S. Basa

Publication List Details

Period

1992 - 2009

Number

176

Co-Authors

Photometric redshifts for supernovae Ia in the Supernova Legacy Survey (2009)

Palanque-Delabrouille, N., Ruhlmann-Kleider, V., Pascal, S., Rich, J., Guy, J., Bazin, G., ...

We present a method using the SALT2 light curve fitter to determine the redshift of Type Ia supernovae in the Supernova Legacy Survey (SNLS) based on their photometry in g', r', i' and z'. On 289...

The ESO/VLT 3rd year Type Ia supernova data set from the Supernova Legacy Survey (2009)

Balland, C., Baumont, S., Basa, S., Mouchet, M., Howell, D. A., Astier, P., ...

We present 139 spectra of 124 Type Ia supernovae (SNeIa) that were observed at the ESO/VLT during the first three years of the Canada-France-Hawai Telescope (CFHT) Supernova Legacy Survey (SNLS)....

Photometric Calibration of the Supernova Legacy Survey Fields (2009)

Regnault, N., Conley, A., Guy, J., Sullivan, M., Astier, P., ...

We present the photometric calibration of the Supernova Legacy Survey (SNLS) fields. The SNLS aims at measuring the distances to SNe Ia at (0.3

Search for neutrinos from transient sources with the ANTARES telescope and optical follow-up observations (2009)

Dornic, D., Basa, S., Brunner, J., Samarai, I. Al, Busto, J., Klotz, A., ...

The ANTARES telescope has the opportunity to detect transient neutrino sources, such as gamma-ray bursts, core-collapse supernovae, flares of active nuclei... To enhance the sensitivity to these...

A multiwavelength study of Swift GRB 060111B constraining the origin of its prompt optical emission (2009)

Stratta, G., Pozanenko, A., Atteia, J-L., Klotz, A., Basa, S., Gendre, B., ...

In this work, we present the results obtained from a multi-wavelength campaign, as well as from the public Swift/BAT, XRT, and UVOT data of GRB 060111B for which a bright optical emission was...

SVOM: a new mission for Gamma-Ray Burst Studies (2009)

Gotz, D., Paul, J., Basa, S., Wei, J., Zhang, S. N., ...

We present the SVOM (Space-based multi-band astronomical Variable Object Monitor) mission, that is being developed in cooperation between the Chinese National Space Agency (CNSA), the Chinese Academy...

The Core-collapse rate from the Supernova Legacy Survey (2009)

Bazin, G., Palanque-Delabrouille, N., Rich, J., Ruhlmann-Kleider, V., Aubourg, E., Guillou, L. Le, ...

We use three years of data from the Supernova Legacy Survey (SNLS) to study the general properties of core-collapse and type Ia supernovae. This is the first such study using the "rolling search"...

Performance of the first ANTARES detector line (2009)

Ageron, M., Aguilar, J. A., Albert, A., Ameli, F., Anghinolfi, M., Anton, G., ...

7 pages, 9 figures.-- ISI Article Identifier: 000266336300004.-- Printed version published May 2009.-- ArXiv pre-print available at: http://arxiv.org/abs/0812.2095

The Chinese-French SVOM mission for Gamma-Ray Burst studies (2008)

Basa, S., Wei, J., Paul, J., Zhang, S. N., Collaboration, For The SVOM

We present the Space-based multi-band astronomical Variable Objects Monitor mission (SVOM) decided by the Chinese National Space Agency (CNSA) and the French Space Agency (CNES). The mission which is...

Gamma-ray burst afterglows : luminosity clustering at infrared wavelengths? (2008)

Gendre, B., Pelisson, S., Boer, M., Basa, S., Mazure, A.

Clustering in the luminosity of the afterglows of gamma-ray burst has been reported in the optical and X-ray. We investigate the possibility that a clustering in the luminosity of the afterglows of...

Neutrino detection of transient sources with optical follow-up observations (2008)

D, D. Dornic, Basa, S., Brunner, J., Busto, J., Klotz, A., Boer, M., ...

The ANTARES telescope has the opportunity to detect transient neutrino sources, such as gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), core-collapse supernovae (SNe), flares of active galactic nuclei (AGNs)... To enhance...

The effect of progenitor age and metallicity on luminosity and 56Ni yield in Type Ia supernovae (2008)

Howell, D. A., Sullivan, M., Brown, E. F., Conley, A., Borgne, D. Le, Hsiao, E. Y., ...

Timmes, Brown & Truran found that metallicity variations could theoretically account for a 25% variation in the mass of 56Ni synthesized in Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia), and thus account for a large...

Verifying the Cosmological Utility of Type Ia Supernovae: Implications of a Dispersion in the Ultraviolet Spectra (2008)

Ellis, R.S., Sullivan, M., Nugent, P.E., Howell, D.A., Gal-Yam, A., Astier, P., ...

We analyze the mean rest-frame ultraviolet (UV) spectrum of Type Ia Supernovae(SNe) and its dispersion using high signal-to-noise Keck-I/LRIS-B spectroscopyfor a sample of 36 events at intermediate...

Clustering of supernova Ia host galaxies (2008)

Carlberg, R. G., Sullivan, M., Borgne, D. Le, Conley, A., Howell, D. A., Perrett, K., ...

For the first time the cross-correlation between type Ia supernova host galaxies and surrounding field galaxies is measured using the Supernova Legacy Survey sample. Over the z=0.2 to 0.9 redshift...

Type Ia supernovae rates and galaxy clustering from the CFHT supernova legacy survey (2008)

Graham, M. L., Pritchet, C. J., Sullivan, M., Gwyn, S. D. J., Neill, J. D., Hsiao, E. Y., ...

The Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope Supernova Legacy Survey (CFHT SNLS) has created a large homogeneous database of intermediate redshift (0.2 < z < 1.0) type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia). The SNLS team has...

UV/optical detections of candidate tidal disruption events by GALEX and CFHTLS (2008)

Gezari, S., Basa, S., Martin, D. C., Bazin, G., Forster, K., Milliard, B., ...

We present two luminous UV/optical flares from the nuclei of apparently inactive early-type galaxies at z = 0.37 and 0.33 that have the radiative properties of a flare from the tidal disruption of a...

SiFTO: An Empirical Method for Fitting SNe Ia Light Curves (2008)

Conley, A., Sullivan, M., Hsiao, E. Y., Guy, J., Astier, P., Balam, D., ...

We present SiFTO, a new empirical method for modeling type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) light curves by manipulating a spectral template. We make use of high-redshift SN observations when training the...

Verifying the cosmological utility of Type Ia Supernovae : implications of a dispersion in the ultraviolet spectra (2008)

Ellis, R. S., Sullivan, M., Nugent, P. E., Howell, D. A., Gal-Yam, A., Astier, P., ...

We analyze the mean rest-frame ultraviolet (UV) spectrum of Type Ia Supernovae (SNe) and its dispersion using high signal-to-noise ratio Keck-I/LRIS-B spectroscopy for a sample of 36 events at...

Type Ia Supernovae Rates and Galaxy Clustering from the CFHT Supernova Legacy Survey (2008)

Graham, M. L., Pritchet, C. J., Sullivan, M., Gwyn, S. D. J., Neill, J. D., Hsiao, E. Y., ...

The Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope Supernova Legacy Survey (SNLS) has created a large homogeneous database of intermediate redshift (0.2 < z < 1.0) type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia). The SNLS team has...

UV/Optical Detections of Candidate Tidal Disruption Events by GALEX and CFHTLS (2007)

Gezari, S., Basa, S., Martin, D. C., Bazin, G., Forster, K., Milliard, B., ...

We present two luminous UV/optical flares from the nuclei of apparently inactive early-type galaxies at z=0.37 and 0.33 that have the radiative properties of a flare from the tidal disruption of a...

The ANTARES Collaboration (2007)

May The Antares, E. Aslanides, J-j. Aubert, S. Basa, F. Bernard, V. Bertin, ...

This document presents the scientific motivation for building a high energy neutrino undersea detector, with an effective area of 0.1 km

Precision Measurement of Scaled Momentum, Charge Multiplicity and Thrust in (2007)

And Interactions The, S. Basa

We report the first precision measurements of the scaled momentum, the charge multiplicity, and the thrust of hadronic jets in the Breit frame in Deep Inelastic Scattering N and N charged current...

Studies of a full-scale mechanical prototype line for the ANTARES neutrino telescope and tests of a prototype instrument for deep-sea acoustic measurements (2007)

AGERON, M, AGUILAR, J, ALBERT, A, AMELI, F, ANGHINOLFI, M, ANTON, G, ...

full-scale mechanical prototype line was deployed to a depth of 2500 m to test the leak tightness of the electronics containers and the pressure-resistant properties of an electromechanical cable...

Verifying the Cosmological Utility of Type Ia Supernovae: Implications of a Dispersion in the Ultraviolet Spectra (2007)

Ellis, R. S., Sullivan, M., Nugent, P. E., Howell, D. A., Gal-Yam, A., Astier, P., ...

We analyze the mean rest-frame ultraviolet (UV) spectrum of Type Ia Supernovae (SNe Ia) and its dispersion using high signal-to-noise Keck-I/LRIS-B spectroscopy for a sample of 36 events at...

SNLS Spectroscopy: Testing for Evolution in Type Ia Supernovae (2007)

Bronder, T. J., Hook, I. M., Astier, P., Balam, D., Balland, C., Basa, S., ...

Aims: We present a quantitative study of a new data set of high redshift Type Ia supernovae spectra, observed at the Gemini telescopes during the first 34 months of the Supernova Legacy Survey....

SALT2: using distant supernovae to improve the use of Type Ia supernovae as distance indicators (2007)

Guy, J., Astier, P., Baumont, S., Hardin, D., Pain, R., Regnault, N., ...

We present an empirical model of Type Ia supernovae spectro-photometric evolution with time. The model is built using a large data set including light-curves and spectra of both nearby and distant...

SALT2: using distant supernovae to improve the use of Type Ia supernovae as distance indicators (2007)

Guy, J., Astier, P., Baumont, S., Hardin, D., Pain, R., Regnault, N., ...

We present an empirical model of Type Ia supernovae spectro-photometric evolution with time. The model is built using a large data set including light-curves and spectra of both nearby and distant...

SALT2: using distant supernovae to improve the use of Type Ia supernovae as distance indicators (2007)

Guy, J., Astier, P., Baumont, S., Hardin, D., Pain, R., Regnault, N., ...

We present an empirical model of Type Ia supernovae spectro-photometric evolution with time. The model is built using a large data set including light-curves and spectra of both nearby and distant...

The Supernova Legacy Survey: Measurement of $\Omega_M$, $\Omega_\Lambda$ and w from the First Year Data Set (2007)

Astier, P., Guy, J., Regnault, N., Pain, R., Aubourg, E., Balam, D., ...

We present distance measurements to 71 high redshift type Ia supernovae discovered during the first year of the 5-year Supernova Legacy Survey (SNLS). These events were detected and their multi-color...

The Supernova Legacy Survey: Measurement of $\Omega_M$, $\Omega_\Lambda$ and w from the First Year Data Set (2007)

Astier, P., Guy, J., Regnault, N., Pain, R., Aubourg, E., Balam, D., ...

We present distance measurements to 71 high redshift type Ia supernovae discovered during the first year of the 5-year Supernova Legacy Survey (SNLS). These events were detected and their multi-color...

The Supernova Legacy Survey: Measurement of $\Omega_M$, $\Omega_\Lambda$ and w from the First Year Data Set (2007)

Astier, P., Guy, J., Regnault, N., Pain, R., Aubourg, E., Balam, D., ...

We present distance measurements to 71 high redshift type Ia supernovae discovered during the first year of the 5-year Supernova Legacy Survey (SNLS). These events were detected and their multi-color...

The ANTARES Optical Beacon System (2007)

Ageron, M., Aguilar, J.A., Albert, A., Ameli, F., Anghinolfi, M., Anton, G., ...

ANTARES is a neutrino telescope being deployed in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of a three dimensional array of photomultiplier tubes that can detect the Cherenkov light induced by charged...

The data acquisition system for the ANTARES neutrino telescope (2007)

Aguilar, J.A., Albert, A., Ameli, F., Anghinolfi, M., Anton, G., Anvar, S., ...

The ANTARES neutrino telescope is being constructed in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of a large three-dimensional array of photo-multiplier tubes. The data acquisition system of the detector...

The Supernova Type Ia Rate Evolution with SNLS (2007)

Neill, J. D., Sullivan, M., Balam, D., Pritchet, C. J., Howell, D. A., Perrett, K., ...

We present a progress report on a project to derive the evolution of the volumetric supernova Type Ia rate from the Supernova Legacy Survey. Our preliminary estimate of the rate evolution divides the...

The data acquisition system for the ANTARES neutrino telescope (2007)

Aguilar, J.A., Albert, A., Ameli, F., Anghinolfi, M., Anton, G., Anvar, S., ...

The ANTARES neutrino telescope is being constructed in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of a large three-dimensional array of photo-multiplier tubes. The data acquisition system of the detector...

The data acquisition system for the ANTARES neutrino telescope (2007)

Aguilar, J.A., Albert, A., Ameli, F., Anghinolfi, M., Anton, G., Anvar, S., ...

The ANTARES neutrino telescope is being constructed in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of a large three-dimensional array of photo-multiplier tubes. The data acquisition system of the detector...

The Rise Time of Type Ia Supernovae from the Supernova Legacy Survey (2007)

Conley, A., Howell, D. A., Howes, A., Sullivan, M., Astier, P., Balam, D., ...

We compare the rise times of nearby and distant Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) as a test for evolution using 73 high-redshift spectroscopically-confirmed SNe Ia from the first two years of the five year...

SALT2: using distant supernovae to improve the use of Type Ia supernovae as distance indicators (2007)

Guy, J., Astier, P., Baumont, S., Hardin, D., Pain, R., Regnault, N., ...

We present an empirical model of Type Ia supernovae spectro-photometric evolution with time. The model is built using a large data set including light-curves and spectra of both nearby and distant...

Ultraviolet Detection of the Tidal Disruption of a Star by a Supermassive Black Hole (2007)

Gezari, S., Martin, D. C., Milliard, B., Basa, S., Halpern, J. P., Forster, K., ...

A supermassive black hole in the nucleus of a galaxy will be revealed when a star passes close enough to be torn apart by tidal forces and a flare of radiation is emitted by the stream of stellar...

Transmission of light in deep sea water at the site of the ANTARES neutrino telescope (2007)

Aguilar, J.A., Albert, A., Amram, P., Anghinolfi, M., Anton, G., Anvar, S., ...

The ANTARES neutrino telescope is a large photomultiplier array designed to detect neutrino-induced upward-going muons by their Cherenkov radiation. Understanding the absorption and scattering of...

Transmission of light in deep sea water at the site of the ANTARES neutrino telescope (2007)

Aguilar, J.A., Albert, A., Amram, P., Anghinolfi, M., Anton, G., Anvar, S., ...

The ANTARES neutrino telescope is a large photomultiplier array designed to detect neutrino-induced upward-going muons by their Cherenkov radiation. Understanding the absorption and scattering of...

Transmission of light in deep sea water at the site of the ANTARES neutrino telescope (2007)

Aguilar, J.A., Albert, A., Amram, P., Anghinolfi, M., Anton, G., Anvar, S., ...

The ANTARES neutrino telescope is a large photomultiplier array designed to detect neutrino-induced upward-going muons by their Cherenkov radiation. Understanding the absorption and scattering of...

The Supernova Type Ia Rate Evolution with SNLS (2007)

Neill, J. D., Sullivan, M., Balam, D., Pritchet, C. J., Howell, D. A., Perrett, K., ...

We present a progress report on a project to derive the evolution of the volumetric supernova Type Ia rate from the Supernova Legacy Survey. Our preliminary estimate of the rate evolution divides the...

First results of the Instrumentation Line for the deep-sea ANTARES neutrino telescope (2007)

Aguilar, J.A., Albert, A., Ameli, F., Anghinolfi, M., Anton, G., Anvar, S., ...

In 2005, the ANTARES Collaboration deployed and operated at a depth of 2500 m a so-called Mini Instrumentation Line equipped with Optical Modules (MILOM) at the ANTARES site. The various data...

First results of the Instrumentation Line for the deep-sea ANTARES neutrino telescope (2007)

Aguilar, J.A., Albert, A., Ameli, F., Anghinolfi, M., Anton, G., Anvar, S., ...

In 2005, the ANTARES Collaboration deployed and operated at a depth of 2500 m a so-called Mini Instrumentation Line equipped with Optical Modules (MILOM) at the ANTARES site. The various data...

First results of the Instrumentation Line for the deep-sea ANTARES neutrino telescope (2007)

Aguilar, J.A., Albert, A., Ameli, F., Anghinolfi, M., Anton, G., Anvar, S., ...

In 2005, the ANTARES Collaboration deployed and operated at a depth of 2500 m a so-called Mini Instrumentation Line equipped with Optical Modules (MILOM) at the ANTARES site. The various data...

Ultraviolet detection of the tidal disruption of a star by a supermassive black hole (2006)

Gezari, S., Martin, D. C., Milliard, B., Basa, S., Halpern, J. P., Forster, K., ...

A supermassive black hole in the nucleus of a galaxy will be revealed when a star passes close enough to be torn apart by tidal forces and a flare of radiation is emitted by the stream of stellar...

Ultraviolet Detection of the Tidal Disruption of a Star by a Supermassive Black Hole (2006)

Gezari, S., Martin, D. C., Milliard, B., Basa, S., Halpern, J. P., Forster, K., ...

A supermassive black hole in the nucleus of a galaxy will be revealed when a star passes close enough to be torn apart by tidal forces and a flare of radiation is emitted by the stream of stellar...

The ECLAIRs micro-satellite mission for gamma-ray burst multi-wavelength observations (2006)

Schanne, S., Barret, D., Basa, S., Boer, M., Casse, F., ...

Gamma-ray bursts (GRB), at least those with a duration longer than a few seconds are the most energetic events in the Universe and occur at cosmological distances. The ECLAIRs micro-satellite, to be...

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...

The ECLAIRs micro-satellite for multi-wavelength studies of gamma-ray burst prompt emission (2006)

Schanne, S., Barret, D., Basa, S., Boer, M., Cordier, B., ...

The cosmological revolution of 1997 has established that (at least long duration) gamma-ray bursts (GRB) are among the most energetic events in the Universe and occur at cosmological distances. The...

The type Ia supernova SNLS-03D3bb from a super-Chandrasekhar-mass white dwarf star (2006)

Howell, D.A., Sullivan, M., Nugent, P.E., Ellis, R.S., Conley, A.J., Le Borgne, D., ...

The acceleration of the expansion of the universe, and the need for Dark Energy, were inferred from the observations of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia). There is consensus that SNe Ia are thermonuclear...

Rates and properties of type Ia supernovae as a function of mass and star-formation in their host galaxies (2006)

Sullivan, M., Borgne, D. Le, Pritchet, C. J., Hodsman, A., Neill, J. D., Howell, D. A, ...

(ABRIDGED) We show that Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) are formed within both very young and old stellar populations, with observed rates that depend on the stellar mass and mean star-formation rates...

The Type Ia Supernova Rate at z ~0.5 from the Supernova Legacy Survey (2006)

Neill, J. D., Sullivan, M., Balam, D., Pritchet, C. J., Howell, D. A., Perrett, K., ...

We present a measurement of the distant Type Ia supernova rate derived from the first two years of the Canada -- France -- Hawaii Telescope Supernova Legacy Survey. We observed four one-square degree...

X-ray Flashes or soft Gamma-ray Bursts? The case of the likely distant XRF 040912 (2006)

Stratta, G., Basa, S., Butler, N., Atteia, J. L., Gendre, B., Pelangeon, A., ...

In this work, we present a multi-wavelength study of XRF 040912, aimed at measuring its distance scale and the intrinsic burst properties. We performed a detailed spectral and temporal analysis of...

Rates and properties of Type Ia supernovae as a function of mass and star formation in their host galaxies (2006)

Sullivan, M., Le Borgne, D., Pritchet, C. J., Hodsman, A., Neill, J. D., Howell, D. A., ...

We show that Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) are formed within both very young and old stellar populations, with observed rates that depend on the stellar mass and mean star formation rates (SFRs) of...

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...

The Type Ia Supernova Rate at z ~0.5 from the Supernova Legacy Survey (2006)

Neill, J. D., Sullivan, M., Balam, D., Pritchet, C. J., Howell, D. A., Perrett, K., ...

We present a measurement of the distant Type Ia supernova rate derived from the first two years of the Canada -- France -- Hawaii Telescope Supernova Legacy Survey. We observed four one-square degree...

Study of Large Hemispherical Photomultiplier Tubes for the ANTARES Neutrino Telescope (2006)

Aguilar, J.A., Albert, A., Ameli, F., Amram, P., Anghinolfi, M., Anton, G., ...

The ANTARES neutrino telescope, to be immersed depth in the Mediterranean Sea, will consist of a 3 dimensional matrix of 900 large area photomultiplier tubes housed in pressure resistant glass...

Sedimentation and Fouling of Optical Surfaces at the ANTARES Site (2006)

Amram, P., Anghinolfi, M., Ardellier-Desages, F.E., Aslanides, E., Aubert, J.J., Azoulay, R., ...

ANTARES is a project leading towards the construction and deployment of a neutrino telescope in the deep Mediterranean Sea. The telescope will use an array of photomultiplier tubes to detect the...

The ANTARES optical module (2006)

Amram, P., Anghinolfi, M., Anvar, S., Ardellier-Desages, F.E., Aslanides, E., Aubert, J.J., ...

The ANTARES collaboration is building a deep sea neutrino telescope in the Mediterranean Sea. This detector will cover a sensitive area of typically 0.1 km-squared and will be equipped with about...

The Rise Time of Type Ia Supernovae from the Supernova Legacy Survey (2006)

Conley, A., Howell, D. A., Howes, A., Sullivan, M., Astier, P., Balam, D., ...

We compare the rise times of nearby and distant Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) as a test for evolution using 73 high-redshift spectroscopically-confirmed SNe Ia from the first two years of the five year...

Rates and properties of type Ia supernovae as a function of mass and star-formation in their host galaxies (2006)

Sullivan, M., Borgne, D. Le, Pritchet, C. J., Hodsman, A., Neill, J. D., Howell, D. A, ...

(ABRIDGED) We show that Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) are formed within both very young and old stellar populations, with observed rates that depend on the stellar mass and mean star-formation rates...

The Type Ia Supernova Rate at z ~0.5 from the Supernova Legacy Survey (2006)

Neill, J. D., Sullivan, M., Balam, D., Pritchet, C. J., Howell, D. A., Perrett, K., ...

We present a measurement of the distant Type Ia supernova rate derived from the first two years of the Canada -- France -- Hawaii Telescope Supernova Legacy Survey. We observed four one-square degree...

Photometric selection of high-redshift type Ia supernovae (2006)

Sullivan, M., Howell, D.A., Perrett, K., Nugent, P., Astier, P., Aubourg, E., ...

We present a method for selecting high-redshift type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) located via rolling SN searches. The technique, using both color and magnitude information of events from only 2-3 epochs...

The ECLAIRs micro-satellite mission for gamma-ray burst multi-wavelength observations (2006)

Schanne, S., Barret, D., Basa, S., Boer, M., Casse, F., ...

Gamma-ray bursts (GRB), at least those with a duration longer than a few seconds are the most energetic events in the Universe and occur at cosmological distances. The ECLAIRs micro-satellite, to be...

Gemini Spectroscopy of Supernovae from SNLS: Improving High Redshift SN Selection and Classification (2006)

A. Howell, D., Sullivan, M., Perrett, K., J. Bronder, T., M. Hook, I., Astier, P., ...

We present new techiques for improving the efficiency of supernova (SN) classification at high redshift using 64 candidates observed at Gemini North and South during the first year of the Supernova...

Photometric selection of high-redshift type Ia supernovae (2006)

Sullivan, M., Howell, D.A., Perrett, K., Nugent, P., Astier, P., Aubourg, E., ...

We present a method for selecting high-redshift type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) located via rolling SN searches. The technique, using both color and magnitude information of events from only 2-3 epochs...

The Supernova Legacy Survey: Measurement of $\Omega_M$, $\Omega_\Lambda$ and w from the First Year Data Set (2006)

Astier, P., Guy, J., Regnault, N., Pain, R., Aubourg, E., Balam, D., ...

We present distance measurements to 71 high redshift type Ia supernovae discovered during the first year of the 5-year Supernova Legacy Survey (SNLS). These events were detected and their multi-color...

Photometric selection of high-redshift type Ia supernovae (2006)

Sullivan, M., Howell, D.A., Perrett, K., Nugent, P., Astier, P., Aubourg, E., ...

We present a method for selecting high-redshift type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) located via rolling SN searches. The technique, using both color and magnitude information of events from only 2-3 epochs...

The Supernova Legacy Survey: Measurement of $\Omega_M$, $\Omega_\Lambda$ and w from the First Year Data Set (2006)

Astier, P., Guy, J., Regnault, N., Pain, R., Aubourg, E., Balam, D., ...

We present distance measurements to 71 high redshift type Ia supernovae discovered during the first year of the 5-year Supernova Legacy Survey (SNLS). These events were detected and their multi-color...

The ECLAIRs micro-satellite mission for gamma-ray burst multi-wavelength observations (2006)

Schanne, S., Barret, D., Basa, S., Boer, M., Casse, F., ...

Gamma-ray bursts (GRB), at least those with a duration longer than a few seconds are the most energetic events in the Universe and occur at cosmological distances. The ECLAIRs micro-satellite, to be...

The Type Ia Supernova Rate at z ~0.5 from the Supernova Legacy Survey (2006)

Neill, J. D., Sullivan, M., Balam, D., Pritchet, C. J., Howell, D. A., Perrett, K., ...

We present a measurement of the distant Type Ia supernova rate derived from the first two years of the Canada -- France -- Hawaii Telescope Supernova Legacy Survey. We observed four one-square degree...

Rates and properties of type Ia supernovae as a function of mass and star-formation in their host galaxies (2006)

Sullivan, M., Borgne, D. Le, Pritchet, C. J., Hodsman, A., Neill, J. D., Howell, D. A, ...

(ABRIDGED) We show that Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) are formed within both very young and old stellar populations, with observed rates that depend on the stellar mass and mean star-formation rates...

The type Ia supernova SNLS-03D3bb from a super-Chandrasekhar-mass white dwarf star (2006)

Howell, D.A., Sullivan, M., Nugent, P.E., Ellis, R.S., Conley, A.J., Le Borgne, D., ...

The acceleration of the expansion of the universe, and the need for Dark Energy, were inferred from the observations of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia). There is consensus that SNe Ia are thermonuclear...

The ECLAIRs micro-satellite mission for gamma-ray burst multi-wavelength observations (2006)

Schanne, S., Barret, D., Basa, S., Boer, M., Casse, F., ...

Gamma-ray bursts (GRB), at least those with a duration longer than a few seconds are the most energetic events in the Universe and occur at cosmological distances. The ECLAIRs micro-satellite, to be...

First results of the Instrumentation Line for the deep-sea ANTARES neutrino telescope (2006)

Aguilar, J.A., Albert, A., Ameli, F., Anghinolfi, M., Anton, G., Anvar, S., ...

In 2005, the ANTARES Collaboration deployed and operated at a depth of 2500 m a so-called Mini Instrumentation Line equipped with Optical Modules (MILOM) at the ANTARES site. The various data...

Photometric selection of high-redshift type Ia supernovae (2005)

Sullivan, M., Howell, D. A., Perrett, K., Nugent, P., Astier, P., Aubourg, E., ...

We present a method for selecting high-redshift type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) located via rolling SN searches. The technique, using both color and magnitude information of events from only 2-3 epochs...

The Supernova Legacy Survey: Measurement of Omega_M, Omega_Lambda and w from the First Year Data Set (2005)

Astier, P., Guy, J., Regnault, N., Pain, R., Aubourg, E., Balam, D., ...

We present distance measurements to 71 high redshift type Ia supernovae discovered during the first year of the 5-year Supernova Legacy Survey (SNLS). These events were detected and their multi-color...

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...

Gemini Spectroscopy of Supernovae from SNLS: Improving High Redshift SN Selection and Classification (2005)

Howell, D. A., Sullivan, M., Perrett, K., Bronder, T. J., Hook, I. M., Astier, P., ...

We present new techiques for improving the efficiency of supernova (SN) classification at high redshift using 64 candidates observed at Gemini North and South during the first year of the Supernova...

Background light in potential sites for the ANTARES undersea neutrino telescope (2005)

Amram, P., Anvar, S., Aslanides, E., Aubert, J.J., Azoulay, R., Basa, S., ...

The ANTARES collaboration has performed a series of {\em in situ} measurements to study the background light for a planned undersea neutrino telescope. Such background can be caused by $^{40}$K...

A Deep Sea Telescope for High Energy Neutrinos (2005)

Aslanides, E., Aubert, J.J., Basa, S., Bernard, F., Bertin, V., Billault, M., ...

The ANTARES Collaboration proposes to construct a large area water Cherenkov detector in the deep Mediterranean Sea, optimised for the detection of muons from high-energy astrophysical neutrinos....

ANTARES Proposal: Towards a Large Scale High Energy Cosmic Neutrino - undersea detector (2005)

Amram, P., Arpesella, C., Aslanides, E., Aubert, J.J., Azoulay, R., Bailey, D., ...

The ANTARES collaboration propose to observe high energy cosmic neutrinos using a deep sea Cherenkov detector. The sky survey with high energy neutrinos is complementary to the observations with...

Transmission of light in deep sea water at the site of the ANTARES neutrino telescope (2005)

Mazure, A., Boulesteix, J., Aguilar, J.A., Albert, A., Anghinolfi, M., Anton, G., ...

The ANTARES neutrino telescope is a large photomultiplier array designed to detect neutrino-induced upward-going muons by their Cherenkov radiation. Understanding the absorption and scattering of...

Study of Large Hemispherical Photomultiplier Tubes for the ANTARES Neutrino Telescope (2005)

Aguilar, J.A., Albert, A., Ameli, F., Amram, P., Anghinolfi, M., Anton, G., ...

The ANTARES neutrino telescope, to be immersed depth in the Mediterranean Sea, will consist of a 3 dimensional matrix of 900 large area photomultiplier tubes housed in pressure resistant glass...

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...

Gemini Spectroscopy of Supernovae from SNLS: Improving High Redshift SN Selection and Classification (2005)

A. Howell, D., Sullivan, M., Perrett, K., J. Bronder, T., M. Hook, I., Astier, P., ...

We present new techiques for improving the efficiency of supernova (SN) classification at high redshift using 64 candidates observed at Gemini North and South during the first year of the Supernova...

The ECLAIRs micro-satellite for multi-wavelength studies of gamma-ray burst prompt emission (2005)

Schanne, S., Barret, D., Basa, S., Boer, M., Cordier, B., ...

The cosmological revolution of 1997 has established that (at least long duration) gamma-ray bursts (GRB) are among the most energetic events in the Universe and occur at cosmological distances. The...

Transmission of light in deep sea water at the site of the ANTARES neutrino telescope (2005)

Aguilar, J.A., Albert, A., Amram, P., Anghinolfi, M., Anton, G., Anvar, S., ...

The ANTARES neutrino telescope is a large photomultiplier array designed to detect neutrino-induced upward-going muons by their Cherenkov radiation. Understanding the absorption and scattering of...

Study of Large Hemispherical Photomultiplier Tubes for the ANTARES Neutrino Telescope (2005)

Aguilar, J.A., Albert, A., Ameli, F., Amram, P., Anghinolfi, M., Anton, G., ...

The ANTARES neutrino telescope, to be immersed depth in the Mediterranean Sea, will consist of a 3 dimensional matrix of 900 large area photomultiplier tubes housed in pressure resistant glass...

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...

Gemini Spectroscopy of Supernovae from SNLS: Improving High Redshift SN Selection and Classification (2005)

A. Howell, D., Sullivan, M., Perrett, K., J. Bronder, T., M. Hook, I., Astier, P., ...

We present new techiques for improving the efficiency of supernova (SN) classification at high redshift using 64 candidates observed at Gemini North and South during the first year of the Supernova...

The ECLAIRs micro-satellite for multi-wavelength studies of gamma-ray burst prompt emission (2005)

Schanne, S., Barret, D., Basa, S., Boer, M., Cordier, B., ...

The cosmological revolution of 1997 has established that (at least long duration) gamma-ray bursts (GRB) are among the most energetic events in the Universe and occur at cosmological distances. The...

Transmission of light in deep sea water at the site of the ANTARES neutrino telescope (2005)

Aguilar, J.A., Albert, A., Amram, P., Anghinolfi, M., Anton, G., Anvar, S., ...

The ANTARES neutrino telescope is a large photomultiplier array designed to detect neutrino-induced upward-going muons by their Cherenkov radiation. Understanding the absorption and scattering of...

The ECLAIRs micro-satellite for multi-wavelength studies of gamma-ray burst prompt emission (2004)

Schanne, S., Barret, D., Basa, S., Boer, M., Cordier, B., ...

The cosmological revolution of 1997 has established that (at least long duration) gamma-ray bursts (GRB) are among the most energetic events in the Universe and occur at cosmological distances. The...

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...

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...

Sedimentation and Fouling of Optical Surfaces at the ANTARES Site (2003)

Amram, P., Anghinolfi, M., Ardellier-Desages, F.E., Aslanides, E., Aubert, J.J., Azoulay, R., ...

ANTARES is a project leading towards the construction and deployment of a neutrino telescope in the deep Mediterranean Sea. The telescope will use an array of photomultiplier tubes to detect the...

Sedimentation and Fouling of Optical Surfaces at the ANTARES Site (2003)

Amram, P., Anghinolfi, M., Ardellier-Desages, F.E., Aslanides, E., Aubert, J.J., Azoulay, R., ...

ANTARES is a project leading towards the construction and deployment of a neutrino telescope in the deep Mediterranean Sea. The telescope will use an array of photomultiplier tubes to detect the...

The ANTARES Optical Module (2002)

Amram, P, Anghinolfi, M, Anvar, S, Ardellier-Desages, F E, Aslanides, Elie, Aubert, Jean-Jacques, ...

The ANTARES collaboration is building a deep sea neutrino telescope in the Mediterranean Sea. This detector will cover a sensitive area of typically 0.1 km-squared and will be equipped with about...

High Energy Cosmic Neutrinos Astronomy : The ANTARES Project (2001)

Basa, S.

Neutrinos may offer a unique opportunity to explore the far Universe at high energy. The ANTARES collaboration aims at building a large undersea neutrino detector able to observe astrophysical...

Background light in potential sites for the ANTARES undersea neutrino telescope (2000)

Amram, P., Anvar, S., Aslanides, E., Aubert, J.J., Azoulay, R., Basa, S., ...

The ANTARES collaboration has performed a series of {\em in situ} measurements to study the background light for a planned undersea neutrino telescope. Such background can be caused by $^{40}$K...

Background light in potential sites for the ANTARES undersea neutrino telescope (2000)

Amram, P., Anvar, S., Aslanides, E., Aubert, J.J., Azoulay, R., Basa, S., ...

The ANTARES collaboration has performed a series of {\em in situ} measurements to study the background light for a planned undersea neutrino telescope. Such background can be caused by $^{40}$K...

High Energy Cosmic Neutrinos Astronomy: The ANTARES Project (1999)

Basa, S.

Neutrinos may offer a unique opportunity to explore the far Universe at high energy. The ANTARES collaboration aims at building a large undersea neutrino detector able to observe astrophysical...

The ANTARES project (1999)

Amram, P., Anvar, S., Aslanides, E., Aubert, J.J., Azoulay, R., Basa, S., ...

The ANTARES project is an international collaboration with the aim of building a deep-sea large area neutrino telescope within the next decade. The achievements and status of the project as at the...

A Deep Sea Telescope for High Energy Neutrinos (1999)

Aslanides, E., Aubert, J.J., Basa, S., Bernard, F., Bertin, V., Billault, M., ...

The ANTARES Collaboration proposes to construct a large area water Cherenkov detector in the deep Mediterranean Sea, optimised for the detection of muons from high-energy astrophysical neutrinos....

The ANTARES project (1999)

Amram, P., Anvar, S., Aslanides, E., Aubert, J.J., Azoulay, R., Basa, S., ...

The ANTARES project is an international collaboration with the aim of building a deep-sea large area neutrino telescope within the next decade. The achievements and status of the project as at the...

A Deep Sea Telescope for High Energy Neutrinos (1999)

Aslanides, E., Aubert, J.J., Basa, S., Bernard, F., Bertin, V., Billault, M., ...

The ANTARES Collaboration proposes to construct a large area water Cherenkov detector in the deep Mediterranean Sea, optimised for the detection of muons from high-energy astrophysical neutrinos....

Precision Measurement of Scaled Momentum, Charge Multiplicity and Thrust in $\nu_{\mu}N$ and $\overline\nu_{\mu}N$ Interactions (1998)

Altegoer, J, Angelini, C, Astier, Pierre, Autiero, D, Baldisseri, Alberto, Baldo-Ceolin, Massimilla, ...

We report the first precision measurements of the scaledmomentum, the charge multiplicity, and the thrust of hadronic jets inthe Breit frame in Deep Inelastic Scattering \nun\ and\nunbar\ charged...

A search for $\nu_{\mu} \rightarrow \nu_{\tau}$ oscillations using the NOMAD detector (1998)

Altegoer, J, Angelini, C, Astier, Pierre, Autiero, D, Baldisseri, Alberto, Baldo-Ceolin, Massimilla, ...

NOMAD is a neutrino oscillation experiment designed to search for $\nu_\tau$ appearance in the CERN-SPS wide band $\nu_\mu$ beam. Signal detection relies on the identification of $\nu_\tau$ charge d...

Search for a new gauge boson in $\pi^{0}$ decays (1998)

Altegoer, J, Astier, Pierre, Autiero, D, Baldisseri, Alberto, Baldo-Ceolin, Massimilla, Ballocchi, G, ...

A search was made for a new light gauge boson $X$ which might be produced in $\pi^{0}\rightarrow\gamma + X$ decay from neutral pions generated by 450-GeV protons in the CERN SPS neutrino target. Th e...

High Energy Cosmic Neutrinos Astronomy : The ANTARES Project (1998)

Basa, S.

Neutrinos may offer a unique opportunity to explore the far Universe at high energy. The ANTARES collaboration aims at building a large undersea neutrino detector able to observe astrophysical...

High Energy Cosmic Neutrinos Astronomy : The ANTARES Project (1998)

Basa, S.

Neutrinos may offer a unique opportunity to explore the far Universe at high energy. The ANTARES collaboration aims at building a large undersea neutrino detector able to observe astrophysical...

The NOMAD experiment at the CERN SPS (1997)

Altegoer, J, Anfreville, M G, Angelini, C, Astier, Pierre, Authier, M, Autiero, D, ...

The NOMAD experiment is a short base-line search for $\nu_{\mu}\rightarrow \nu_{\tau}$ oscillations in the CERN neutrino beam. The $\nu_{\tau}$'s are searched for through their charged-current...

ANTARES Proposal: Towards a Large Scale High Energy Cosmic Neutrino - undersea detector (1997)

Amram, P., Arpesella, C., Aslanides, E., Aubert, J.J., Azoulay, R., Bailey, D., ...

The ANTARES collaboration propose to observe high energy cosmic neutrinos using a deep sea Cherenkov detector. The sky survey with high energy neutrinos is complementary to the observations with...

ANTARES Proposal: Towards a Large Scale High Energy Cosmic Neutrino - undersea detector (1997)

Amram, P., Arpesella, C., Aslanides, E., Aubert, J.J., Azoulay, R., Bailey, D., ...

The ANTARES collaboration propose to observe high energy cosmic neutrinos using a deep sea Cherenkov detector. The sky survey with high energy neutrinos is complementary to the observations with...