SN2008am: A super-luminous type IIn supernova

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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.

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Institute of Physics Publishing Ltd.

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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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Astrophysical Journal Letters

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2037-12-31