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SN2008am: A super-luminous type IIn supernova

Chatzopoulos, E.; Wheeler, J. Craig; Vinko, J.; Quimby, R.; Robinson, E. L.; Miller, A. A.; Foley, R. J.; Perley, D. A.; Yuan, Fang; Akerlof, C. W.; Bloom, J. S.

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We present observations and interpretation of the Type IIn supernova SN2008am discovered by the ROTSE Supernova Verification Project (RSVP). SN2008am peaked at approximately -22.3 mag at a redshift of z = 0.2338, giving it a peak luminosity of 3 × 1044er

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Date published: 2011
Type: Journal article
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1885/78515
Source: Astrophysical Journal Letters
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/729/2/143

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