Early time spectropolarimetry of the aspherical Type II supernova SN 2023ixf

SS Vasylyev, Y Yang, AV Filippenko… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We present six epochs of optical spectropolarimetry of the Type II supernova (SN) 2023ixf
ranging from∼ 2 to 15 days after the explosion. Polarimetry was obtained with the Kast …

JWST Low-resolution MIRI Spectral Observations of SN 2021aefx: High-density Burning in a Type Ia Supernova

JM DerKacy, C Ashall, P Hoeflich… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a JWST/MIRI low-resolution mid-infrared (MIR) spectroscopic observation of the
normal Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) SN 2021aefx at+ 323 days past rest-frame B-band …

Forbidden hugs in pandemic times-III. Observations of the luminous red nova AT 2021biy in the nearby galaxy NGC 4631

YZ Cai, A Pastorello, M Fraser, XF Wang… - Astronomy & …, 2022 - aanda.org
We present an observational study of the luminous red nova (LRN) AT 2021biy in the nearby
galaxy NGC 4631. The field of the object was routinely imaged during the pre-eruptive stage …

The core normal Type Ia supernova 2019np – an overall spherical explosion with an aspherical surface layer and an aspherical 56Ni core

P Hoeflich, Y Yang, D Baade, A Cikota… - Monthly Notices of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Optical spectropolarimetry of the normal thermonuclear supernova (SN) 2019np from− 14.5
to+ 14.5 d relative to B-band maximum detected an intrinsic continuum polarization (p cont) …

SN 2019ein: a Type Ia supernova likely originated from a sub-Chandrasekhar-mass explosion

G Xi, X Wang, W Li, J Mo, J Zhang, J Liu… - Monthly Notices of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
We present extensive optical photometric and spectroscopic observations for the nearby
Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) 2019ein, spanning the phases from∼ 3 to∼ 330 d after the …

Spectropolarimetry of the tidal disruption event AT 2019qiz: a quasi-spherical reprocessing layer

KC Patra, W Lu, TG Brink, Y Yang… - Monthly Notices of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
We present optical spectropolarimetry of the tidal disruption event (TDE) AT 2019qiz on
days+ 0 and+ 29 relative to maximum brightness. Continuum polarization, which informs the …

Direct analysis of the broad-line SN 2019ein: connection with the core-normal SN 2011fe

Z Yarbrough, E Baron, JM DerKacy… - Monthly Notices of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
ABSTRACT Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) are important cosmological probes and
contributors to galactic nucleosynthesis, particularly of the iron group elements. To improve …

Spectropolarimetry of the Type IIP supernova 2021yja: an unusually high continuum polarization during the photospheric phase

SS Vasylyev, Y Yang, KC Patra… - Monthly Notices of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
We present six epochs of optical spectropolarimetry of the Type IIP supernova (SN) 2021yja
ranging from∼ 25 to 95 d after the explosion. An unusually high continuum linear …

Multiwavelength Polarization Observations of Mrk 501

XK Hu, YW Yu, J Zhang, XG Wang… - The Astrophysical …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Mrk 501 is a prototypical high-synchrotron-peaked blazar and serves as one of the primary
targets for the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE). In this study, we report X-ray …

[HTML][HTML] Minute-Cadence Observations of the LAMOST Fields with the TMTS: IV—Catalog of Cataclysmic Variables from the First 3-yr Survey

Q Liu, J Lin, X Wang, Z Dai, Y Sun, G Xi, J Mo, J Liu… - Universe, 2024 - mdpi.com
The Tsinghua University–Ma Huateng Telescopes for Survey (TMTS) started to monitor the
LAMOST plates in 2020, leading to the discovery of numerous short-period eclipsing …