Browsing by Author "Suntzeff, Nicholas B."

Now showing items 21-40 of 53

    • The morphology of type Ia supernovae light curves 
      Hamuy Wackenhut, Mario; Phillips, M. M.; Suntzeff, Nicholas B.; Schommer, Robert A.; Maza Sancho, José; Smith, R. C.; Lira Teillery, Paulina; Avilés, R. (1996-12)
      We present a family of six BVI template light curves for SNe Ia for days -5 and +80, based on high-quality data gathered at CTIO. These templates display a wide range of light-curve morphologies, with initial decline rates ...
    • Observed type II supernova colours from the carnegie supernova project-I 
      De Jaeger, Thomas; Anderson, J. P.; Galbany, Lluis; González Gaitán, Santiago; Hamuy Wackenhut, Mario; Phillips, M. M.; Stritzinger, M. D.; Contreras, C.; Folatelli, Gastón; Gutiérrez, C. P.; Hsiao, E. Y.; Morrell, N.; Suntzeff, Nicholas B.; Dessart, L.; Filippenko, A. V. (Oxford University Press, 2018-06)
      We present a study of observed Type II supernova (SN II) colours using optical/near-infrared photometric data from the Carnegie Supernovae Project-I. We analyse four colours (B - V, u - g, g - r, and g - Y) and find that ...
    • On the Source of the Dust Extinction in Type Ia Supernovae and the Discovery of Anomalously Strong Na I Absorption 
      Phillips, M. M.; Simon, Joshua D.; Morrell, Nidia; Burns, Christopher R.; Cox, Nick; Foley, Ryan J.; Karakas, Amanda; Patat, F.; Sternberg, A.; Williams, R.; Gal Yam, Avishay; Hsiao, Eric; Leonard, D.; Persson, Sven; Stritzinger, Maximilian; Thompson, I.; Campillay, Abdo; Contreras, Carlos; Folatelli, Gastón; Freedman, Wendy L.; Hamuy Wackenhut, Mario; Roth, Miguel; Shields, Gregory; Suntzeff, Nicholas B.; Chomiuk, Laura; Ivans, Inese; Madore, Barry; Penprase, B.; Perley, Daniel; Pignata Libralato, Giuliano; Preston, G.; Soderberg, Alicia (The American Astronomical Society, 2013-11-10)
      High-dispersion observations of the Na i D λλ5890, 5896 and K i λλ7665, 7699 interstellar lines, and the diffuse interstellar band at 5780 Å in the spectra of 32 Type Ia supernovae are used as an independent means of ...
    • Optical and infrared observations of SN 2002dj: some possible common properties of fast-expanding Type Ia ... 
      Pignata Libralato, Giuliano; Benetti, Stefano; Mazzali, Paolo; Kotak, Rubina; Patat, F.; Meikle, P.; Stehle, M.; Leibundgut, B.; Suntzeff, Nicholas B.; Buson, L. M.; Cappellaro, E.; Clocchiatti, A.; Hamuy Wackenhut, Mario; Maza Sancho, José; Mendez, J.; Ruiz Lapuente, P.; Salvo, M.; Schmidt, Brian P.; Turatto, M.; Hillebrandt, W. (BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, 2008-08-11)
      As part of the European Supernova Collaboration, we obtained extensive photometry and spectroscopy of the Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) SN 2002dj covering epochs from 11 d before to nearly two years after maximum. Detailed ...
    • 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, ...
    • Optical and infrared spectroscopy of SN 1999ee and SN 1999ex 
      Hamuy Wackenhut, Mario; Maza Sancho, José; Pinto, Philip A.; Phillips, M. M.; Suntzeff, Nicholas B.; Blum, R. D.; Olsen, K. A. G.; Pinfield, David J.; Ivanov, Valentin D.; Augusteijn, T.; Brillant, S.; Chadid, M.; Cuby, J. G.; Doublier, V.; Hainaut, O. R.; Le Floc’h, E.; Lidman, C.; Petr Gotzens, Monika G.; Pompei, E.; Vanzi, L. (2009-07)
      We report optical and infrared spectroscopic observations of the Type Ia SN 1999ee and the Type Ib/c SN 1999ex, both of which were hosted by the galaxy IC 5179. For SN 1999ee we obtained a continuous sequence with an ...
    • Optical light curve of the Type Ia supernova 1998bu in M96 and the supernova calibration of the Hubble constant 
      Suntzeff, Nicholas B.; Phillips, M. M.; Covarrubias, R.; Navarrete, M.; Pérez, J. J.; Guerra, A.; Acevedo, M. T.; Doyle, Laurence R.; Harrison, Thomas; Kane, Stephen; Long, Knox S.; Maza Sancho, José; Miller, Scot; Piatti, Andrés E.; Claría, Juan J.; Ahumada, Andrea V.; Pritzl, Barton; Winkler, P. Frank (1999-03)
      We present the UBV (RI) light curves of the Type Ia supernova SN 1998bu, which appeared in the nearby galaxy M96 (NGC K3C368). M96 is a spiral galaxy in the Leo I group that has a Cepheid-based distance. Our photometry ...
    • Optical light curves of the type Ia supernovae SN 1990N and SN 1991T 
      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, R. 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. (UNIV CHICAGO PRESS., 1998-01)
      We present UBV RI light curves for the bright Type Ia supernovae SN 1990N in NGC 4639 and SN 1991T in NGC 4527, based on photometry gathered in the course of the Cala n/Tololo supernova program. Both objects have ...
    • Optical photometry of the type Ia supernova 1999ee and the type Ib/c supernova 1999ex in IC 5179 
      Stritzinger, Maximiliam; Hamuy Wackenhut, Mario; Suntzeff, Nicholas B.; Smith, R. C.; Phillips, M. M.; Maza Sancho, José; Strolger, L. G.; Antezana, Roberto; González, Luis; Wischnjewsky, Marina; Candia, Pablo; Espinoza, Juan; González, David; Stubbs, Christopher; Becker, A. C.; Rubenstein, Eric P.; Galaz, Gaspar, 1967- (2002-10)
      We present UBVRIz light curves of the Type Ia SN 1999ee and the Type Ib/c SN 1999ex, both located in the galaxy IC 5179. SN 1999ee has an extremely well-sampled light curve spanning from 10 days before Bmax through 53 ...
    • The peculiar type II supernova 1997D: A case for a very low Ni-56 mass 
      Turatto, M.; Mazzali, Paolo; Young, T. R.; Nomoto, K.; Iwamoto, K.; Benetti, S.; Cappellaro, E.; Danziger, I. J.; Mello, D. F. de; Phillips, M. M.; Suntzeff, Nicholas B.; Clocchiatti, A.; Piemonte, A.; Leibundgut, B.; Covarrubias, R.; Maza Sancho, José; Sollerman, J. (UNIV CHICAGO PRESS, 1998-05-10)
      SN 1997D in NGC 1536 is possibly the least luminous and energetic Type II supernova discovered to date. The entire light curve is subluminous, never reaching M-v = -14.65. The radioactive tail follows the Co-56 decay slope. ...
    • 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. ...
    • THE REDDENING-FREE DECLINE RATE VERSUS LUMINOSITY RELATIONSHIP FOR TYPE Ia SUPERNOVAE 
      Phillips, M. M.; Lira Teillery, Paulina; Suntzeff, Nicholas B.; Schommer, R. A.; Hamuy Wackenhut, Mario; Maza Sancho, José (1999-10)
      We develop a method for estimating the host galaxy dust extinction for type Ia supernovae based on an observational coincidence Ðrst noted by Lira, who found that the B[V evolution during the period from 30 to 90 days ...
    • 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 ...
    • SN 1991bg - A type IA supernova with a difference 
      Leibundgut, Bruno; Kirshner, Robert P.; Phillips, Mark M.; Wells, Lisa A.; Suntzeff, Nicholas B.; Hamuy Wackenhut, Mario; Schommer, R. A.; Walker, A. R.; Gonzalez, L.; Ugarte, P.; Williams, R. E.; Williger, G.; Gómez, Mercedes; Marzke, Ronald; Schmidt, Brian P.; Whitney, Barbara; Coldwell, Nelson; Peters, J.; Chaffee, F. H.; Foltz, Craig B.; Rehner, D.; Siciliano, L.; Barnes, T. G.; Cheng, K. P.; Hintzen, P. M. N.; Kim, Y. C.; Maza Sancho, José; Parker, J. Wm.; Porter, A. C.; Schmidtke, P. C.; Sonneborn, George (American Astronomical Society, 1993-01)
      We present 13 spectra and 31 photometric observations covering the first 150 days of SN 1991bg in NGC 4374 (M 84). Although SN 1991bg was a type Ia supernova displaying the characteristic Si II absorption at 6150 angstrom ...
    • SN 1992bc and SN 1992bo: Evidence for intrinsic differences in type IA supernova luminosities 
      Maza Sancho, José; Hamuy Wackenhut, Mario; Phillips, M. M.; Suntzeff, Nicholas B.; Avilés, R. (UNIV CHICAGO PRESS, 1994-04-01)
      Based on the two best-observed Type Ia supernovae found in the Calan/Tololo Supernova Search, in this Letter we present convincing evidence that Type la supernovae with a fast rate of decline in the B band are intrinsically ...
    • SN 1992K - a twin to the subluminous type ia SN 1991bg 
      Hamuy Wackenhut, Mario; Phillips, M. M.; Maza Sancho, José; Suntzeff, Nicholas B.; Della Valle, Massimo; Danzinger, J.; Antezana, Roberto; Wischnjewsky, M.; Avilés, Roberto; Schommer, Robert A.; Kim, Y. C.; Wells, Lisa A.; Ruiz González, María Teresa; Prosser, Charles F.; Krzeminski, W.; Baylin, Charles D.; Hartigan, Patrick; Hughes, Joanne (1994-12)
      We present spectroscopic and photometric data for SN 1992K, a Type Ia event found in the course of the Calan/Tololo supernova survey. These data show an impressive similarity with the spectra and light curves of the atypical ...
    • Sn 2005bf: A possible transition event between type Ib/c supernovae and gamma-ray bursts 
      Folatelli, Gastón; Contreras, Carlos; Phillips, Mark M.; Woosley, S. E.; Blinnikov, Sergei; Morrell, Nidia; Suntzeff, Nicholas B.; Lee, Brian L.; Hamuy Wackenhut, Mario; González Tagle, Sergio; Krzeminski, Wojtek; Roth, Miguel; Li, Weidong; Filippenko, Alexei V.; Foley, Ryan J.; Freedman, Wendy L.; Madore, Barry F.; Persson, S. E.; Murphy, David; Boissier, Samuel; Galaz, Gaspar, 1967-; González, Luis; McCarthy, P. J.; McWilliam, Andrew; Pych, Wojtek (UNIV CHICAGO PRESS, 2006-04-20)
      We present u'g'r'i'BV photometry and optical spectroscopy of the Type Ib/Ic SN 2005bf covering the first similar to 100 days following discovery. The u'g'BV light curves displayed an unprecedented morphology among Type ...
    • Spectral identification of an ancient supernova using light echoes in the Large Magellanic Cloud 
      Rest, A.; Matheson, Thomas; Blondin, S.; Bergmann, M.; Welch, D. L.; Suntzeff, Nicholas B.; Smith, R. C.; Olsen, K.; Prieto, J. L.; Garg, A.; Challis, P.; Stubbs, C.; Hicken, M.; Modjaz, Maryam; Wood-Vasey, W. M.; Zenteno, A.; Damke, G.; Newman, A.; Huber, M.; Cook, K. H.; Nikolaev, S.; Becker, A. C.; Miceli, A.; Covarrubias, R.; Morelli, L.; Pignata Libralato, Giuliano; Clocchiatti, A.; Minniti, D.; Foley, Ryan J. (UNIV CHICAGO PRESS, 2008-06-20)
      We report the successful identification of the type of the supernova responsible for the supernova remnant SNR 0509-675 in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) using Gemini spectra of surrounding light echoes. The ability ...
    • 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 ...