Transients in the local Universe: systematically bridging the gap between novae and supernovae

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Sep 2011

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2011basi...39..375k&link_type=abstract

Bulletin of the Astronmical Society of India, Vol. 39, No. 3, p. 375-385

Physics

Surveys, Novae, Cataclysmic Variables, Supernovae: General, Transients

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The venerable study of cosmic explosions is over a century old. However, until recently, there has existed a glaring six-magnitude luminosity gap between the brightest novae and faintest supernovae. To find optical transients that are fainter, faster and rarer than supernovae, we designed a systematic search: the ``Palomar Transient Factory''. Theorists predict a variety of mechanisms to produce transients in the gap and observers have the best chance of finding them in the local Universe. Here I present discoveries and unique physics of cosmic explosions that bridge this gap between novae and supernovae.

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