Burke , A. Carnero Rosell , J. Carretero , F. J. Castander , C. Conselice , L. N. da Costa , M. E. S. Pereira , S. Desai , H. T. Diehl , P. Doel , I. Ferrero , B. Flaugher , D. Friedel , J. Frieman , J. García-Bellido , M. Gatti , G. Giannini , D. Gruen , R. A. Gruendl , D. L. Hollowood , K. Honscheid , D. Huterer , D. J. James , N. Kuropatkin , O. Lahav , S. Lee , H. Lin , J. L. Marshall , J. Mena-Fernández , F. Menanteau , R. Miquel , A. Palmese , A. Pieres , A. A. Plazas Malagón , A. Porredon , A. K. Romer , A. Roodman , E. Sanchez , D. Sanchez Cid , M. Schubnell , I. Sevilla-Noarbe , E. Suchyta , M. E. C. Swanson , G. Tarle , C. To , A. R. Walker , N. Weaverdyck

The Carnegie Supernova Project I: methods to estimate host-galaxy reddening of stripped-envelope supernovae

We aim to improve upon contemporary methods to estimate host-galaxy reddening of stripped-envelope (SE) supernovae (SNe). To this end the Carnegie Supernova Project (CSP-I) SE SNe photometry data release, consisting of nearly three dozen…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-02-07 M. D. Stritzinger , F. Taddia , C. R. Burns , M. M. Phillips , M. Bersten , C. Contreras , G. Folatelli , S. Holmbo , E. Y. Hsiao , P. Hoeflich , G. Leloudas , N. Morrell , J. Sollerman , N. B. Suntzeff

Type II Supernova Light Curves and Spectra From the CfA

We present multiband photometry of 60 spectroscopically-confirmed supernovae (SN): 39 SN II/IIP, 19 IIn, one IIb and one that was originally classified as a IIn but later as a Ibn. Forty-six have only optical photometry, six have only near…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-11-15 Malcolm Hicken , Andrew S. Friedman , Stephane Blondin , Peter Challis , Perry Berlind , Mike Calkins , Gil Esquerdo , Thomas Matheson , Maryam Modjaz , Armin Rest , Robert P. Kirshner

Evaluating Cosmological Biases using Photometric Redshifts for Type Ia Supernova Cosmology with the Dark Energy Survey Supernova Program

Cosmological analyses with Type Ia Supernovae (SNe Ia) have traditionally been reliant on spectroscopy for both classifying the type of supernova and obtaining reliable redshifts to measure the distance-redshift relation. While obtaining a…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-07-25 R. Chen , D. Scolnic , M. Vincenzi , E. S. Rykoff , J. Myles , R. Kessler , B. Popovic , M. Sako , M. Smith , P. Armstrong , D. Brout , T. M. Davis , L. Galbany , J. Lee , C. Lidman , A. Möller , B. O. Sánchez , M. Sullivan , H. Qu , P. Wiseman , T. M. C. Abbott , M. Aguena , S. Allam , O. Alves , F. Andrade-Oliveira , J. Annis , D. Bacon , D. Brooks , A. Carnero Rosell , J. Carretero , A. Choi , C. Conselice , L. N. da Costa , M. E. S. Pereira , H. T. Diehl , P. Doel , S. Everett , I. Ferrero , B. Flaugher , J. Frieman , J. García-Bellido , M. Gatti , E. Gaztanaga , G. Giannini , D. Gruen , R. A. Gruendl , G. Gutierrez , K. Herner , S. R. Hinton , D. L. Hollowood , K. Honscheid , D. Huterer , D. J. James , K. Kuehn , M. Lima , J. L. Marshall , J. Mena-Fernández , F. Menanteau , R. Miquel , R. L. C. Ogando , A. Palmese , A. Pieres , A. A. Plazas Malagón , A. Roodman , S. Samuroff , E. Sanchez , D. Sanchez Cid , I. Sevilla-Noarbe , E. Suchyta , M. E. C. Swanson , G. Tarle , C. To , D. L. Tucker , V. Vikram , N. Weaverdyck , J. Weller

Overview of the SuperNova/Acceleration Probe (SNAP)

The SuperNova / Acceleration Probe (SNAP) is a space-based experiment to measure the expansion history of the Universe and study both its dark energy and the dark matter. The experiment is motivated by the startling discovery that the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 G. Aldering , SNAP collaboration

The Deepest Supernova Search is Realized in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field Survey

The Hubble Ultra Deep Field Survey has not only provided the deepest optical and near infrared views of universe, but has enabled a search for the most distant supernovae to z~2.2. We have found four supernovae by searching spans of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Louis-Gregory Strolger , Adam G. Riess

Standardization of type Ia supernovae

Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) have been intensively investigated due to its great homogeneity and high luminosity, which make it possible to use them as standardizable candles for the determination of cosmological parameters. In 2011, the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-11-04 Rodrigo C. V. Coelho , Maurício O. Calvão , Ribamar R. R. Reis , Beatriz B. Siffert

SUGAR: An improved empirical model of Type Ia Supernovae based on spectral features

Type Ia Supernovae (SNe Ia) are widely used to measure the expansion of the Universe. Improving distance measurements of SNe Ia is one technique to better constrain the acceleration of expansion and determine its physical nature. This…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-04-22 P. -F. Léget , E. Gangler , F. Mondon , G. Aldering , P. Antilogus , C. Aragon , S. Bailey , C. Baltay , K. Barbary , S. Bongard , K. Boone , C. Buton , N. Chotard , Y. Copin , S. Dixon , P. Fagrelius , U. Feindt , D. Fouchez , B. Hayden , W. Hillebrandt , A. Kim , M. Kowalski , D. Kuesters , S. Lombardo , Q. Lin , J. Nordin , R. Pain , E. Pecontal , R. Pereira , S. Perlmutter , M. V. Pruzhinskaya , D. Rabinowitz , M. Rigault , K. Runge , D. Rubin , C. Saunders , L. -P. Says , G. Smadja , C. Sofiatti , N. Suzuki , S. Taubenberger , C. Tao , R. C. Thomas

First Cosmology Results Using Type Ia Supernovae From the Dark Energy Survey: Survey Overview and Supernova Spectroscopy

We present spectroscopy from the first three seasons of the Dark Energy Survey Supernova Program (DES-SN). We describe the supernova spectroscopic program in full: strategy, observations, data reduction, and classification. We have…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-05-26 C. B. D'Andrea , M. Smith , M. Sullivan , R. C. Nichol , R. C. Thomas , A. G. Kim , A. Möller , M. Sako , F. J. Castander , A. V. Filippenko , R. J. Foley , L. Galbany , S. González-Gaitán , E. Kasai , R. P. Kirshner , C. Lidman , D. Scolnic , D. Brout , T. M. Davis , R. R. Gupta , S. R. Hinton , R. Kessler , J. Lasker , E. Macaulay , R. C. Wolf , B. Zhang , J. Asorey , A. Avelino , B. A. Bassett , J. Calcino , D. Carollo , R. Casas , P. Challis , M. Childress , A. Clocchiatti , S. Crawford , K. Glazebrook , D. A. Goldstein , M. L. Graham , J. K. Hoormann , K. Kuehn , G. F. Lewis , K. S. Mandel , E. Morganson , D. Muthukrishna , P. Nugent , Y. -C. Pan , M. Pursiainen , R. Sharp , N. E. Sommer , E. Swann , B. E. Tucker , S. A. Uddin , P. Wiseman , W. Zheng , T. M. C. Abbott , J. Annis , S. Avila , K. Bechtol , G. M. Bernstein , E. Bertin , D. Brooks , D. L. Burke , A. Carnero Rosell , M. Carrasco Kind , J. Carretero , C. E. Cunha , L. N. da Costa , C. Davis , J. De Vicente , H. T. Diehl , T. F. Eifler , J. Estrada , J. Frieman , J. García-Bellido , E. Gaztanaga , D. W. Gerdes , D. Gruen , R. A. Gruendl , J. Gschwend , G. Gutierrez , W. G. Hartley , D. L. Hollowood , K. Honscheid , B. Hoyle , D. J. James , M. W. G. Johnson , M. D. Johnson , N. Kuropatkin , T. S. Li , M. Lima , M. A. G. Maia , J. L. Marshall , P. Martini , F. Menanteau , C. J. Miller , R. Miquel , E. Neilsen , R. L. C. Ogando , A. A. Plazas , A. K. Romer , E. Sanchez , V. Scarpine , M. Schubnell , S. Serrano , I. Sevilla-Noarbe , F. Sobreira , E. Suchyta , G. Tarle , D. L. Tucker , W. Wester

Exploring Dark Energy with SNAP

The accelerating expansion of the Universe is one of the most surprising and potentially profound discoveries of modern cosmology. Measuring the acceleration well enough to meaningfully constrain interesting physical models requires…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 G. Aldering

The Supernova Legacy Survey

Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) currently provide the most direct evidence for an accelerating Universe and for the existence of an unknown "dark energy" driving this expansion. The 5-year Supernova Legacy Survey (SNLS;…

Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-14 Mark Sullivan

The supernova Ia progenitor problem in the 2040s

Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) are fundamental to cosmology and galactic chemical evolution, yet the nature of their progenitor systems remains unresolved. Multiple evolutionary pathways, including single-degenerate, double-degenerate, and…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-12-22 Thomas Kupfer , Simone Scaringi , Ingrid Pelisoli , Anna F. Pala , Silvia Toonen , Domitilla de Martino , Christa Gall , Kunal Deshmukh , Valerie Van Grootel , Stéphane Blondin , Samaya Nissanke

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

First Cosmology Results Using Type Ia Supernovae From the Dark Energy Survey: Photometric Pipeline and Light Curve Data Release

We present griz light curves of 251 Type Ia Supernovae (SNe Ia) from the first 3 years of the Dark Energy Survey Supernova Program's (DES-SN) spectroscopically classified sample. The photometric pipeline described in this paper produces the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-06-04 D. Brout , M. Sako , D. Scolnic , R. Kessler , C. B. D'Andrea , T. M. Davis , S. R. Hinton , A. G. Kim , J. Lasker , E. Macaulay , A. Möller , R. C. Nichol , M. Smith , M. Sullivan , R. C. Wolf , S. Allam , B. A. Bassett , P. Brown , F. J. Castander , M. Childress , R. J. Foley , L. Galbany , K. Herner , E. Kasai , M. March , E. Morganson , P. Nugent , Y. -C. Pan , R. C. Thomas , B. E. Tucker , W. Wester , T. M. C. Abbott , J. Annis , S. Avila , E. Bertin , D. Brooks , D. L. Burke , A. Carnero Rosell , M. Carrasco Kind , J. Carretero , M. Crocce , C. E. Cunha , L. N. da Costa , C. Davis , J. De Vicente , S. Desai , H. T. Diehl , P. Doel , T. F. Eifler , B. Flaugher , P. Fosalba , J. Frieman , J. García-Bellido , E. Gaztanaga , D. W. Gerdes , D. A. Goldstein , D. Gruen , R. A. Gruendl , J. Gschwend , G. Gutierrez , W. G. Hartley , D. L. Hollowood , K. Honscheid , D. J. James , K. Kuehn , N. Kuropatkin , O. Lahav , T. S. Li , M. Lima , J. L. Marshall , P. Martini , R. Miquel , B. Nord , A. A. Plazas , A. Roodman , E. S. Rykoff , E. Sanchez , V. Scarpine , R. Schindler , M. Schubnell , S. Serrano , I. Sevilla-Noarbe , M. Soares-Santos , F. Sobreira , E. Suchyta , M. E. C. Swanson , G. Tarle , D. Thomas , D. L. Tucker , A. R. Walker , B. Yanny , Y. Zhang

The Carnegie-Irvine Galaxy Survey. I. Overview and Atlas of Optical Images

The Carnegie-Irvine Galaxy Survey (CGS) is a long-term program to investigate the photometric and spectroscopic properties of a statistically complete sample of 605 bright (B_T < 12.9 mag), southern (Dec. < 0) galaxies using the facilities…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-03 Luis C. Ho , Zhao-Yu Li , Aaron J. Barth , Marc S. Seigar , Chien Y. Peng

Type Ia supernovae and the acceleration of the universe: results from the ESSENCE Supernova Survey

The ESSENCE project was a six year supernova search carried out with the CTIO 4-m telescope. We also obtained spectra with many of the world's largest ground-based telescopes and observed some of our SNe with the Hubble Space Telescope and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-09-17 Kevin Krisciunas

Designing an Optimal LSST Deep Drilling Program for Cosmology with Type Ia Supernovae

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory's Legacy Survey of Space and Time is forecast to collect a large sample of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) that could be instrumental in unveiling the nature of Dark Energy. The feat, however, requires measuring…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-01-12 Philippe Gris , Nicolas Regnault , Humna Awan , Isobel Hook , Saurabh W. Jha , Michelle Lochner , Bruno Sanchez , Dan Scolnic , Mark Sullivan , Peter Yoachim , the LSST Dark Energy Science Collaboration

Constraining R$_V$ Variation Using Highly Reddened Type Ia Supernovae from the Pantheon+ Sample

Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) are powerful tools for measuring the expansion history of the universe, but the impact of dust around SNe Ia remains unknown and is a critical systematic uncertainty. One way to improve our empirical description…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2022-09-14 Benjamin M. Rose , Brodie Popovic , Dan Scolnic , Dillon Brout