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Observations of Cosmic Explosions Review, and results from the Palomar Transient Factory

Observations of Cosmic Explosions Review, and results from the Palomar Transient Factory. PTF highlights Presentation at the Tsinghua workshop Novem ber 5 , 2012. Avishay Gal-Yam (for PTF) Weizmann Institute of Science. Avishay Gal-Yam | Weizmann Institute of Science.

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Observations of Cosmic Explosions Review, and results from the Palomar Transient Factory

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  1. Observations ofCosmic Explosions Review, and results from the Palomar Transient Factory PTF highlights Presentation at the Tsinghua workshop November 5, 2012 Avishay Gal-Yam (for PTF) Weizmann Institute of Science Avishay Gal-Yam | Weizmann Institute of Science

  2. Transient observations: discovery (optical) Probable SN (good) AGN (but maybe SN?) AGN - resolved Variable star Variable AGN (QSO) Artifact (bad subtraction) Avishay Gal-Yam | Weizmann Institute of Science

  3. Transient observations: discovery (optical) Targeted survey: KAIT/LOSS (BOSS) Untargeted: PTF Avishay Gal-Yam | Weizmann Institute of Science

  4. KAIT (Berkeley): The most successful Supernova search Discovering a Supernova PTF

  5. Supernova spectra [get to know WISeREP) Avishay Gal-Yam | Weizmann Institute of Science

  6. Supernova spectra – the unusual Avishay Gal-Yam | Weizmann Institute of Science

  7. Supernova light curves Drout • Type Ia • Type Ib/c • Type II • Type IIn • SLSN Arcavi II-P Kiewe II-L IIb Avishay Gal-Yam | Weizmann Institute of Science

  8. Supernova physics (brief) Type Ia supernovae: binary white dwarfs; thermonuclear explosions Core-collapse SNe (massive-star explosions): release of gravitational energy Others? AICs/EC SNe; PISNe ? Avishay Gal-Yam | Weizmann Institute of Science

  9. PTF results: 5 major themes Untargeted: unusual locations High cadence: early; rapid; well-sampled In nearby galaxies: faint and fast Large samples: population studies High throughput: rare events Avishay Gal-Yam | Weizmann Institute of Science

  10. Unusual locations – remote outskirts of galaxies Type IaSNe - PTF10ops: talk to Mark and Kate Ca-rich faint SNe: Kasliwal SN 2010jp (PTF10aaxi): Smith Avishay Gal-Yam | Weizmann Institute of Science

  11. Unusual locations – dwarf galaxies Arcavi: different population – more below Neill: extreme hosts of extreme SNe (except for SLSN-II!; Quimby) Ben-Ami: PTF12gzk Avishay Gal-Yam | Weizmann Institute of Science

  12. High cadence: early SN 2011fe: SN Ia rise [Nugent, Bloom] SN 2011dh and friends: early structure [Arcavi] PTF10vgv: tight rise-time limits [Corsi] SN IIn pre-explosion outburst (Ofek) Avishay Gal-Yam | Weizmann Institute of Science

  13. High cadence: rapid PTF10vdl [Gal-Yam] SN 2011dh [Arcavi, Horesh] [SN 2011fe] Avishay Gal-Yam | Weizmann Institute of Science

  14. High cadence: well sampled PTF12gzk (Ben-Ami) – first look at the rise of a SN Ic Avishay Gal-Yam | Weizmann Institute of Science

  15. In nearby galaxies: faint and fast Kasliwal’s thesis Avishay Gal-Yam | Weizmann Institute of Science

  16. Large samples: population studies Arcavi’s thesis: effects of Z? Avishay Gal-Yam | Weizmann Institute of Science

  17. Large samples: population studies SNeIIn (Silverman] Kiewe Avishay Gal-Yam | Weizmann Institute of Science

  18. High Throughtput: rare events - SLSNe SLSN-I (Quimby): low-z Avishay Gal-Yam | Weizmann Institute of Science

  19. High Throughtput: rare events - SLSNe SLSN-R (Yaron) Avishay Gal-Yam | Weizmann Institute of Science

  20. High Throughtput: rare events – SN 2010jp (Smith) Jet in a type II? Avishay Gal-Yam | Weizmann Institute of Science

  21. High Throughtput: rare events – PTF10iue Never-ending SN Avishay Gal-Yam | Weizmann Institute of Science

  22. High Throughtput: rare events – PTF12gzk Type Ic with high velocities, long rise time, large Ni mass, but not a Ic-BL [Ben-Ami] Avishay Gal-Yam | Weizmann Institute of Science

  23. High Throughtput: rare events – more coming… Avishay Gal-Yam | Weizmann Institute of Science

  24. Future of PTF Projects ends at end of 2012 Joint studies: PTF+GALEX, PTF+JVLA … We will continue as iPTF with focussed studies (e.g. even higher cadence) Expecting ZTF 2015 LIMSAT: space UV PTF … Thanks! Avishay Gal-Yam | Weizmann Institute of Science

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