Browsing by Author "Krisciunas, Kevin"

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    • An asymptotic-giant-branch star in the progenitor system of a type Ia supernova 
      Hamuy Wackenhut, Mario; Phillips, M. M.; Suntzeff, Nicholas B.; Maza Sancho, José; González, L. E.; Roth, Miguel; Krisciunas, Kevin; Morrell, Nidia; Green, E. M.; Persson, S. E.; McCarthy, P. J. (NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2003-08-07)
      Stars that explode as supernovae come in two main classes. A type Ia supernova is recognized by the absence of hydrogen and the presence of elements such as silicon and sulphur in its spectrum; this class of supernova is ...
    • THE CARNEGIE SUPERNOVA PROJECT: ANALYSIS OF THE FIRST SAMPLE OF LOW-REDSHIFT TYPE-Ia SUPERNOVAE 
      Folatelli, Gastón; Phillips, M. M.; Burns, Christopher R.; Contreras, Carlos; Hamuy Wackenhut, Mario; Freedman, Wendy L.; Persson, S. E.; Stritzinger, Maximilian; Suntzeff, Nicholas B.; Krisciunas, Kevin; Boldt, Luis; González Tagle, Sergio; Krzeminski, Wojtek; Morrell, Nidia; Roth, Miguel; Salgado, Francisco; Madore, Barry F.; Murphy, David; Wyatt, Pamela; Li, Weidong; Filippenko, Alexei V.; Miller, Nicole (2010-01)
      An analysis of the first set of low-redshift (z < 0.08) Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) monitored by the Carnegie Supernova Project between 2004 and 2006 is presented. The data consist of well-sampled, high-precision ...
    • Constraining cosmic evolution of type Ia supernovae 
      Foley, Ryan J.; Filippenko, Alexei V.; Aguilera, C.; Becker, A. C.; Blondin, S.; Challis, P.; Clocchiatti, A.; Covarrubias, R.; Davis, Tamara M.; Garnavich, Peter M.; Jha, S.; Kirshner, Robert P.; Krisciunas, Kevin; Leibundgut, B.; Li, Weidong; Matheson, Thomas; Miceli, A.; Miknaitis, G.; Pignata Libralato, Giuliano; Rest, A.; Riess, A. G.; Schmidt, Brian P.; Smith, R. C.; Sollerman, J.; Spyromilio, J.; Stubbs, C. W.; Tonry, J. L.; Suntzeff, Nicholas B.; Wood-Vasey, W. M.; Zenteno, A. (UNIV CHICAGO PRESS, 2008-09-01)
      We present a large-scale effort of creating composite spectra of high-redshift SNe Ia and comparing them to low-redshift counterparts in an attempt to understand possible cosmic evolution of SNe Ia, which has major ...
    • Erratum: “The Carnegie Supernova Project. I. Third Photometry Data Release of Lowredshift Type Ia Supernovae ... 
      Krisciunas, Kevin; Contreras, Carlos; Burns, Christopher R.; Phillips, M. M.; Hamuy Wackenhut, Mario; Stritzinger, Maximilian D.; Anais, Jorge; Busta, Luis; Campillay, Abdo; Castellón, Sergio; Folatelli, Gastón; Freedman, Wendy; González, Consuelo; Hsiao, Eric; Krzeminski, Wojtek; Morrell, Nidia; Persson, Sven Eric; Roth, Miguel; Salgado, Francisco; Serón, Jacqueline; Suntzeff, Nicholas B.; Torres, Simón; Filippenko, Alexei V.; Li, Weidong; Madore, Barry F.; Depoy, D. L.; Marshall, Jennifer L.; Rheault, Jean-Philippe; Villanueva, Steven (IOP Publishing Ltd, 2017)
    • Exploring the outer solar system with the ESSENCE Supernova Survey 
      Becker, A. C.; Arraki, K.; Kaib, N. A.; Wood-Vasey, W. M.; Aguilera, C.; Blackman, J. W.; Blondin, S.; Challis, P.; Clocchiatti, A.; Covarrubias, R.; Damke, G.; Davis, Tamara M.; Filippenko, Alexei V.; Foley, Ryan J.; Garg, A.; Garnavich, Peter M.; Hicken, M.; Jha, S.; Kirshner, Robert P.; Krisciunas, Kevin; Leibundgut, B.; Li, Weidong; Matheson, Thomas; Miceli, A.; Miknaitis, G.; Narayan, G.; Pignata Libralato, Giuliano; Prieto, J. L.; Rest, A.; Riess, A. G.; Salvo, M. E.; Schmidt, Brian P.; Smith, R. C.; Sollerman, J.; Spyromilio, J.; Stubbs, C. W.; Suntzeff, Nicholas B.; Tonry, J. L.; Zenteno, A. (UNIV CHICAGO PRESS, 2008-07-20)
      We report the discovery and orbital determination of 14 trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) from the ESSENCE Supernova Survey difference imaging data set. Two additional objects discovered in a similar search of the SDSS-II ...
    • Fixing the U-band photometry of Type Ia supernovae 
      Krisciunas, Kevin; Bastola, Deepak; Espinoza, Juan; González, David; González, Luis; González Tagle, Sergio; Hamuy Wackenhut, Mario; Hsiao, Eric; Morrell, Nidia; Phillips, Mark M.; Suntzeff, Nicholas B. (IOP Publishing, 2013)
      We present previously unpublished photometry of supernovae 2003gs and 2003hv. Using spectroscopically derived corrections to the U-band photometry, we reconcile U-band light curves made from imagery with the Cerro Tololo 0.9 ...
    • Optical and infrared photometry of the nearby Type Ia supernovae 1999ee, 2000bh, 2000ca, and 2001ba 
      Krisciunas, Kevin; Phillips, Mark M.; Suntzeff, Nicholas B.; Persson, S. E.; Hamuy Wackenhut, Mario; Antezana, Roberto; Candia, Pablo; Clocchiatti, Alejandro; L. DePoy, Darren; Germany, Lisa M.; Gonzalez, Luis; Gonzalez, Sergio; Krzeminski, Wojtek; Maza Sancho, José; Nugent, Peter E.; Qiu, Yulei; Rest, Armin; Roth, Miguel; Stritzinger, Maximilian; Strolger, L. G.; Thompson, Ian; Williams, T. B.; Wischnjewsky, Marina (IOP Publishing, 2004-03)
      We present near-infrared photometry of the Type Ia supernova (SN) 1999ee; also, optical and infrared photometry of the Type Ia SNe 2000bh, 2000ca, and 2001ba. For SNe 1999ee and 2000bh, we present the first-ever SN ...
    • Optical and Infrared Photometry of the Type Ia Supernovae 1991T, 1991bg, 1999ek, 2001bt, 2001cn, 2001cz, and 2002bo 
      Krisciunas, Kevin; Suntzeff, Nicholas B.; Phillips, Mark M.; Candia, Pablo; Prieto, José Luis; Antezana, Roberto; Chassagne, Robin; Chen, Hsiao-Wen; Dickinson, Mark; Eisenhardt, Peter R.; Espinoza, Juan; Garnavich, Peter M.; González, David; Harrison, Thomas E.; Hamuy Wackenhut, Mario; Vladimir, D. Ivanov; Krzeminski, Wojtek; Kulesa, Craig; McCarthy, Patrick; Moro Martín, Amaya; Muena, César; Noriega-Crespo, Alberto; Persson, S. E.; Pinto, Philip A.; Roth, Miguel; Rubenstein, Eric P.; Stanford, S. Adam; Stringfellow, Guy S.; Zapata, Abner; Porter, Alain; Wischnjewsky, Marina (IOP Publishing, 2004-12)
      We present optical and/or infrared photometry of the Type Ia supernovae SN 1991T, SN 1991bg, SN 1999ek, SN 2001bt, SN 2001cn, SN 2001cz, and SN 2002bo. All but one of these supernovae have decline rate parameters, ...
    • Persistent Cii Absorption In the Normal TYPE Ia Supernova 2002fk∗ 
      Cartier Ugarte, Regis; Hamuy Wackenhut, Mario; Pignata Libralato, Giuliano; Förster, Francisco; Zelaya, Paula; Folatelli, Gastón; Phillips, Mark M.; Morrell, Nidia; Krisciunas, Kevin; Suntzeff, Nicholas B.; Clocchiatti, Alejandro; Coppi, Paolo; Contreras, Carlos; Roth, Miguel; Koviak, Kathleen; Maza Sancho, José; González, Luis; González, Sergio; Huerta, Leonor (The American Astronomical Society, 2014-07-01)
      We present well-sampled UBVRIJHK photometry of SN 2002fk starting 12 days before maximum light through 122 days after peak brightness, along with a series of 15 optical spectra from −4 to +95 days since maximum. ...
    • Secondary parameters of type Ia supernova light curves 
      Höflich, P.; Krisciunas, Kevin; Khokhlov, A. M.; Baron, E.; Folatelli, Gastón; Hamuy Wackenhut, Mario; Phillips, M. M.; Suntzeff, Nicholas B.; Wang, L. (American Astronomical Society, 2010-02-10)
      High-quality observations of B and V light curves obtained at Las Campanas Observatory for local Type Ia Supernovae (SNe Ia) show clear evidence that SNe Ia with the same brightness decline or stretch may have systematic ...
    • Spectroscopy of type Ia supernovae by the Carnegie Supernova Project 
      Folatelli, Gastón; Morrell, Nidia; Phillips, Mark M.; Hsiao, Eric; Campillay, Abdo; Contreras, Carlos; Castellón, Sergio; Hamuy Wackenhut, Mario; Krzeminski, Wojtek; Roth, Miguel; Stritzinger, Maximilian; Burns, Christopher R.; Freedman, Wendy L.; Madore, Barry F.; Murphy, David; Persson, S. E.; Prieto, José L.; Suntzeff, Nicholas B.; Krisciunas, Kevin; Anderson, Joseph P.; Förster, Francisco; Maza Sancho, José; Pignata Libralato, Giuliano; Rojas, P. Andrea; Boldt, Luis; Salgado, Francisco; Wyatt, Pamela; Olivares E., Felipe; Gal Yam, Avishay; Sako, Masao (The American Astronomical Society, 2013)
      This is the first release of optical spectroscopic data of low-redshift Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) by the Carnegie Supernova Project including 604 previously unpublished spectra of 93 SNe Ia. The observations cover a ...
    • The peculiar SN 2005hk: Do some type ia supernovae explode as deflagrations? 
      Phillips, Mark M.; Li, Weidong; Frieman, Joshua A.; Blinnikov, Sergei; DePoy, Darren; Prietro, Jose L.; Milne, P.; Contreras, Carlos; Folatelli, Gastón; Morrell, Nidia; Hamuy Wackenhut, Mario; Suntzeff, Nicholas B.; Roth, Miguel; Krzeminski, Wojtek; Filippenko, Alexei V.; Freedman, Wendy L.; Chornock, Ryan; Jha, Saurabh; Madore, Barry F.; Persson, S. E.; González Tagle, Sergio; Burns, Christopher R.; Wyatt, Pamela; Murphy, David; Foley, Ryan J.; Ganeshalingam, Mohan; Serduke, Franklin J. D.; Krisciunas, Kevin; Bassett, Bruce; Becker, Andrew; Dilday, Ben; Eastman, J.; Garnavich, Peter M.; Holtzman, Jon; Kessler, Richard; Lampeitl, Hubert; Marriner, John; Frank, S.; Marshall, J. L.; Miknaitis, Gajus; Sako, Masao; Schneider, Donald P.; Van Der Heyden, Kurt; Yasuda, Naoki (2007)
      We present extensive u'g'r'i'BVRIYJHK(s) photometry and optical spectroscopy of the Type Ia supernova ( SN) 2005hk. These data reveal that SN 2005hk was nearly identical in its observed properties to SN 2002cx, which has ...
    • Time dilation in type Ia supernova spectra at high redshift 
      Blondin, S.; Davis, Tamara M.; Krisciunas, Kevin; Schmidt, Brian P.; Sollerman, J.; Wood-Vasey, W. M.; Becker, A. C.; Challis, P.; Clocchiatti, A.; Damke, G.; Filippenko, Alexei V.; Foley, Ryan J.; Garnavich, Peter M.; Jha, S. W.; Kirshner, Robert P.; Leibundgut, B.; Li, Weidong; Matheson, Thomas; Miknaitis, G.; Narayan, G.; Pignata Libralato, Giuliano; Rest, A.; Riess, A. G.; Silverman, J. M.; Smith, R. C.; Spyromilio, J.; Stritzinger, M.; Stubbs, C. W.; Suntzeff, Nicholas B.; Tonry, J. L.; Tucker, B. E.; Zenteno, A. (UNIV CHICAGO PRESS, 2008-08-01)
      We present multiepoch spectra of 13 high-redshift Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) drawn from the literature, the ESSENCE and SNLS projects, and our own separate dedicated program on the ESO Very Large Telescope. We use the ...
    • UBVRIz Light Curves of 51 Type II Supernovae 
      Galbany, Lluis; Hamuy Wackenhut, Mario; Phillips, Mark M.; Suntzeff, Nicholas B.; Maza Sancho, José; De Jaeger, Thomas; Moraga, Tania; González Gaitán, Santiago; Krisciunas, Kevin; Morrell, Nidia; Thomas Osip, Joanna; Krzeminski, Wojtek; Gonzalez, Luis; Antezana, Roberto; Wishnjewski, Marina; McCarthy, Patrick; Anderson, Joseph; Gutierrez, Claudia; Stritzinger, Maximilian; Folatelli, Gastón; Anguita, Claudio; Galaz, Gaspar, 1967-; Green, Elisabeth; Impey, Chris; Kim, Yong-Cheol; Kirhakos, Sofia; Malkan, Mathew; Mulchaey, John; Phillips, Andrew; Pizzella, Alessandro; Prosser, Charles; Schmidt, Brian; Schommer, Robert; Sherry, William; Strolger, Louis; Wells, Lisa; Williger, Gerard (OP PUBLISHING, 2016)
      We present a compilation of UBVRIz light curves of 51 type II supernovae discovered during the course of four different surveys during 1986-2003: the Cerro Tololo Supernova Survey, the Calan/Tololo Supernova Program (C&T), ...