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A 2.4% Determination of the Local Value of the Hubble Constant
We use the Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) to reduce the uncertainty in the local value of the Hubble constant (H_0) from 3.3% to 2.4%. Improvements come from new,… Expand
Improved cosmological constraints from a joint analysis of the SDSS-II and SNLS supernova samples
- M. Betoule, R. Kessler, +60 authors C. J. Wheeler
- Physics
- 16 January 2014
Aims. We present cosmological constraints from a joint analysis of type Ia supernova (SN Ia) observations obtained by the SDSS-II and SNLS collaborations. The dataset includes several low-redshift… Expand
Nearby Supernova Rates from the Lick Observatory Supernova Search. II. The Observed Luminosity Functions and Fractions of Supernovae in a Complete Sample
- W. Li, Jesse Leaman, +11 authors China Miller Fellow Rutgers Clay Fellow
- Physics
- 23 June 2010
This is the second paper of a series in which we present new measurements of the observed rates of supernovae (SNe) in the local Universe, determined from the Lick Observatory Supernova Search… Expand
A photometric redshift of z ∼9.4 for GRB 090429B
- A. Cucchiara, A. Levan, +33 authors P. D'Avanzo
- Physics
- 25 May 2011
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The Complete Light-curve Sample of Spectroscopically Confirmed SNe Ia from Pan-STARRS1 and Cosmological Constraints from the Combined Pantheon Sample
- D. Scolnic, D. Jones, +37 authors K. Smith
- Physics
- 2 October 2017
Author(s): Scolnic, DM; Jones, DO; Rest, A; Pan, YC; Chornock, R; Foley, RJ; Huber, ME; Kessler, R; Narayan, G; Riess, AG; Rodney, S; Berger, E; Brout, DJ; Challis, PJ; Drout, M; Finkbeiner, D;… Expand
A γ-ray burst at a redshift of z ≈ 8.2
Long-duration γ-ray bursts (GRBs) are thought to result from the explosions of certain massive stars, and some are bright enough that they should be observable out to redshifts of z > 20 using… Expand
Observational Constraints on the Nature of Dark Energy: First Cosmological Results from the ESSENCE Supernova Survey
- W. M. Wood-Vasey, G. Miknaitis, +34 authors A. Zenteno
- Physics
- 2 January 2007
We present constraints on the dark energy equation-of-state parameter, w = P/(rho c(2)), using 60 SNe Ia fromthe ESSENCE supernova survey. We derive a set of constraints on the nature of the dark… Expand
An optical supernova associated with the X-ray flash XRF 060218
- E. Pian, P. Mazzali, +42 authors R. Starling
- Physics, Medicine
- Nature
- 20 March 2006
Long-duration γ-ray bursts (GRBs) are associated with type Ic supernovae that are more luminous than average and that eject material at very high velocities. Less-luminous supernovae were not… Expand
Type Iax Supernovae: A new class of stellar explosion
- R. Foley, P. Challis, +19 authors A. Soderberg
- Physics
- 10 December 2012
We describe observed properties of the Type Iax class of supernovae (SNe Iax), consisting of SNe observationally similar to its prototypical member, SN 2002cx. The class currently has 25 members, and… Expand
Scrutinizing Exotic Cosmological Models Using ESSENCE Supernova Data Combined with Other Cosmological Probes
- T. Davis, E. Mortsell, +24 authors W. M. Wood-Vasey
- Physics
- 17 January 2007
The first cosmological results from the ESSENCE supernova survey (Wood-Vasey and coworkers) are extended to a wider range of cosmological models including dynamical dark energy and nonstandard… Expand