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A surge of light at the birth of a supernova

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  • M. C. Bersten

    (Instituto de Astrofísica de La Plata (IALP)
    Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Paseo del Bosque
    Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, Todai Institutes for Advanced Study, University of Tokyo)

  • G. Folatelli

    (Instituto de Astrofísica de La Plata (IALP)
    Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Paseo del Bosque
    Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, Todai Institutes for Advanced Study, University of Tokyo)

  • F. García

    (Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Paseo del Bosque
    Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomía (CCT-La Plata, CONICET
    CICPBA)
    Université Paris Diderot, AIM, Sorbonne Paris Cité, CEA)

  • S. D. Van Dyk

    (Caltech/IPAC)

  • O. G. Benvenuto

    (Instituto de Astrofísica de La Plata (IALP)
    Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Paseo del Bosque)

  • M. Orellana

    (Sede Andina, Universidad Nacional de Río Negro)

  • V. Buso

    (Observatorio Astronómico Busoniano)

  • J. L. Sánchez

    (Observatorio Astronómico Geminis Austral)

  • M. Tanaka

    (National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, National Institutes of Natural Sciences)

  • K. Maeda

    (Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, Todai Institutes for Advanced Study, University of Tokyo
    Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa-Oiwake-cho)

  • A. V. Filippenko

    (University of California
    Miller Senior Fellow, Miller Institute for Basic Research in Science, University of California)

  • W. Zheng

    (University of California)

  • T. G. Brink

    (University of California)

  • S. B. Cenko

    (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
    Joint Space-Science Institute, University of Maryland)

  • T. de Jaeger

    (University of California)

  • S. Kumar

    (Florida State University)

  • T. J. Moriya

    (National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, National Institutes of Natural Sciences)

  • K. Nomoto

    (Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, Todai Institutes for Advanced Study, University of Tokyo)

  • D. A. Perley

    (Astrophysics Research Institute, Liverpool John Moores University, IC2, Liverpool Science Park)

  • I. Shivvers

    (University of California)

  • N. Smith

    (Steward Observatory, University of Arizona)

Abstract

The discovery of a newly born type IIb supernova reveals a rapid brightening at optical wavelengths that corresponds to the shock-breakout phase of the explosion.

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  • M. C. Bersten & G. Folatelli & F. García & S. D. Van Dyk & O. G. Benvenuto & M. Orellana & V. Buso & J. L. Sánchez & M. Tanaka & K. Maeda & A. V. Filippenko & W. Zheng & T. G. Brink & S. B. Cenko & T., 2018. "A surge of light at the birth of a supernova," Nature, Nature, vol. 554(7693), pages 497-499, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:554:y:2018:i:7693:d:10.1038_nature25151
    DOI: 10.1038/nature25151
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