R. Amanullah

Publication List Details

Period

2001 - 2009

Number

110

Co-Authors

HST Discovery of a z = 3.9 Multiply Imaged Galaxy Behind the Complex Cluster Lens WARPS J1415.1+36 at z = 1.026 (2009)

Huang, X., Morokuma, T., Fakhouri, H. K., Aldering, G., Amanullah, R., Barbary, K., ...

We report the discovery of a multiply lensed Ly Alpha (Lya) emitter at z = 3.90 behind the massive galaxy cluster WARPS J1415.1+3612 at z = 1.026. Images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope(HST)...

An Intensive Hubble Space Telescope Survey for z > 1 Type Ia Supernovae by Targeting Galaxy Clusters (2009)

Dawson, K. S., Aldering, G., Amanullah, R., Barbary, K., Barrientos, L. F., Brodwin, M., ...

We present a new survey strategy to discover and study high-redshift Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) using the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). By targeting massive galaxy clusters at 0.9 < z < 1.5, we...

Near-IR search for lensed supernovae behind galaxy clusters: I. Observations and transient detection efficiency (2009)

Stanishev, V., Goobar, A., Paech, K., Amanullah, R., Dahlén, T., Jönsson, J., ...

Massive galaxy clusters at intermediate redshift can magnify the flux of distant background sources by several magnitudes and we exploit this effect to search for lensed distant supernovae that may...

An Intensive HST Survey for z>1 Supernovae by Targeting Galaxy Clusters (2009)

Dawson, K. S., Aldering, G., Amanullah, R., Barbary, K., Barrientos, L. F., Brodwin, M., ...

We present a new survey strategy to discover and study high redshift Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) using the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). By targeting massive galaxy clusters at 0.9

Constraining dust and color variations of high-z SNe using NICMOS on Hubble Space Telescope (2009)

Nobili, S., Fadeyev, V., Aldering, G., Amanullah, R., Barbary, K., Burns, M. S., ...

We present data from the Supernova Cosmology Project for five high redshift Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) that were obtained using the NICMOS infrared camera on the Hubble Space Telescope. We add two...

Near-IR Search for Lensed Supernovae Behind Galaxy Clusters - II. First Detection and Future Prospects (2008)

Goobar, A., Paech, K., Stanishev, V., Amanullah, R., Dahlen, T., Jonsson, J., ...

Powerful gravitational telescopes in the form of massive galaxy clusters can be used to enhance the light collecting power over a limited field of view by about an order of magnitude in flux. This...

Improved Cosmological Constraints from New, Old, and Combined Supernova Data Sets (2008)

Kowalski, M., Rubin, D., Aldering, G., Agostinho, R. J., Amadon, A., Amanullah, R., ...

We present a new compilation of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia), a new data set of low-redshift nearby-Hubble-flow SNe, and new analysis procedures to work with these heterogeneous compilations. This...

Discovery of an Unusual Optical Transient with the Hubble Space Telescope (2008)

Barbary, K., Dawson, K. S., Tokita, K., Aldering, G., Amanullah, R., Connolly, N. V., ...

We present observations of SCP 06F6, an unusual optical transient discovered during the Hubble Space Telescope Cluster Supernova Survey. The transient brightened over a period of ~100 days, reached a...

Light curves of five type Ia supernovae at intermediate redshift (2008)

Amanullah, R., Stanishev, V., Goobar, A., Schahmaneche, K., Astier, P., Balland, C., ...

Aims. We present multi-band light curves and distances for five type Ia supernovae at intermediate redshifts, 0.18 < z < 0.27. Methods. Three telescopes on the Canary Island of La Palma, INT, NOT,...

Looking Beyond Lambda with the Union Supernova Compilation (2008)

Rubin, D., Linder, E. V., Kowalski, M., Aldering, G., Amanullah, R., Barbary, K., ...

The recent robust and homogeneous analysis of the world's supernova distance-redshift data, together with cosmic microwave background and baryon acoustic oscillation data, provides a powerful tool...

Improved Cosmological Constraints from New, Old and Combined Supernova Datasets (2008)

Kowalski, M., Rubin, D., Aldering, G., Agostinho, R. J., Amadon, A., Amanullah, R., ...

We present a new compilation of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia), a new dataset of low-redshift nearby-Hubble-flow SNe and new analysis procedures to work with these heterogeneous compilations. This...

Measurement of Ωm, ΩΛ from a blind analysis of Type Ia supernovae with CMAGIC: Using color information to verify the acceleration of the Universe (2008)

A. Conley, G. Goldhaber, L. Wang, G. Aldering, R. Amanullah, E. D. Commins, ...

We present measurements of Ωm and ΩΛ from a blind analysis of 21 high redshift supernovae using a new technique (CMAGIC) for fitting the multicolor lightcurves of Type Ia supernovae, first...

Improved cosmological constraints from new, old, and combined supernova data sets (2008)

Kowalski, M., Rubin, D., Aldering, G., Agostinho, R. J., Amadon, A., Amanullah, R., ...

We present a new compilation of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia), a new data set of low-redshift nearby-Hubble-flow SNe, and new analysis procedures to work with these heterogeneous compilations. This...

Improved cosmological constraints from new, old, and combined supernova data sets (2008)

Kowalski, M., Rubin, D., Aldering, G., Agostinho, R. J., Amadon, A., Amanullah, R., ...

We present a new compilation of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia), a new data set of low-redshift nearby-Hubble-flow SNe, and new analysis procedures to work with these heterogeneous compilations. This...

Improved cosmological constraints from new, old, and combined supernova data sets (2008)

Kowalski, M., Rubin, D., Aldering, G., Agostinho, R. J., Amadon, A., Amanullah, R., ...

We present a new compilation of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia), a new data set of low-redshift nearby-Hubble-flow SNe, and new analysis procedures to work with these heterogeneous compilations. This...

Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. 000, 000-000 (0000) Printed 20 November 2002 (MN L A T E X style (2007)

Le The Hubble, M. Sullivan, R. Amanullah, G. Blanc, A. Conley, S. E. Deustua

We present new results on the Hubble diagram of distant type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) segregated according to the type of host galaxy. This makes it possible to check earlier evidence for a...

Light curves of five type Ia supernovae at intermediate redshift (2007)

Amanullah, R., Stanishev, V., Goobar, A., Schahmaneche, K., Astier, P., Balland, C., ...

We present multi-band light curves and distances for five type Ia supernovae at intermediate redshifts, 0.18

A New Determination of the High Redshift Type Ia Supernova Rates with the Hubble Space Telescope Advanced Camera for Surveys (2007)

Kuznetsova, N., Barbary, K., Connolly, B., Kim, A. G., Pain, R., Roe, N. A., ...

We present a new measurement of the volumetric rate of Type Ia supernova up to a redshift of 1.7, using the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) GOODS data combined with an additional HST dataset covering...

Spectroscopic observations of eight supernovae at intermediate redshift (2007)

Balland, C., Mouchet, M., Amanullah, R., Astier, P., Fabbro, S., Folatelli, G., ...

We present spectra of six Type Ia and two Type II supernovae obtained in June 2002 at the William Herschel Telescope during a search for Type Ia supernovae (SNIa) at intermediate redshift. Supernova...

Spectroscopic observations of eight supernovae at intermediate redshift (2007)

Balland, C., Mouchet, M., Amanullah, R., Astier, P., Fabbro, S., Folatelli, G., ...

We present spectra of six Type Ia and two Type II supernovae obtained in June 2002 at the William Herschel Telescope during a search for Type Ia supernovae (SNIa) at intermediate redshift. Supernova...

Spectroscopic observations of eight supernovae at intermediate redshift (2007)

Balland, C., Mouchet, M., Amanullah, R., Astier, P., Fabbro, S., Folatelli, G., ...

We present spectra of six Type Ia and two Type II supernovae obtained in June 2002 at the William Herschel Telescope during a search for Type Ia supernovae (SNIa) at intermediate redshift. Supernova...

Quantitative comparison between Type Ia supernova spectra at low and high redshifts: A case study (2007)

Garavini, G., Folatelli, G., Nobili, S., Aldering, G., Amanullah, R., Antilogus, P., ...

We develop a method to measure the strength of the absorption features in Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) spectra and use it to make a quantitative comparison between the spectra of Type Ia supernovae at...

SN 2003du: 480 days in the Life of a Normal Type Ia Supernova (2007)

Stanishev, V., Goobar, A., Benetti, S., Kotak, R., Pignata, G., Navasardyan, H., ...

An extensive set of optical and NIR photometry and low-resolution spectra the Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) 2003du was obtained using a number of facilities. The observations started 13 days before...

Spectroscopic observations of eight supernovae at intermediate redshift (2007)

Balland, C., Mouchet, M., Amanullah, R., Astier, P., Fabbro, S., Folatelli, G., ...

We present spectra of six Type Ia and two Type II supernovae obtained in June 2002 at the William Herschel Telescope during a search for Type Ia supernovae (SNIa) at intermediate redshift. Supernova...

Quantitative comparison between Type Ia supernova spectra at low and high redshifts: A case study (2007)

Garavini, G., Folatelli, G., Nobili, S., Aldering, G., Amanullah, R., Antilogus, P., ...

We develop a method to measure the strength of the absorption features in Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) spectra and use it to make a quantitative comparison between the spectra of Type Ia supernovae at...

Measurement of $\Omega_m$, $\Omega_{\Lambda}$ from a blind analysis of Type Ia supernovae with CMAGIC: Using color information to verify the acceleration of the Universe (2007)

Conley, A., Goldhaber, G., Wang, L., Aldering, G., Amanullah, R., Commins, E. D., ...

We present measurements of \Omega_m and \Omega_{\Lambda} from a blind analysis of 21 high-redshift supernovae using a new technique (CMAGIC) for fitting the multi-color lightcurves of Type Ia...

New Constraints on $\Omega_M$, $\Omega_\Lambda$, and w from an Independent Set of Eleven High-Redshift Supernovae Observed with HST (2007)

Knop, R. A., Aldering, G., Amanullah, R., Astier, P., Blanc, G., Burns, M. S., ...

We report measurements of $\Omega_M$, $\Omega_\Lambda$, and w from eleven supernovae at z=0.36-0.86 with high-quality lightcurves measured using WFPC-2 on the HST. This is an independent set of...

The Hubble Diagram of Type Ia Supernovae as a Function of Host Galaxy Morphology (2007)

Sullivan, M., Ellis, R. S., Aldering, G., Amanullah, R., Astier, P., Blanc, G., ...

(Abridged) We present new results on the Hubble diagram of distant type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) segregated according to the type of host galaxy. This makes it possible to check earlier evidence for a...

Supernovae and the Nature of the Dark Energy (2007)

Goliath, M., Amanullah, R., Astier, P., Goobar, A., Pain, R.

The use of Type Ia supernovae as calibrated standard candles is one of the most powerful tools to study the expansion history of the universe and thereby its energy components. While the analysis of...

Restframe I-band Hubble diagram for type Ia supernovae up to redshift z $\sim$ 0.5 (2006)

Nobili, S., Amanullah, R., Garavini, G., Goobar, A., Lidman, C., Stanishev, V., ...

We present a novel technique for fitting restframe I-band light curves on a data set of 42 Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia). Using the result of the fit, we construct a Hubble diagram with 26 SNe from the...

Spectroscopic confirmation of high-redshift supernovae with the ESO VLT (2006)

Lidman, C., A. Howell, D., Folatelli, G., Garavini, G., Nobili, S., Aldering, G., ...

We present VLT FORS1 and FORS2 spectra of 39 candidate high-redshift supernovae that were discovered as part of a cosmological study using Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) over a wide range of redshifts....

Spectroscopic confirmation of high-redshift supernovae with the ESO VLT (2006)

Lidman, C., A. Howell, D., Folatelli, G., Garavini, G., Nobili, S., Aldering, G., ...

We present VLT FORS1 and FORS2 spectra of 39 candidate high-redshift supernovae that were discovered as part of a cosmological study using Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) over a wide range of redshifts....

Restframe I-band Hubble diagram for type Ia supernovae up to redshift z $\sim$ 0.5 (2006)

Nobili, S., Amanullah, R., Garavini, G., Goobar, A., Lidman, C., Stanishev, V., ...

We present a novel technique for fitting restframe I-band light curves on a data set of 42 Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia). Using the result of the fit, we construct a Hubble diagram with 26 SNe from the...

Spectroscopic confirmation of high-redshift supernovae with the ESO VLT (2006)

Lidman, C., A. Howell, D., Folatelli, G., Garavini, G., Nobili, S., Aldering, G., ...

We present VLT FORS1 and FORS2 spectra of 39 candidate high-redshift supernovae that were discovered as part of a cosmological study using Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) over a wide range of redshifts....

Restframe I-band Hubble diagram for type Ia supernovae up to redshift z $\sim$ 0.5 (2006)

Nobili, S., Amanullah, R., Garavini, G., Goobar, A., Lidman, C., Stanishev, V., ...

We present a novel technique for fitting restframe I-band light curves on a data set of 42 Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia). Using the result of the fit, we construct a Hubble diagram with 26 SNe from the...

Supernova / Acceleration Probe: A Satellite Experiment to Study the Nature of the Dark Energy (2006)

Aldering, G., Althouse, W., Amanullah, R., Annis, J., Astier, P., Baltay, C., ...

The Supernova / Acceleration Probe (SNAP) is a proposed space-based experiment designed to study the dark energy and alternative explanations of the acceleration of the Universe's expansion by...

An Integral Field Spectrograph for SNAP Supernova Identification (2006)

Ealet, A., Prieto, E., Bonissent, A., Malina, R., Bernstein, G.M., Basa, S., ...

A well-adapted spectrograph concept has been developed for the SNAP (SuperNova/Acceleration Probe) experiment. The goal is to ensure proper identification of Type Ia supernovae and to standardize the...

Spectroscopic Observations and Analysis of the Peculiar SN 1999aa (2006)

Garavini, G., Folatelli, G., Goobar, A., Nobili, S., Aldering, G., Amadon, A., ...

We present an extensive new time-series of spectroscopic data of the peculiar SN 1999aa in NGC 2595. Our data set includes 25 optical spectra between -11 and +58 days with respect to B-band maximum...

Spectroscopic Observations and Analysis of the Unusual Type Ia SN 1999ac (2006)

Garavini, G., Aldering, G., Amadon, A., Amanullah, R., Astier, P., Balland, C., ...

We present optical spectra of the peculiar Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) 1999ac. The data extend from -15 to +42 days with respect to B-band maximum and reveal an event that is unusual in several...

Measurement of \Omega_m, \Omega_{\Lambda} from a blind analysis of Type Ia supernovae with CMAGIC: Using color information to verify the acceleration of the Universe (2006)

Conley, A., Goldhaber, G., Wang, L., Aldering, G., Amanullah, R., Commins, E. D., ...

We present measurements of \Omega_m and \Omega_{\Lambda} from a blind analysis of 21 high-redshift supernovae using a new technique (CMAGIC) for fitting the multi-color lightcurves of Type Ia...

Spectra of High-Redshift Type Ia Supernovae and a Comparison with their Low-Redshift Counterparts (2006)

Hook, I. M., Howell, D. A., Aldering, G., Amanullah, R., Burns, M. S., Conley, A., ...

We present spectra for 14 high-redshift (0.17 < z < 0.83) supernovae, which were discovered by the Supernova Cosmology Project as part of a campaign to measure cosmological parameters. The spectra...

Spectroscopy of twelve Type Ia supernovae at intermediate redshift (2006)

Balland, C., Mouchet, M., Pain, R., A. Walton, N., Amanullah, R., Astier, P., ...

We present spectra of twelve Type Ia supernovae obtained in 1999 at the William Herschel Telescope and the Nordic Optical Telescope during a search for Type Ia supernovae (SN Ia) at intermediate...

Spectroscopy of twelve Type Ia supernovae at intermediate redshift (2006)

Balland, C., Mouchet, M., Pain, R., A. Walton, N., Amanullah, R., Astier, P., ...

We present spectra of twelve Type Ia supernovae obtained in 1999 at the William Herschel Telescope and the Nordic Optical Telescope during a search for Type Ia supernovae (SN Ia) at intermediate...

Spectroscopy of twelve Type Ia supernovae at intermediate redshift (2006)

Balland, C., Mouchet, M., Pain, R., A. Walton, N., Amanullah, R., Astier, P., ...

We present spectra of twelve Type Ia supernovae obtained in 1999 at the William Herschel Telescope and the Nordic Optical Telescope during a search for Type Ia supernovae (SN Ia) at intermediate...

Supernova Acceleration Probe: Studying Dark Energy with Type Ia Supernovae (2005)

Albert, J., Aldering, G., Allam, S., Althouse, W., Amanullah, R., Annis, J., ...

The Supernova Acceleration Probe (SNAP) will use Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) as distance indicators to measure the effect of dark energy on the expansion history of the Universe. (SNAP's weak-lensing...

Probing Dark Energy via Weak Gravitational Lensing with the SuperNova Acceleration Probe (SNAP) (2005)

Albert, J., Aldering, G., Allam, S., Althouse, W., Amanullah, R., Annis, J., ...

SNAP is a candidate for the Joint Dark Energy Mission (JDEM) that seeks to place constraints on the dark energy using two distinct methods. The first, Type Ia SN, is discussed in a companion white...

Seeing the Nature of the Accelerating Physics: It's a SNAP (2005)

Aldering, G., Althouse, W., Amanullah, R., Annis, J., Astier, P., Baltay, C., ...

For true insight into the nature of dark energy, measurements of the precision and accuracy of the Supernova/Acceleration Probe (SNAP) are required. Precursor or scaled-down experiments are...

Spectra of High-Redshift Type Ia Supernovae and a Comparison with their Low-Redshift Counterparts (2005)

Hook, I. M., Howell, D. A., Aldering, G., Amanullah, R., Burns, M. S., Conley, A., ...

We present spectra for 14 high-redshift (0.17 < z < 0.83) supernovae, which were discovered by the Supernova Cosmology Project as part of a campaign to measure cosmological parameters. The spectra...

Spectroscopy of twelve Type Ia supernovae at intermediate redshift (2005)

Balland, C., Mouchet, M., Pain, R., Walton, N. A., Amanullah, R., Astier, P., ...

We present spectra of twelve Type Ia supernovae obtained in 1999 at the William Herschel Telescope and the Nordic Optical Telescope during a search for Type Ia supernovae (SN Ia) at intermediate...

Spectroscopic Observations and Analysis of the Unusual Type Ia SN 1999ac (2005)

Aldering, G., Amadon, A., Amanullah, R., Astier, P., Balland, C., ...

We present optical spectra of the peculiar Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) 1999ac. The data extend from -15 to +42 days with respect to B-band maximum and reveal an event that is unusual in several...

Restframe I-band Hubble diagram for type Ia supernovae up to redshift z ~0.5 (2005)

Amanullah, R., Garavini, G., Goobar, A., Lidman, C., Stanishev, V., ...

We present a novel technique for fitting restframe I-band light curves on a data set of 42 Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia). Using the result of the fit, we construct a Hubble diagram with 26 SNe from the...

Restframe I-band Hubble diagram for type Ia supernovae up to redshift z ~; 0.5 (2005)

Nobili, S., Amanullah, R., Garavini, G., Goobar, A., Lidman, C., Stanishev, V., ...

We present a novel technique for fitting restframe I-band light curves on a data set of 42 type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia). Using the result of the fit, we construct a Hubble diagram with 26 SNe from the...

Spectroscopic Observations and Analysis of the Peculiar SN 1999aa (2005)

Garavini, G., Folatelli, G., Goobar, A., Nobili, S., Aldering, G., Amadon, A., ...

We present an extensive new time-series of spectroscopic data of the peculiar SN 1999aa in NGC 2595. Our data set includes 25 optical spectra between -11 and +58 days with respect to B-band maximum...

Spectra of High-Redshift Type Ia Supernovae and a Comparison with their Low-Redshift Counterparts (2005)

Hook, I. M., Howell, D. A., Aldering, G., Amanullah, R., Burns, M. S., Conley, A., ...

We present spectra for 14 high-redshift (0.17 < z < 0.83) supernovae, which were discovered by the Supernova Cosmology Project as part of a campaign to measure cosmological parameters. The spectra...

Spectroscopic Observations and Analysis of the Unusual Type Ia SN 1999ac (2005)

Garavini, G., Aldering, G., Amadon, A., Amanullah, R., Astier, P., Balland, C., ...

We present optical spectra of the peculiar Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) 1999ac. The data extend from -15 to +42 days with respect to B-band maximum and reveal an event that is unusual in several...

Supernova Acceleration Probe: Studying Dark Energy with Type Ia Supernovae (2005)

Albert, J., Aldering, G., Allam, S., Althouse, W., Amanullah, R., Annis, J., ...

The Supernova Acceleration Probe (SNAP) will use Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) as distance indicators to measure the effect of dark energy on the expansion history of the Universe. (SNAP's weak-lensing...

Probing Dark Energy via Weak Gravitational Lensing with the SuperNova Acceleration Probe (SNAP) (2005)

Albert, J., Aldering, G., Allam, S., Althouse, W., Amanullah, R., Annis, J., ...

SNAP is a candidate for the Joint Dark Energy Mission (JDEM) that seeks to place constraints on the dark energy using two distinct methods. The first, Type Ia SN, is discussed in a companion white...

Seeing the Nature of the Accelerating Physics: It's a SNAP (2005)

Aldering, G., Althouse, W., Amanullah, R., Annis, J., Astier, P., Baltay, C., ...

For true insight into the nature of dark energy, measurements of the precision and accuracy of the Supernova/Acceleration Probe (SNAP) are required. Precursor or scaled-down experiments are...

Restframe I-band Hubble diagram for type Ia supernovae up to redshift z $\sim$ 0.5 (2005)

Nobili, S., Amanullah, R., Garavini, G., Goobar, A., Lidman, C., Stanishev, V., ...

We present a novel technique for fitting restframe I-band light curves on a data set of 42 Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia). Using the result of the fit, we construct a Hubble diagram with 26 SNe from the...

Spectroscopic confirmation of high-redshift supernovae with the ESO VLT (2005)

Lidman, C., A. Howell, D., Folatelli, G., Garavini, G., Nobili, S., Aldering, G., ...

We present VLT FORS1 and FORS2 spectra of 39 candidate high-redshift supernovae that were discovered as part of a cosmological study using Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) over a wide range of redshifts....

Spectroscopic Observations and Analysis of the Peculiar SN 1999aa (2005)

Garavini, G., Folatelli, G., Goobar, A., Nobili, S., Aldering, G., Amadon, A., ...

We present an extensive new time-series of spectroscopic data of the peculiar SN 1999aa in NGC 2595. Our data set includes 25 optical spectra between -11 and +58 days with respect to B-band maximum...

Spectra of High-Redshift Type Ia Supernovae and a Comparison with their Low-Redshift Counterparts (2005)

Hook, I. M., Howell, D. A., Aldering, G., Amanullah, R., Burns, M. S., Conley, A., ...

We present spectra for 14 high-redshift (0.17 < z < 0.83) supernovae, which were discovered by the Supernova Cosmology Project as part of a campaign to measure cosmological parameters. The spectra...

Spectroscopic Observations and Analysis of the Unusual Type Ia SN 1999ac (2005)

Garavini, G., Aldering, G., Amadon, A., Amanullah, R., Astier, P., Balland, C., ...

We present optical spectra of the peculiar Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) 1999ac. The data extend from -15 to +42 days with respect to B-band maximum and reveal an event that is unusual in several...

Supernova Acceleration Probe: Studying Dark Energy with Type Ia Supernovae (2005)

Albert, J., Aldering, G., Allam, S., Althouse, W., Amanullah, R., Annis, J., ...

The Supernova Acceleration Probe (SNAP) will use Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) as distance indicators to measure the effect of dark energy on the expansion history of the Universe. (SNAP's weak-lensing...

Probing Dark Energy via Weak Gravitational Lensing with the SuperNova Acceleration Probe (SNAP) (2005)

Albert, J., Aldering, G., Allam, S., Althouse, W., Amanullah, R., Annis, J., ...

SNAP is a candidate for the Joint Dark Energy Mission (JDEM) that seeks to place constraints on the dark energy using two distinct methods. The first, Type Ia SN, is discussed in a companion white...

Seeing the Nature of the Accelerating Physics: It's a SNAP (2005)

Aldering, G., Althouse, W., Amanullah, R., Annis, J., Astier, P., Baltay, C., ...

For true insight into the nature of dark energy, measurements of the precision and accuracy of the Supernova/Acceleration Probe (SNAP) are required. Precursor or scaled-down experiments are...

Restframe I-band Hubble diagram for type Ia supernovae up to redshift z $\sim$ 0.5 (2005)

Nobili, S., Amanullah, R., Garavini, G., Goobar, A., Lidman, C., Stanishev, V., ...

We present a novel technique for fitting restframe I-band light curves on a data set of 42 Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia). Using the result of the fit, we construct a Hubble diagram with 26 SNe from the...

Spectroscopic confirmation of high-redshift supernovae with the ESO VLT (2005)

Lidman, C., A. Howell, D., Folatelli, G., Garavini, G., Nobili, S., Aldering, G., ...

We present VLT FORS1 and FORS2 spectra of 39 candidate high-redshift supernovae that were discovered as part of a cosmological study using Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) over a wide range of redshifts....

Spectroscopic observations and analysis of the unusual type Ia SN 1999ac (2005)

Garavini, G., Aldering, G., Amadon, A., Amanullah, R., Astier, P., Balland, C., ...

We present optical spectra of the peculiar Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) 1999ac. The data extend from -15 to +42 days with respect to B-band maximum and reveal an event that is unusual in several...

Spectroscopic confirmation of high-redshift supernovae with the ESO VLT (2004)

Lidman, C., Howell, D. A., Folatelli, G., Garavini, G., Nobili, S., Aldering, G., ...

We present VLT FORS1 and FORS2 spectra of 39 candidate high-redshift supernovae that were discovered as part of a cosmological study using Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) over a wide range of redshifts....

Supernova / Acceleration Probe: A Satellite Experiment to Study the Nature of the Dark Energy (2004)

Aldering, SNAP Collaboration: G., Althouse, W., Amanullah, R., Annis, J., Astier, P., Baltay, C., ...

The Supernova / Acceleration Probe (SNAP) is a proposed space-based experiment designed to study the dark energy and alternative explanations of the acceleration of the Universe's expansion by...

No evidence for Dark Energy Metamorphosis ? (2004)

Jonsson, J., Goobar, A., Amanullah, R., Bergstrom, L.

Recent attempts to fit Type Ia supernova data by modeling the dark energy density as a truncated Taylor series have suggested the possibility of metamorphosis, i.e., a rapidly evolving equation of...

Spectroscopic Observations and Analysis of the Peculiar SN 1999aa (2004)

Garavini, G., Folatelli, G., Goobar, A., Nobili, S., Aldering, G., Amadon, A., ...

We present an extensive new time-series of spectroscopic data of the peculiar SN 1999aa in NGC 2595. Our data set includes 25 optical spectra between -11 and +58 days with respect to B-band maximum...

Astronomy Astrophysics (2004)

C. Lidman, D. A. Howell, G. Folatelli, G. Garavini, S. Nobili, G. Aldering, ...

c ○ ESO 2005 Spectroscopic confirmation of high-redshift supernovae with the ESO VLT ⋆,⋆⋆

Spectroscopic Observations and Analysis of the Peculiar SN 1999aa (2004)

G. Garavini, G. Folatelli, A. Goobar, S. Nobili, G. Aldering, A. Amadon, ...

We present an extensive new time-series of spectroscopic data of the peculiar SN 1999aa in NGC 2595. Our data set includes 25 optical spectra between−11 and+58 days with respect to B-band maximum...

Spectroscopic observations and analysis of the peculiar SN 1999aa (2003)

Garavini, G., Folatelli, G., Goobar, A., Nobili, S., Aldering, G., Amadon, A., ...

We present an extensive new time series of spectroscopic data of the peculiar SN 1999aa in NGC 2595. Our data set includes 25 optical spectra between -11 and +58 days with respect to B-band maximum...

New Constraints on $\Omega_M$, $\Omega_\Lambda$, and w from an Independent Set of Eleven High-Redshift Supernovae Observed with HST (2003)

Knop, R. A., Aldering, G., Amanullah, R., Astier, P., Blanc, G., Burns, M. S., ...

We report measurements of $\Omega_M$, $\Omega_\Lambda$, and w from eleven supernovae at z=0.36-0.86 with high-quality lightcurves measured using WFPC-2 on the HST. This is an independent set of...

SNAP Satellite Focal Plane Development (2003)

Bebek, C., Akerlof, C., Aldering, G., Amanullah, R., Astier, P., Baltay, C., ...

The proposed SuperNova/Acceleration Probe (SNAP) mission will have a two-meter class telescope delivering diffraction-limited images to an instrumented 0.7 square degree field in the visible and...

The Hubble Diagram of Type Ia Supernovae as a Function of Host Galaxy Morphology (2002)

Sullivan, M., Ellis, R. S., Aldering, G., Amanullah, R., Astier, P., Blanc, G., ...

(Abridged) We present new results on the Hubble diagram of distant type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) segregated according to the type of host galaxy. This makes it possible to check earlier evidence for a...

Cosmological parameters from lensed supernovae (2002)

Goobar, A., Mortsell, E., Amanullah, R., Nugent, P.

We investigate the possibility of measuring the Hubble constant, the fractional energy density components and the equation of state parameter of the ``dark energy'' using lensed multiple images of...

SNOC: a Monte-Carlo simulation package for high-z supernova observations (2002)

Goobar, A., Mortsell, E., Amanullah, R., Goliath, M., Bergstrom, L., Dahlen, T.

We present a Monte-Carlo package for simulation of high-redshift supernova data, SNOC. Optical and near-infrared photons from supernovae are ray-traced over cosmological distances from the simulated...

Correcting for lensing bias in the Hubble diagram (2002)

Amanullah, R., Mortsell, E., Goobar, A.

Gravitational lensing will cause a dispersion in the Hubble diagram for high redshift sources. This effect will introduce a bias in the cosmological parameter determination using the...

Supernovae and the Nature of the Dark Energy (2001)

Goliath, M., Amanullah, R., Astier, P., Goobar, A., Pain, R.

The use of Type Ia supernovae as calibrated standard candles is one of the most powerful tools to study the expansion history of the universe and thereby its energy components. While the analysis of...