Dilday, Benjamin, Kessler, Richard, Frieman, Joshua, Holtzman, Jon, Marriner, John, Miknaitis, Gajus, ...
Also archived in: arXiv:0801.3297 v3 Jul 21 2008
A direct measurement of the dust extinction curve in an intermediate-redshift galaxy (2008)
Heng, Kevin, Lazzati, Davide, Perna, Rosalba, Garnavich, Peter, Noriega-Crespo, Alberto, Bersier, David, ...
We present a proof-of-concept study that dust extinction curves can be extracted from the infrared (IR), optical, ultraviolet (UV), and X-ray afterglow observations of GRBs without assuming known...
Two more candidate AM Canum Venaticorum (AM CVn) Binaries from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2008)
Anderson, Scott, Becker, Andrew, Haggard, Daryl, Prieto, Jose Luis, Knapp, Gillian, Sako, Masao, ...
Also archived in: arXiv:0802.2240 v1 Feb 15 2008
First-Year spectroscopy for the SDSS-II Supernova Survey (2008)
Zheng, Chen, Romani, Roger, Sako, Masao, Marriner, John, Bassett, Bruce, Becker, Andrew, ...
Also archived in: arXiv:0802.3220 v1 Feb 21 2008
A Direct Measurement of the Dust Extinction Curve in an Intermediate-Redshift Galaxy (2008)
Heng, Kevin, Lazzati, Davide, Perna, Rosalba, Garnavich, Peter, Noriega-Crespo, Alberto, Bersier, David, ...
We present a proof-of-concept study that dust extinction curves can be extracted from the infrared (IR), optical, ultraviolet (UV) and X-ray afterglow observations of GRBs without assuming known...
Late-Time HST Photometry of SN 1994I: Hints of Positron Annihilation Energy Deposition (2008)
Clocchiatti, Alejandro, Wheeler, J. Craig, Kirshner, Robert P., Branch, David, Challis, Peter, Chevalier, Roger A., ...
We present multicolor Hubble Space Telescope (HST) WFPC2 broadband observations of the Type Ic SN 1994I obtained approximately 280 days after maximum light. We measure the brightness of the SN and,...
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey-II Supernova Survey: search Algorithm and follow-up observations (2008)
Sako, Masao, Bassett, Bruce, Becker, Andrew, Cinabro, David, DeJongh, Fritz, Depoy, Darren, ...
Also archived in: arXiv:0708.2750 v2 Oct 19 2007
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey-II Supernova Survey: technical summary (2008)
Frieman, Joshua, Bassett, Bruce, Becker, Andrew, Choi, Changsu, Cinabro, David, DeJongh, Fritz, ...
Also archived in: arXiv:0708.2749 v1 Aug 21 2007
Levan, Andrew, Fruchter, Andrew, Rhoads, James, Mobasher, Bahram, Tanvir, Nial, Gorosabel, Javier, ...
We present near-infrared (nIR) and optical observations of the afterglow of GRB 030115. Discovered in an infrared search at Kitt Peak 5 hours after the burst trigger, this afterglow is amongst the...
Phillips, M. M., Garnavich, Peter, Wang, Yun, Branch, David, Baron, Edward, Crotts, Arlin, ...
JEDI (Joint Efficient Dark-energy Investigation) is a candidate implementation of the NASA-DOE Joint Dark Energy Mission (JDEM). JEDI will probe dark energy in three independent methods: (1) type Ia...
Evolution of the Reverse Shock Emission from SNR 1987A (2006)
Heng, Kevin, McCray, Richard, Zhekov, Svetozar A., Challis, Peter M., Chevalier, Roger A., Crotts, Arlin P. S., ...
We present new (2004 July) G750L and G140L Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) data of the H-alpha and Ly-alpha emission from supernova remnant (SNR) 1987A. With the aid of earlier data, from...
Using Line Profiles to Test the Fraternity of Type Ia Supernovae at High and Low Redshifts (2006)
Blondin, Stéphane, Dessart, Luc, Leibundgut, Bruno, Branch, David, Höflich, Peter, Tonry, John L., ...
Using archival data of low-redshift (z < 0.01; Center for Astrophysics and SUSPECT databases) Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) and recent observations of high-redshift (0.16 < z < 0.64) SNe Ia, we study...
Using Line Profiles to Test the Fraternity of Type Ia Supernovae at High and Low Redshifts (2006)
Blondin, Stéphane, Dessart, Luc, Leibundgut, Bruno, Branch, David, Höflich, Peter, Tonry, John L., ...
Using archival data of low-redshift (z < 0.01; Center for Astrophysics and SUSPECT databases) Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) and recent observations of high-redshift (0.16 < z < 0.64) SNe Ia, we study...
Clocchiatti, Alejandro, Schmidt, Brian P., Filippenko, Alexei V., Challis, Peter, Coil, Alison L., Covarrubias, R., ...
We present observations of the Type I Supernovae (SNe) 1999M, 1999N, 1999Q, 1999S, and 1999U, at redshiftz z ≈ 0.5. They were discovered in early 1999 with the 4.0 m Blanco telescope at Cerro...
Clocchiatti, Alejandro, Schmidt, Brian P., Filippenko, Alexei V., Challis, Peter, Coil, Alison L., Covarrubias, R., ...
We present observations of the Type I Supernovae (SNe) 1999M, 1999N, 1999Q, 1999S, and 1999U, at redshiftz z ≈ 0.5. They were discovered in early 1999 with the 4.0 m Blanco telescope at Cerro...
Crotts, Arlin, Garnavich, Peter, Priedhorsky, William, Habib, Salman, Heitmann, Katrin, Wang, Yun, ...
JEDI will probe dark energy in three independent ways by measuring the expansion history of the universe: (1) using type Ia supernovae as cosmological standard candles over a range of distances, (2)...
Fransson, Claes, Challis, Peter M., Chevalier, Roger A., Filippenko, Alexei V., Kirshner, Robert P., Kozma, Cecilia, ...
Ground-based and Hubble Space Telescope observations are presented for SN 1993J and SN 1998S. SN 1998S shows strong, relatively narrow circumstellar emission lines of N III-V and C III-IV, as well as...
GRB 020410: A Gamma-ray burst afterglow discovered by its supernova light (2004)
Levan, Andrew, Nugent, Peter, Fruchter, Andrew, Burud, Ingunn, Branch, David, Rhoads, James, ...
We present the discovery and monitoring of the optical transient (OT) associated with GRB 020410. The fading OT was found by Hubble Space Telescope (HST) observations taken 28 and 65 days after burst...
23 High Redshift Supernovae from the IfA Deep Survey: Doubling the SN Sample at z>0.7 (2003)
Barris, Brian J., Tonry, John, Blondin, Stephane, Challis, Peter, Chornock, Ryan, Clocchiatti, Alejandro, ...
We present photometric and spectroscopic observations of 23 high redshift supernovae spanning a range of z=0.34-1.03, 9 of which are unambiguously classified as Type Ia. These supernovae were...
Imaging and Demography of the Host Galaxies of High-Redshift Type Ia Supernovae (2003)
Williams, Benjamin F., Hogan, Craig J., Barris, Brian, Candia, Pablo, Challis, Peter, Clocchiatti, Alejandro, ...
We present the results of a study of the host galaxies of high redshift Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia). We provide a catalog of 18 hosts of SNe Ia observed with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) by the...
Cosmological Results from High-z Supernovae (2003)
Tonry, John L., Schmidt, Brian P., Barris, Brian, Candia, Pablo, Challis, Peter, Clocchiatti, Alejandro, ...
The High-z Supernova Search Team has discovered and observed 8 new supernovae in the redshift interval z=0.3-1.2. These independent observations, confirm the result of Riess et al. (1998a) and...
Preliminary Spectral Analysis of the Type II Supernova 1999em (2000)
Baron, E., Branch, David, Hauschildt, Peter H., Filippenko, Alexei V., Kirshner, R. P., Challis, P. M., ...
We have calculated fast direct spectral model fits to two early-time spectra of the Type-II plateau SN 1999em, using the SYNOW synthetic spectrum code. The first is an extremely early blue optical...
Lentz, Eric J., Baron, E., Lundqvist, Peter, Branch, David, Hauschildt, Peter H., Fransson, Claes, ...
We present spectral analysis of early observations of the Type IIn supernova 1998S using the general non-local thermodynamic equilibrium atmosphere code \tt PHOENIX}. We model both the underlying...
HST Spectroscopy of Spot 1 on the Circumstellar Ring of SN 1987A (2000)
Michael, Eli, McCray, Richard, Pun, C. S. J., Garnavich, Peter, Challis, Peter, Kirshner, Robert P., ...
We present ultraviolet and optical spectra of the first bright spot (PA = 29 degrees) on Supernova 1987A's equatorial circumstellar ring taken with the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph. We...
New HST Observations of High Velocity Lyman Alpha and Balmer Alpha in SNR 1987A (1998)
Michael, Eli, McCray, Richard, Pun, C. S. J., Borkowski, Kazimierz, Garnavich, Peter, Challis, Peter, ...
We describe and model high velocity (~15,000 km/s) Lyman alpha and Balmer alpha emission from supernova remnant 1987A seen in September and October 1997 with the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph....
Schmidt, Brian P., Suntzeff, Nicholas B., Phillips, M. M., Schommer, Robert A., Clocchiatti, Alejandro, Kirshner, Robert P., ...
The High-Z Supernova Search is an international collaboration to discover and monitor type Ia supernovae (SN Ia) at $z > 0.2$ with the aim of measuring cosmic deceleration and global curvature. Our...
Ring-Like Structure in the Radio Lobe of MG0248+0641 (1997)
Conner, Samuel, Cooray, Asantha, Fletcher, Andre, Burke, Bernard, Lehar, Joseph, Garnavich, Peter, ...
We present radio and optical observations of MG0248+0641, which contains a kiloparsec-scale ring-like structure in one of its radio lobes. The radio observations show a typical core-double...