http://arxiv.org/abs/1801.06643
This contribution presents the results of workshop 8 (supernovae) held during the IAU Symposium 339 “Southern Horizons in Time-Domain Astronomy” at Stellenbosch University, South Africa.Workshop 8 covered a cornucopia of topics with each one having a short presentation by a pre-determined participant followed by a round table discussion. During the first of two sessions, G. Hosseinzadeh and H. Kuncarayakti presented results of their recent works on interacting supernovae. This includes both the intriguing Type~Ibn supernova subclass, as well as SN 2017dio, which appears to be the first Type~Ic supernova to exhibit signatures of hydrogen-rich circumstellar interaction at all phases. During the second session, M. Sullivan provided an excellent summary related to the future of transient science in the era of Big Data, and the participants discussed strategies to determine which targets and fields should be selected for spectroscopic followup. Workshop 8 concluded with a rather heated discussion regarding the need for the IAU supernova working group to consider to modify the current criteria for a confirmed supernova to receive an official IAU designation.
M. Stritzinger and T. Moriya
Tue, 23 Jan 18
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Comments: Proceeding (summary) of workshop 8 of the IAU Symposium 339 “Southern Horizons in Time-Domain Astronomy”. Six pages, two figures
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