Browsing by Author "Suntzeff, Nicholas B."

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    • THE 1990 CALAN TOLOLO SUPERNOVA SEARCH 
      Hamuy Wackenhut, Mario; Maza Sancho, José; Phillips, M. M.; Suntzeff, Nicholas B.; Wischnjewsky, M.; Smith, R. C.; Antezana, Roberto; Wells, L. A.; González, L. E.; Gigoux, P.; Navarrete, M.; Barrientos, F.; Lamontagne, R.; Della Valle, Massimo; Elias, J. E.; Phillips, A. C.; Odewahn, S. C.; Baldwin, J. A.; Walker, A. R.; Williams, T.; Sturch, C.; Baganoff, F. K.; Chaboyer, Brian; Schommer, R. A.; Tirado, H.; Hernández, M.; Ugarte, P.; Guhathakurta, P.; Howell, S. B.; Szkody, P.; Schmidtke, P. C.; Roth, J. (AMER INST PHYSICS, 1993-12)
      We have started a search for supernovae as a collaboration between the University of Chile and the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, with the aim of producing a moderately distant (0.01 < z < 0.10) sample of Type ...
    • The absolute luminosities of the Calan/Tololo type Ia supernovae 
      Hamuy Wackenhut, Mario; Phillips, M. M.; Schommer, R. A.; Suntzeff, Nicholas B.; Maza Sancho, José; Avilés, Roberto (AMER INST PHYSICS, 1996-12)
      We examine the absolute luminosities of 29 SNe Ia in the Calan/Tololo survey. We confirm a relation between the peak luminosity of the SNe and the decline rate as measured by the light curve, as suggested by Phillips [ApJ, ...
    • 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 ...
    • The Carnegie Supernova Project: First Photometry Data Release of Low-Redshift Type Ia Supernovae 
      Contreras, Carlos; Hamuy Wackenhut, Mario; Phillips, M. M.; Folatelli, Gastón; Suntzeff, Nicholas B.; Persson, S. E.; Stritzinger, Maximilian; Boldt, Luis; González Tagle, Sergio; Krzeminski, Wojtek; Morrell, Nidia; Roth, Miguel; Salgado, Francisco; Maureira, María José; Burns, Christopher R.; Freedman, Wendy L.; Madore, Barry F.; Murphy, David; Wyatt, Pamela; Li, Weidong; Filippenko, Alexei V. (2009-10)
      The Carnegie Supernova Project is a five-year survey being carried out at the Las Cam- panas Observatory to obtain high-quality light curves of 100 low-redshift Type Ia supernovae in a well-defined photometric system. ...
    • Carnegie Supernova Project: Observations of Type IIn supernovae 
      Taddia, F.; Stritzinger, M.; Sollerman, J.; Phillips, M. M.; Anderson, J. P.; Boldt, L.; Campillay, A.; Castellón, S.; Contreras, C.; Folatelli, Gastón; Hamuy Wackenhut, Mario; Heinrich-Josties, E.; Krzeminski, W.; Morrell, N.; Burns, C.; Freedman, W.; Madore, B.; Persson, S.; Suntzeff, Nicholas B. (EDP Sciences, 2013-04-10)
      Aims. The observational diversity displayed by various Type IIn supernovae (SNe IIn) is explored and quantified. In doing so, a more coherent picture ascribing the variety of observed SNe IIn types to particular progenitor ...
    • 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 ...
    • The distance to SN 1999em from the expanding photosphere method 
      Hamuy Wackenhut, Mario; Pinto, Philip A.; Maza Sancho, José; Suntzeff, Nicholas B.; Phillips, M. M.; Eastman, Ronald G.; Smith, R. C.; Corbally, C. J.; Burstein, D.; Li, Yong; Ivanov, Valentin; Moro Martin, Amaya; Strolger, L. G.; De Souza, R. E.; Dos Anjos, S.; Green, Elizabeth M.; Pickering, T. E.; González, Luis; Antezana, Roberto; Wischnjewsky, Marina; Galaz, Gaspar, 1967-; Roth, M.; Person, S. E.; Schommer, R. A. (2001-09-10)
      We present optical and infrared spectroscopy of the first 2 months of evolution of the Type II supernova SN 1999em. We combine these data with high-quality optical/infrared photometry beginning only 3 days after shock ...
    • THE DISTANCES TO 5 TYPE-II SUPERNOVAE USING THE EXPANDING PHOTOSPHERE METHOD, AND THE VALUE OF HO 
      Schmidt, Brian P.; Kirshner, Robert P.; Eastman, Ronald G.; Phillips, Mark M.; Suntzeff, Nicholas B.; Hamuy Wackenhut, Mario; Maza Sancho, José; Avilés, Roberto (UNIV CHICAGO PRESS, 1994-09-01)
      We have used observations gathered at CTIO to measure distances by the expanding photosphere method (EPM) to five Type II supernovae. These supernovae lie at redshifts from cz = 1100 km s-1 to cz - 5500 km s-1, and increase ...
    • Do the photometric colors of Type II-P Supernovae allow accurate determination of host galaxy extinction?. 
      Krisciunas, Kevin; Hamuy Wackenhut, Mario; Suntzeff, Nicholas B.; Espinoza, Juan; Gonzalez, David; Gonzalez, Luis; Gonzalez, Sergio; Koviak, Kathleen; Krzeminski, Wojtek; Morrell, Nidia; Phillips, Mark M.; Roth, Miguel; Thomas - Osip, Joanna (IOP Publishing, 2009-01)
      We present infrared photometry of supernova (SN) 1999em, plus optical photometry, infrared photometry, and optical spectroscopy of SN 2003hn. Both objects were Type II-P SNe. The V − [RIJHK] color curves of these SNe ...
    • 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)
    • ERRATUM: ““ OPTICAL LIGHT CURVES OF THE TYPE Ia SUPERNOVAE SN 1990N AND SN 1991T ÏÏ [ASTRON. J. 115, 234 (1998)] 
      Lira Teillery, Paulina; Suntzeff, Nicholas B.; Phillips, M. M.; Hamuy Wackenhut, Mario; Maza Sancho, José; Schommer, R. A.; Smith, R. C.; Wells, Lisa A.; Avilés, R.; Baldwin, J. A.; Elias, J. H.; González, L.; Layden, A. C.; Navarrete, M.; Ugarte, P.; Walker, Alistair R.; Williger, Gerard M.; Baganoff, F. K.; Crotts, Arlin P. S.; Rich, Michael; Tyson, N. D.; Dey, A.; Guhathakurta, P.; Hibbard, J.; Kim, Y. C.; Rehner, Daniel M.; Siciliano, E.; Roth, Joshua; Seitzer, Patrick; Williams, T. B. (The American Astronomical Society, 1998-08)
    • THE EXPANDING PHOTOSPHERE METHOD APPLIED TO SN-1992AM AT CZ=14600KM-S 
      Schmidt, Brian P.; Kirshner, Robert P.; Eastman, Ronald G.; Hamuy Wackenhut, Mario; Phillips, Mark M.; Suntzeff, Nicholas B.; Maza Sancho, José; Filippenko, Alexei V.; Ho, Luis C.; Matheson, Thomas; Grashuis, Randy; Aviles, Roberto; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Challis, Peter; Kuijken, Konrad; Zucker, Daniel; Bolte, Michael; Tyson, Neil D. (AMER INST PHYSICS, 1994-04)
      We present photometry and spectroscopy of SN 1992am for five months following its discovery by the Calan/CTIO SN search. These data show SN 1992am to be type II-P, displaying hydrogen in its spectrum and the typical shoulder ...
    • 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 ...
    • A hubble diagram from TYPE II supernovae based solely on photometry: the photometric color method 
      De Jaeger, Thomas; González Gaitán, Sebastián; Anderson, J. P.; Galbany, Lluis; Hamuy Wackenhut, Mario; Phillips, M. M.; Stritzinger, M.; Gutiérrez, C.; Bolt, L.; Burns, C.; Campillay, A.; Castellón, S.; Contreras, C.; Folatelli, Gastón; Freedman, W. L.; Hsiao, Eric; Krisciunas, K.; Krzeminski, W.; Kuncarayakti, Hanindyo; Morrell, N.; Olivares, F.; Persson, S.; Suntzeff, Nicholas B. (The American Astronomical Society, 2015-12-20)
      We present a Hubble diagram of SNe II using corrected magnitudes derived only from photometry, with no input of spectral information. We use a data set from the Carnegie Supernovae Project I for which optical and ...
    • A Hubble diagram of distant type IA supernovae 
      Hamuy Wackenhut, Mario; Phillips, M. M.; Maza Sancho, José; Suntzeff, Nicholas B.; Schommer, R. A.; Avilés, R. (1995-01)
      We have constructed Hubble diagrams in B and V for 13 Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) found in the course of the Calan/Tololo survey covering an unprecedented range in redshift (0.01 less than Z less than 0.1). As opposed to ...
    • The Hubble diagram of the Calan/Tololo type Ia supernovae and the value of H-0 
      Hamuy Wackenhut, Mario; Phillips, M. M.; Suntzeff, Nicholas B.; Schommer, Robert A.; Maza Sancho, José; Avilés, R. (1996-12-06)
      The Calan/Tololo supernova survey has discovered similar to 30 type Ia supernovae at redshifts out to z similar to 0.1. Using BV(I)(KC) data for these objects and nearby SNe Ia, we have shown that there exists a significant ...
    • Hα Spectral Diversity of Type II Supernovae: Correlations with Photometric Properties 
      Gutiérrez, Claudia P.; Anderson, Joseph P.; Hamuy Wackenhut, Mario; González Gaitán, Santiago; Folatelli, Gastón; Morrell, Nidia; Stritzinger, Maximilian D.; Phillips, Mark M.; MoroMartín, Amaya; Suntzeff, Nicholas B.; homas-Osip, Joanna T. (The American Astronomical Society, 2014-05-10)
      We present a spectroscopic analysis of the Hα profiles of hydrogen-rich Type II supernovae. A total of 52 Type II supernovae having well-sampled optical light curves and spectral sequences were analyzed. Concentrating on ...
    • The luminous Type Ic supernova 1992ar at z=0.145 
      Clocchiatti, Alejandro; Phillips, Mark M.; Suntzeff, Nicholas B.; Della Valle, Massimo; Cappellaro, Enrico; Turatto, Massimo; Hamuy Wackenhut, Mario; Avilés, Roberto; Navarrete, Mauricio; Smith, Chris; Rubenstein, Eric P.; Covarrubias, Ricardo; Stetson, Peter B.; Maza Sancho, José; Riess, Adam G.; Zanin, Caterina (2000-02-01)
      We present spectroscopic and photometric observations of SN 1992ar, the most distant supernova (SN) in the Cala n/Tololo Survey. We compare its spectrum with those of nearby Type Ia and Ic SNe and conclude that the ...