Publications


SN2023ixf in Messier 101: the twilight years of the progenitor as seen by Pan-STARRS
C. L. Ransome, V. A. Villar, A. Tartaglia, S. J. Gonzalez, W. V. Jacobson-Galán, 2023, ApJ, submitted

Relative Intrinsic Scatter in Hierarchical Type Ia Supernova Sibling Analyses: Application to SNe 2021hpr, 1997bq, and 2008fv in NGC 3147
S. M. Ward, S. Thorp, K. S. Mandel, S. Dhawan, D. O. Jones et al., 2023, ApJ, 956, 111W

Type II-P Supernova Progenitor Star Initial Masses and SN 2020jfo: Direct Detection, Light Curve Properties, Nebular Spectroscopy, and Local Environment
C. D. Kilpatrick, L. Izzo, R. Bentley, K. C. Chambers, D. A. Coulter et al., 2023, MNRAS, 524, 2161K

SN 2023ixf in Messier 101: Photo-ionization of Dense, Close-in Circumstellar Material in a Nearby Type II Supernova
W. V. Jacobson-Galan, L. Dessart, R. Margutti, R. Chornock, R. J. Foley et al., 2023, ApJL, 954L, 42J

SN 2022ann: A type Icn supernova from a dwarf galaxy that reveals helium in its circumstellar environment
K. W. Davis, K. Taggart, S. Tinyanont, R. J. Foley, V. A. Villar et al., 2023, MNRAS, 523, 2530

SN2023ixf in Messier 101: A Variable Red Supergiant as the Progenitor Candidate to a Type II Supernova
C. D. Kilpatrick, R. J. Foley, W. V. Jacobson-Galán, A. L. Piro, S. J. Smartt et al., 2023, ApJL, 952L, 23K

YSE-PZ: A Transient Survey Management Platform that Empowers the Human-in-the-Loop
D. A. Coulter, D. O. Jones, P. McGill, R. J. Foley, P. D. Aleo et al., 2023, PASP, 135, 064501

Flight of the Bumblebee: the Early Excess Flux of Type Ia Supernova 2023bee revealed by TESS, Swift and Young Supernova Experiment Observations
Q. Wang, A. Rest, G. Dimitriadis, R. Ridden-harper, M. R. Siebert et al., 2023, ApJ, in press

The Young Supernova Experiment Data Release 1 (YSE DR1): Light Curves and Photometric Classification of 1975 Supernovae
P. D. Aleo, K. Malanchev, S. Sharief, D. O. Jones, G. Narayan et al., 2023, ApJS, 266, 9A
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The optical light curve of GRB 221009A: the afterglow and detection of the emerging supernova SN 2022xiw
M. D. Fulton, S. J. Smartt, L. Rhodes, M. E. Huber, A. V. Villar et al., 2023, ApJ, 946L, 22F

A fast rising tidal disruption event from a candidate intermediate mass black hole
C. R. Angus, V. F. Baldassare, B. Mockler, R. J. Foley, E. Ramirez-Ruiz et al., 2022, Nature Astronomy

The Circumstellar Environments of Double-Peaked, Calcium-strong Supernovae 2021gno and 2021inl
W. Jacobson-Galán, P. Venkatraman, R. Margutti, D. Khatami, G. Terreran et al., 2022, ApJ, 932, 58J

Progenitor and Close-In Circumstellar Medium of Type II Supernova 2020fqv from High-Cadence Photometry and Ultra-Rapid UV Spectroscopy
S. Tinyanont, R. Ridden-Harper, R. Foley, V. Morozova, C. Kilpatrick et al., 2022, MNRAS, 512, 2777T

A Carbon/Oxygen-dominated Atmosphere Days After Explosion for the “Super-Chandrasekhar” Type Ia SN 2020esm
G. Dimitriadis, R. J. Foley, N. Arendse, D. A. Coulter, W. V. Jacobson-Galán et al., 2022, ApJ, 927, 78D

The Early Phases of Supernova 2020pni: Shock-Ionization of the Nitrogen-Enriched Circumstellar Material
G. Terreran, W. V. Jacobson-Galán, J. H. Groh, R. Margutti, D. L. Coppejans et al., 2022, ApJ, 926, 20T

Final Moments I: Precursor Emission, Envelope Inflation, and Enhanced Mass loss Preceding the Luminous Type II Supernova 2020tlf
W. Jacobson-Galán, L. Dessart, D. O. Jones, R. Margutti, D. Coppejans et al., 2022, ApJ, 924, 15J

An Early-Time Optical and Ultraviolet Excess in the type-Ic SN 2020oi
A. Gagliano, L. Izzo, C. D. Kilpatrick, B. Mockler, W. V. Jacobson-Galán et al., 2022, ApJ, 924, 55G

A Cool and Inflated Progenitor Candidate for the Type Ib Supernova 2019yvr at 2.6 Years Before Explosion
C. D. Kilpatrick, M. R. Drout, K. Auchettl, G. Dimitriadis, R. J. Foley et al., 2021, MNRAS, 504, 2073

The Young Supernova Experiment: Survey Goals, Overview, and Operations
D. O. Jones, R. J. Foley, G. Narayan, J. Hjorth, M. E. Huber et al., 2021, ApJ, 908, 143J

Press Releases

Death of a star reveals midsize black hole lurking in a dwarf galaxy
Nov 10, 2022

Astronomers capture red supergiant’s death throes
Jan 07, 2022

Hubble Gives Unprecedented, Early View of a Doomed Star’s Destruction
May 05, 2021

‘Oddball supernova’ appears strangely cool before exploding
October 21, 2021