Subaru FOCAS Spectroscopic Observations of High-Redshift Supernovae (2009)
Morokuma, Tomoki, Tokita, Kouichi, Lidman, Christopher, Doi, Mamoru, Yasuda, Naoki, Aldering, Greg, ...
We present spectra of high-redshift supernovae (SNe) that were taken with the Subaru low resolution optical spectrograph, FOCAS. These SNe were found in SN surveys with Suprime-Cam on Subaru, the...
BigBOSS: The Ground-Based Stage IV Dark Energy Experiment (2009)
Schlegel, David J., Bebek, Chris, Heetderks, Henry, Ho, Shirley, Lampton, Michael, Levi, Michael, ...
The BigBOSS experiment is a proposed DOE-NSF Stage IV ground-based dark energy experiment to study baryon acoustic oscillations (BAO) and the growth of structure with an all-sky galaxy redshift...
Santos, Joana S., Rosati, Piero, Gobat, Raphael, Lidman, Chris, Dawson, Kyle, Perlmutter, Saul, ...
XMMU J1229+0151 is a rich galaxy cluster with redshift z=0.975, that was serendipitously detected in X-rays within the scope of the XMM-Newton Distant Cluster Project. HST/ACS observations in the...
Koester, Benjamin P., Gladders, Michael D., Gilbank, David G., Yee, H. K. C., Barbary, Kyle, Dawson, Kyle S., ...
Using deep two-band imaging from the Hubble Space Telescope, we measure the color-magnitude relations (CMR) of E/S0 galaxies in a set of 9 optically-selected clusters principally from the...
Photometric Calibrations for 21st Century Science (2009)
Kent, Stephen, Kaiser, Mary Elizabeth, Deustua, Susana E., Smith, J. Allyn, Adelman, Saul, Allam, Sahar, ...
The answers to fundamental science questions in astrophysics, ranging from the history of the expansion of the universe to the sizes of nearby stars, hinge on our ability to make precise measurements...
Hilton, Matt, Stanford, S. Adam, Stott, John P., Collins, Chris A., Hoyle, Ben, Davidson, Michael, ...
We present a study of the morphological fractions and color-magnitude relation in the most distant X-ray selected galaxy cluster currently known, XMMXCS J2215.9-1738 at z=1.46, using a combination of...
The Subaru/XMM-Newton Deep Survey (SXDS) - V. Optically Faint Variable Object Survey (2008)
Morokuma, Tomoki, Doi, Mamoru, Yasuda, Naoki, Masayuki, Akiyama, Sekiguchi, Kazuhiro, Furusawa, Hisanori, ...
Also archived in: arXiv:0712.3108 v1 Dev 19 2007
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...
The Subaru/XMM-Newton Deep Survey (SXDS) - V. Optically Faint Variable Object Survey (2007)
Morokuma, Tomoki, Doi, Mamoru, Yasuda, Naoki, Akiyama, Masayuki, Sekiguchi, Kazuhiro, Furusawa, Hisanori, ...
We present our survey for optically faint variable objects using multi-epoch (8-10 epochs over 2-4 years) $i'$-band imaging data obtained with Subaru Suprime-Cam over 0.918 deg$^2$ in the...
K-corrections and Extinction Corrections for Type Ia Supernovae (2007)
Peter Nugent, Alex Kim, Saul Perlmutter
The measurements of the cosmological parameters from Type Ia supernovae hinges on our ability to compare nearby and distant supernovae accurately. Here we present a method for performing generalized...
Nearby Photometry, Alex Kim, Ariel Goobar, Saul Perlmutter
Photometric measurements show that, as a group, nearby Type Ia supernovae follow similar light curves and reach similar peak magnitudes (Branch & Tammann 1992). Thus, these supernovae may serve...
K-corrections and Extinction Corrections for Type Ia Supernovae (2007)
Peter Nugent Alex, Alex Kim, Saul Perlmutter
The measurement of the cosmological parameters from Type Ia supernovae hinges on our ability to compare nearby and distant supernovae accurately. Here we present an advance on a method for performing...
Neta A. Bahcall, Et Al, Neta A. Bahcall, Jeremiah P. Ostriker, Saul Perlmutter, Paul J. Steinhardt
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Snapping Supernovae at z>1.7 (2006)
Aldering, Greg, Kim, Alex G., Kowalski, Marek, Linder, Eric V., Perlmutter, Saul
We examine the utility of very high redshift Type Ia supernovae for cosmology and systematic uncertainty control. Next generation space surveys such as the Supernova/Acceleration Probe (SNAP) will...
Nonlinear decline-rate dependence and intrinsic variation of type Ia supernova luminosities (2005)
Wang, Lifan, Strovink, Mark, Conley, Alexander, Goldhaber, Gerson, Kowalski, Marek, Perlmutter, Saul, ...
Nonlinear Decline-Rate Dependence and Intrinsic Variation of Type Ia Supernova Luminosities (2005)
Wang, Lifan, Strovink, Mark, Conley, Alexander, Goldhaber, Gerson, Kowalski, Marek, Perlmutter, Saul, ...
Published B and V fluxes from nearby Type Ia supernovae are fitted to light-curve templates with 4-6 adjustable parameters. Separately, B magnitudes from the same sample are fitted to a linear...
Improvements to the image processing of HST NICMOS observations with multiple readouts (2005)
Fadeyev, Vitaliy, Aldering, Gregory, Perlmutter, Saul
We report on improvements made to the standard NICMOS processing pipeline. The calculation of the uncertainties on the signal accumulation rate has been modified to include the statistical...
Weak Lensing from Space II: Dark Matter Mapping (2003)
Massey, Richard, Rhodes, Jason, Refregier, Alexandre, Albert, Justin, Bacon, David, Bernstein, Gary, ...
We study the accuracy with which weak lensing measurements could be made from a future space-based survey, predicting the subsequent precisions of 3-dimensional dark matter maps, projected...
Weak Lensing from Space III: Cosmological Parameters (2003)
Refregier, Alexandre, Massey, Richard, Rhodes, Jason, Ellis, Richard, Albert, Justin, Bacon, David, ...
Weak gravitational lensing provides a unique method to directly map the dark matter in the universe and measure cosmological parameters. Current weak lensing surveys are limited by the atmospheric...
Measuring Cosmology with Supernovae (2003)
Perlmutter, Saul, Schmidt, Brian P.
Over the past decade, supernovae have emerged as some of the most powerful tools for measuring extragalactic distances. A well developed physical understanding of type II supernovae allow them to be...
Wang, Lifan, Goldhaber, Gerson, Aldering, Greg, Perlmutter, Saul
We show empirically that fits to the color-magnitude relation of Type Ia supernovae after optical maximum can provide accurate relative extragalactic distances. We report the discovery of an...
Wang, Lifan, Goldhaber, Gerson, Aldering, Greg, Perlmutter, Saul
We show empirically that fits to the color-magnitude relation of Type Ia supernovae after optical maximum can provide accurate relative extragalactic distances. We report the discovery of an...
The Cosmic Triangle: Assessing the State of the Universe (2003)
Neta A. Bahcall, Jeremiah P. Ostriker, Saul Perlmutter, Paul J. Steinhardt
The cosmic triangle is introduced as a way of representing the past, present, and future status of the universe. Our current location within the cosmic triangle is determined by the answers to three...
Overview of the nearby supernova factory (2002)
Aldering, Greg, Adam, Gilles, Antilogus, Pierre, Astier, Pierre, Bacon, Roland, Bongard, S., ...
K-corrections and Extinction Corrections for Type Ia Supernovae (2002)
Nugent, Peter, Kim, Alex, Perlmutter, Saul
The measurement of the cosmological parameters from Type Ia supernovae hinges on our ability to compare nearby and distant supernovae accurately. Here we present an advance on a method for performing...
K-corrections and Extinction Corrections for Type Ia Supernovae (2002)
Peter Nugent, Alex Kim, Saul Perlmutter
The measurement of the cosmological parameters from Type Ia supernovae hinges on our ability to compare nearby and distant supernovae accurately. Here we present an advance on a method for performing...
Coping with Type Ia Supernova "Evolution" When Probing the Nature of the Dark Energy (2001)
Branch, David, Perlmutter, Saul, Baron, E., Nugent, Peter
Observations of high-redshift Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) have provided strong evidence that the dark energy is real, and making further accurate observations of high-redshift SNe Ia is the most...
The Stanford Cluster Search for Distant Galaxy Clusters (2000)
Willick, Jeffrey A., Thompson, Keith L., Mathiesen, Benjamin F., Perlmutter, Saul, Knop, Robert A., Hill, Gary J.
We describe the scientific motivation behind, and the methodology of, the Stanford Cluster Search (StaCS), a program to compile a catalog of optically selected clusters of galaxies at intermediate...
Supernovae, dark energy and the accelerating universe (1999)
Based on an analysis of 42 high-redshift supernovae discovered by the supernovae cosmology project, we have found evidence for a positive cosmological constant, Lambda, and hence an accelerating...
Constraining dark energy with SNe Ia and large-scale structure (1999)
Perlmutter, Saul, Turner, Michael S., White, Martin
Measurements of the distances to SNe Ia have produced strong evidence that the expansion of the Universe is accelerating, implying the existence of a nearly uniform component of dark energy with...
Snapshot Distances to Type Ia Supernovae -- All in ``One'' Night's Work (1998)
Riess, Adam G., Nugent, Peter, Filippenko, Alexei V., Kirshner, Robert P., Perlmutter, Saul
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...
A Search for Gamma-Ray Burst Optical Emission with the Automated Patrol Telescope (1997)
Grossan, Bruce, Perlmutter, Saul, Ashley, Michael
The Automated Patrol Telescope (APT) is a wide-field (5 X 5 deg.s), modified Schmidt capable of covering large gamma-ray burst (GRB) localization regions to produce a high rate of GRB optical...
Perlmutter, Saul, Gabi, S., Goldhaber, G., Goobar, Ariel, Groom, Donald E., Hook, Isobel, ...
We have developed a technique to systematically discover and study high-redshift supernovae that can be used to measure the cosmological parameters. We report here results based on the initial seven...
Kim, Alex G., Gabi, S., Goldhaber, G., Groom, Donald E., Hook, Isobel, Kim, Min Kook, ...
The Supernova Cosmology Project has discovered over 28 supernovae (SNs) at 0.35 < z < 0.65 in an ongoing program that uses Type Ia SNs (SN Ia's) as high-redshift distance indicators. Here we...
Perlmutter, Saul, Gabi, S., Goldhaber, G., Goobar, Ariel, Groom, Donald E., Hook, Isobel, ...
We have developed a technique to systematically discover and study high-redshift supernovae that can be used to measure the cosmological parameters. We report here results based on the initial seven...
Kim, Alex G., Gabi, S., Goldhaber, G., Groom, Donald E., Hook, Isobel, Kim, Min Kook, ...
The Supernova Cosmology Project has discovered over 28 supernovae (SNs) at 0.35 < z < 0.65 in an ongoing program that uses Type Ia SNs (SN Ia's) as high-redshift distance indicators. Here we...
Goobar, Ariel, Perlmutter, Saul
We explore the feasibility of resurrecting the apparent magnitude-redshift relation for a ``standard candle'' to measure the cosmological constant and mass density. We show that type Ia supernovae,...
Kim, Alex, Goobar, Ariel, Perlmutter, Saul
Photometric measurements show that as a group nearby type Ia supernovae follow similar lightcurves and reach similar peak magnitudes Thus, these supernovae can serve as standard candles or calibrated...
We explore the feasibility of resurrecting the apparent magnitude-redshift relation for a "standard candle" to measure the cosmological constant and mass density. We show that type Ia...
An astronomic search for a stellar companion to the sun /--by Saul Perlmutter. (1986)
Thesis (Ph. D. in Physics)--University of California, Berkeley, Dec. 1986.