Double “acct”: a distinct double-peaked supernova matching pulsational pair instability models

CR Angus, SE Woosley, RJ Foley… - The Astrophysical …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
We present multiwavelength data of SN 2020acct, a double-peaked stripped-envelope
supernova (SN) in NGC 2981 at∼ 150 Mpc. The two peaks are temporally distinct, with …

The bright long-lived Type II SN 2021irp powered by aspherical circumstellar material interaction (I): Revealing the energy source with photometry and spectroscopy

TM Reynolds, T Nagao, R Gottumukkala… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2025 - arxiv.org
Some core-collapse supernovae (CCSNe) are too luminous and radiate too much total
energy to be powered by the release of thermal energy from the ejecta and radioactive …

Wolf-Rayet Colliding Wind Binaries

RMT White, P Tuthill - arXiv preprint arXiv:2412.12534, 2024 - arxiv.org
Wolf-Rayet stars embody the final stable phase of the most massive stars immediately
before their evolution is terminated in a supernova explosion. They are responsible for some …