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Iair Arcavi (pronounced “ya-eer”) Curriculum Vitae March 12, 2018 Personal Information Born: March 24, 1982, Israel. Address: Physics Dept. Broida Hall University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 Telephone: cell: 1-805-314-3012 fax: 1-805-961-1792 E-mail: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Homepage: http://lco.global/iair Languages: Hebrew, English, Spanish. Research Interests Core collapse supernovae and their massive-star progenitors; Tidal disruptions of stars by super-massive black holes; Electromagentic counterparts of gravitational wave sources; Asteroseismology of massive stars; Transient surveys, robotic ob- servations and real-time rapid telescope triggering; Astronomical big-data man- agement. Positions September 2016 - Current: NASA Einstein Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Santa Barbara. January 2014 - August 2016: Postdoctoral Fellow, Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope & Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Califor- nia, Santa Barbara. September - December 2013: Visiting General Member, Kavli Institute of Theo- retical Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara. August - December 2013: Postdoctoral Fellow, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel. 1

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Iair Arcavi(pronounced “ya-eer”)

Curriculum VitaeMarch 12, 2018

PersonalInformation

Born: March 24, 1982, Israel.Address: Physics Dept. Broida Hall

University of California,Santa Barbara, CA 93106

Telephone: cell: 1-805-314-3012fax: 1-805-961-1792

E-mail: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]: http://lco.global/iairLanguages: Hebrew, English, Spanish.

ResearchInterests

Core collapse supernovae and their massive-star progenitors; Tidal disruptions ofstars by super-massive black holes; Electromagentic counterparts of gravitationalwave sources; Asteroseismology of massive stars; Transient surveys, robotic ob-servations and real-time rapid telescope triggering; Astronomical big-data man-agement.

Positions September 2016 - Current: NASA Einstein Postdoctoral Fellow, University ofCalifornia, Santa Barbara.

January 2014 - August 2016: Postdoctoral Fellow, Las Cumbres ObservatoryGlobal Telescope & Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Califor-nia, Santa Barbara.

September - December 2013: Visiting General Member, Kavli Institute of Theo-retical Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara.

August - December 2013: Postdoctoral Fellow, Weizmann Institute of Science,Rehovot, Israel.

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Education Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel

Ph.D. in Physics, 2013

Thesis title: The Core Collapse Supernova Population:Revealing the Different Ways Through Which MassiveStars End Their Lives

Supervisor: Prof. Avishay Gal-Yam

Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

B.Sc. in Physics and Mathematics, Summa Cum Laude, 2007

Honors andAwards

NASA Einstein Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2016.

Harvey L. Karp Discovery Award, 2015.

Dr. Moshe Gilboa Ph.D. Excellence Scholarship, Wolf Foundation, 2012.

Dean’s prize for M.Sc. students, Weizmann Institute of Science, 2011.

Dean’s honor list, Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University, 2007.

Dean’s honor list, Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University, 2005.

The Chaim Langzem Excellence Scholarship, Tel Aviv University, 2005.

ObservingExperience

30 nights with the 1 m telescope at the Wise Observatory, Israel.

20 nights with the 5 m Hale Telescope at the Palomar Observatory, California,USA.

11 nights with the 3.5 m New Technology Telescope at La Silla Observatory,Chile.

6 nights with the 10 m Keck Telescopes at the Mauna Kea Observatory, Hawaii,USA.

3 nights with the 4 m Mayall Telescope at the Kitt Peak National Observatory,Arizona, USA.

2 nights with the 4.2 m William Herschel Telescope at the Roque de los Mucha-chos Observatory, La Palma, Spain.

PI of accepted proposals for observations with the Hubble Space Telescope:• Cycle 21 - Determining the Progenitor of SN2011dh as a Test of Supernova

Shock Cooling Models (1 orbit)

• Cycle 24 - What is Enhancing the Tidal Disruption Rate of Stars in Post-Starburst Galaxies? (25 orbits)

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• Cycle 25 - What Type of Star Made the One-of-a-kind Supernova iPTF14hls?(1 orbit)

PI of accepted proposal for combined observations with Swift and the JVLA:• Cycle 11 - A Window to Quiescent Massive Black Holes: Swift Followup of

Tidal Disruption Flares

• Cycle 13 - Tidal Disruption Events - A Window to Quiescent Super-MassiveBlack Holes and Accretion Physics

PI of accepted proposals for observations with the LCOGT network:• 2014A - Asteroseismology of Massive Stars - Testing the Network’s Contin-

uous Observation Capabilities

• 2014B - Towards the First Sample of Tidal Disruption Light Curves andSpectra

• 2015A - LCOGT Optical Monitoring of Tidal Disruption Events in Con-junction with Swift and the JVLA

• 2015B - LCOGT Classification and Followup of Tidal Disruption Events inConjunction with Swift and the JVLA

• 2016A - Classification and Followup of Tidal Disruption Events

• 2016A - Searching for Optical Counterparts to Gravitational Waves

• 2016B - Classification and Followup of Tidal Disruption Events

• 2016B - Searching for Optical Counterparts to Gravitational Waves

• 2017AB - Classification and Followup of Tidal Disruption Events

• 2017AB - Searching for Optical Counterparts to Gravitational Waves

PI of accepted DDT proposal for observations with the JVLA:• What is Powering SN 2011dh at Late Times? A VLA Investigation

PI of TDE science for PESSTO.

Responsible for the Palomar Transient Factory core collapse supernova followupeffort.

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Grants Harvey L. Karp Discovery Award, 2015: $48,000

Swift-GI-1114220, 2015: $39,972

Einstein Fellowship Research Award, 2016: $103,683

Hubble Space Telescope Observing Grant, 2017: $114,282

Swift-GI-1316192, 2017: $39,981

LSSTC Grant Award 2017-UG09, 2017: $6,455

Einstein Fellowship Research Award, 2017: $102,616

Hubble Space Telescope Observing Grant, 2017: $10,960

TeachingExperience

Lecturer of the course Introduction to Astrophysics, Interdisciplinary Center(IDC), Herzelia, 2011-2013.Average student evaluation scores: 93.8% (2011), 96% (2012), 97.2% (2013).

Teaching Assistant in the Rothschild program for teachers (Introductions to As-trophysics, Electromagnetism) and in a graduate course (Introduction to Astro-physics), Weizmann Institute of Science, 2010-2013.

Teaching Assistant in the undergraduate courses Physics 1 & 2 and Calculus 1& 2, Faculty of Agriculture, Hebrew University, 2008-2013.

Mentoring of high-school, undergraduate and graduate students as part of theDr. Bessie F. Lawrence International Summer Science Institute, the Amos DeShalit Summer School and the course Experimental Projects, Weizmann Instituteof Science, 2010-2012.

Visiting lecturer to high school students, “Young @ Science”, Weizmann Instituteof Science, 2010-2013.

Visiting lecturer at teacher courses for the Science Teaching Dept. at the Weiz-mann Institute of Science, the Davidson Institute of Science Education and theTalpiot Academic College for Education, 2005-2010.

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ActiveParticipationin ScientificMeetings

Year Meeting Activity

2018 The Transient Universe Invited Talks

Singapore

2018 231st AAS Meeting Talk

Washington, DC, USA

2017 GW170817: The First Double Neutron StarMerger

Invited Talk

Santa Barbara, CA, USA

2017 IAU Symposium 338 Talk

Baton Rouge, LA, USA

2017 Einstein Symposium Talk

Boston, MA, USA

2017 TDE17: Piercing the Sphere of Influence Invited Talk

Cambridge, UK

2017 Ringberg Supernova Workshop Talk

Tegernsee, Germany

2017 European Week of Astronomy and Space Sci-ence

Invited Review Talk

Prague, Czech Republic

2017 ISSI Team Meeting: Using Tidal DisruptionEvents to Study Super-Massive Black Holes

Invited Talk

Bern, Switzerland

2017 Generation-GW: Diving into GravitationalWaves

Invited Talk

St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands

2017 Phenomena, Physics, and Puzzles Of MassiveStars and their Explosive Outcomes

Invited Talks

Santa Barbara, CA, USA

2016 ISSI Team Meeting: Using Tidal DisruptionEvents to Study Super-Massive Black Holes

Invited Talk

Bern, Switzerland

2016 Einstein Symposium Talk

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Boston, MA, USA

2016 MIAPP Workshop: Supernovae - The Outliers Invited Review Talk

Munich, Germany Talk

2016 Supernovae Through the Ages Talk

Easter Island, Chile

2016 European Week of Astronomy and Space Sci-ence

Symposium Co-Chair

Athens, Greece Talk

2016 228th AAS Meeting Poster

San Diego, CA, USA

2016 Use of Small Telescopes in the Giant Era Invited Talk

Chianti, Italy

2016 LSST Transient and Variable Science Work-shop

Talk

Chicago, IL, USA

2016 227th AAS Meeting Talk

Kissimmee, FL, USA

2015 AMON Workshop Invited Talk

Penn State, USA

2015 TDE School & Workshop Initiator

Jerusalem, Israel SOC Member

Talks

2015 Big Data in Astronomy Workshop Invited Talk

Tel Aviv, Israel

2015 Gaia Transients Workshop Talk

Cambridge, UK

2015 iPTF Summer School Invited Talk

Pasadena, CA, USA

2015 PESSTO Meeting Talks

Paris, France

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2015 Hotwiring the Transient Universe IV Talks

Santa Barbara, CA, USA

2015 225th AAS Meeting Talk

Seattle, WA, USA

2014 60th Meeting of the Israeli Physical Society Talk

Be’er Sheva, Israel

2014 I-Core Transients’ Unsolved Mysteries Work-shop

Invited Talk

Eilat, Israel, 2014

2014 iPTF Summer School Invited Talks

Pasadena, CA, USA

2014 iPTF Science Workshop Talk

Stockholm, Sweden

2013 Hotwiring the Transient Universe III Talk

Santa Fe, NM, USA

2013 iPTF Science Workshop Talk

Santa Barbara, CA, USA

2013 Supernovae and Gamma-Ray Bursts Talk

Kyoto, Japan

2013 iPTF Technical Workshop Invited talk

Pasadena, CA, USA

2013 221st AAS Meeting Thesis Talk

Long Beach, CA, USA

2012 58th Meeting of the Israeli Physical Society Talk

Jerusalem, Israel

2012 PTF Workshop Talk

Santa Barbara, CA, USA

2012 Gamma Ray Bursts in the Era of Rapid Follow-up

Invited talk

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Liverpool, UK

2012 Fireworks Talk

Oxford, UK

2012 IAU Symposium 279 Talk

Nikko, Japan

2011 IAU Symposium 285 Poster

Oxford, UK

2011 PTF Workshop Talk

Santa Barbara, CA, USA

2011 Fireworks Invited talk

Pasadena, CA, USA

2011 56th Meeting of the Israeli Physical Society Poster

Tel Aviv, Israel

2011 Progenitors and Environments of Stellar Explo-sions

Invited talk

Paris, France Poster

2011 The Cosmic Enigma Poster

London, UK

2011 PTF Workshop Talk

Santa Barbara, CA, USA

2009 214th AAS Meeting Poster

Pasadena, CA, USA

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InvitedSeminars andColloquia

University of Colorado, Boulder, APS Colloquium, Nov. 2017

NOAO & Steward Observatory Joint Colloquium, May 2017

UC Berkeley, TAC Seminar, Feb. 2017

UC Davis, Cosmology Seminar, Oct. 2016

Tel Aviv University, Physics Colloquium, Nov. 2015

Georgia Tech, CRA Seminar, Oct. 2015

Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Astrophysics Seminar, Dec. 2014

UC Santa Barbara, Astrophysics Seminar, Mar. 2014

Ohio State University, Center for Cosmology and AstroParticle Physics Seminar,Oct. 2013

Stockholm University, Oskar Klein Center for Cosmoparticle Physics Colloquium,Aug. 2013

San Diego State University, Astrophysics Colloquium, Jul. 2013

Weizmann Institute of Science, Annual Physics Students Colloquium, Jun. 2013

Tel Aviv University, Astrophysics Seminar, Feb. 2013

Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Astrophysics Seminar, Nov. 2012

American Museum of Natural History, Astrophysics Seminar, Nov. 2012

Service Referee for ApJ, MNRAS, A&A, Nature.

Review work for NASA panels (HST DDT, NPP, NESSF, ADAP).

Review work for NOAO, NAOC and LCOGT time allocation committees.

Head of the TDE Subgroup of the Transients and Variable Stars Science Collab-oration for LSST.

OutreachActivities

Organizer of, host and speaker at Astronomy on Tap Santa Barbara, speaker atthe Santa Barbara City College Astronomy Club, Cafe KITP, the Santa BarbaraAstronomical Unit, the Israeli Astronomical Association, the Davidson Instituteof Science Education, the Givatayim Rotary Club, Science on Tap Tel Aviv andothers, 2011-.

Writing for the Israeli popular science magazine “Galileo”, 2011-2013.

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Astronomical field trips, tours of the Wise Observatory and lectures as part ofthe Astronomy for All activity at the Davidson Institute of Science Educationand as part of Weizmann Student Council events, 2010-2013.

Guidance at Wise Observatory open days, 2010-2012.

Bi/Weekly translations of the Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) into He-brew, 2010-2011.

OtherActivities

Chairman of the Student Council, Weizmann Institute of Science, 2012.

Vice-Chairman of the Student Council, Weizmann Institute of Science, 2011.

RefereedArticles

1. Gal-Yam, A., et al., Supernova 2007bi as a Pair-Instability Explosion, 2009,Nature, 462, 624.

2. Fraser, M., et al., On the Progenitor and Early Evolution of the Type IISupernova 2009kr, 2010, ApJL, 714, 280.

3. Perets, H. B., et al., A Faint Type of Supernova From a White Dwarf Witha Helium-Rich Companion, 2010, Nature, 465, 322.

4. Arcavi, I., et al., Core-Collapse Supernovae from the Palomar TransientFactory: Indications for a Different Population in Dwarf Galaxies, 2010,ApJ, 721, 777.

5. Kasliwal, M. M., et al., Rapidly Decaying Supernova 2010X: A Candidate“.Ia” Explosion, 2010, ApJL, 723, 98.

6. Ofek, E. O., et al., Supernova PTF 09uj: A Possible Shock Breakout Froma Dense Circumstellar Wind, 2010, ApJ, 724, 1396.

7. Perets, H. B., Kulkarni, S. R., Arcavi, I., et al., An Emerging Class ofBright, Fast-Evolving Supernovae With Low Mass Ejecta, 2011, ApJ, 730,89.

8. Kasliwal, M. M., Kulkarni, S.R., Arcavi, I., et al., PTF10fqs: A LuminousRed Nova in the Spiral Galaxy Messier 99, 2011, ApJ, 730, 134.

9. Smith, A. M., et al., Galaxy Zoo Supernovae, 2011, MNRAS, 412, 1309.

10. Sullivan, M., et al., The Subluminous and Peculiar Type Ia SupernovaPTF10dav, 2011, ApJ, 732, 118.

11. Quimby R. M., et al., Hydrogen-Poor Superluminous Stellar Explosions,2011, Nature, 474, 487.

12. Gal-Yam et al., Kasliwal, M. M., Arcavi, I., et al., Real-Time Detectionand Rapid Multiwavelength Follow-up Observations of a Highly Subluminous

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Type II-P Supernova from the Palomar Transient Factory Survey, 2011,ApJ, 736, 159.

13. Fraser, M., et al., SN 2009md: Another Faint Supernova From a Low MassProgenitor, 2011, MNRAS, 417, 1417.

14. Corsi, A., et al., PTF10bzf (SN 2010ah): A Broad-Line Ic Supernova Dis-covered by the Palomar Transient Factory, 2011, ApJ, 741, 76.

15. Drout, M. R., et al., The First Uniform and Systematic Study of Type IbcSupernova Multi-Color Light-Curves, 2011, ApJ, 741, 97.

16. Van Dyk, S. et al., The Progenitor of Supernova 2011dh/PTF11eon inMessier 51, 2011, ApJL, 741, 28.

17. Arcavi, I., et al., SN2011dh: Discovery of a Type IIb Supernova From aCompact Progenitor in the Nearby Galaxy M51, 2011, ApJL, 742, 18.

18. Maguire, K., et al., PTF10ops - A Subluminous, Normal-Width Light CurveType Ia Supernova in the Middle of Nowhere, 2011, MNRAS, 418, 747.

19. Kiewe, M., Gal-Yam, A., Arcavi, I., et al., Caltech Core-Collapse Project(CCCP) Observations of Type IIn Supernovae: Typical Properties and Im-plications for Their Progenitor Stars, 2012, ApJ, 744, 10.

20. Smith, N. et al., SN 2010jp (PTF10aaxi): A Jet in a Type II Supernova,2012, MNRAS, 420, 1135.

21. Corsi, A., et al., Evidence for a Compact Wolf-Rayet Progenitor for theType Ic Supernova PTF10vgv, 2012, ApJL, 747, 5.

22. Cenko, S. B., et al., PTF10iya: A Short-Lived, Luminous Flare From theNuclear Region of a Star-Forming Galaxy, 2012, MNRAS, 420, 2684.

23. Parrent, J. T., et al., Analysis of the Early-Time Optical Spectra of SN2011fe in M101, 2012, ApJL, 762, 26.

24. Kasliwal, M. M., et al., Calcium-rich Gap Transients In The Remote Out-skirts Of Galaxies, 2012, ApJ, 755, 161.

25. Ofek E. O., et al., The Palomar Transient Factory Photometric Calalog 1.0,2012, PASP, 124, 854.

26. Van Dyk, S., et al., The Red Supergiant Progenitor of Supernova 2012aw(PTF12bvh) in Messier 95, 2012, ApJ, 756, 131.

27. Arcavi, I., et al., Caltech Core Collapse Project (CCCP) Observationsof Type II Supernovae: Evidence for Three Distinct Photometric Subtypes,2012, ApJL, 756, 30.

28. Barone-Nugent, R. L., et al., Near-Infrared Observations of Type Ia Super-novae: The Best Known Standard Candle for Cosmology, 2012, MNRAS,425, 1007.

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29. Maguire K., et al., Hubble Space Telescope Studies of Low-Redshift Type IaSupernovae: Evolution With Redshift and Ultraviolet Spectral Trends, 2012,MNRAS, 426, 2359.

30. Ben-Ami S., et al., Discovery and Early Multi-Wavelength Measurementsof the Energetic Type Ic Supernova PTF12gzk: A Massive-Star Explosionin a Dwarf Host Galaxy, 2012, ApJL, 760, 33.

31. Ofek E. O., et al., X-ray Emission From Supernovae In Dense CircumstellarMatter Environments: A Search For Collisionless Shocks, 2013, ApJ,763,42.

32. Ofek E. O., et al., An Outburst From a Massive Star 40 Days Before aSupernova Explosion, 2013, Nature, 494, 65.

33. Hachinger S., et al., The UV/Optical Spectra of the Type Ia SupernovaSN 2010jn: A Bright Supernova With Outer Layers Rich in Iron-GroupElements, 2013, MNRAS, 429, 2228.

34. Arcavi, I., et al., Supernova 2003ie Was Likely a Faint Type IIP Event,2013, AJ, 145, 99.

35. Levitan, D., et al., Five New Outbursting AM CVn systems Discovered bythe Palomar Transient Factory, 2013, MNRAS, 430, 996.

36. Terziev E., Law N., Arcavi I., et al., Millions of Multiples: Detecting andCharacterizing Close-Separation Binary Systems in Synoptic Sky Surveys,2013, ApJS, 206, 18.

37. Silverman et al., Type Ia Supernovae Strongly Interacting with Their Cir-cumstellar Medium, 2013, ApJS, 207, 3.

38. Cao, Y., Kasliwal, M. M., Arcavi, I., et al., Discovery, Progenitor & EarlyEvolution of a Stripped Envelope Supernova iPTF13bvn, ApJL, 775, 7.

39. Singer, L. P., et al., Discovery and Redshift of an Optical Afterglow in 71Square Degrees: iPTF13bxl and GRB 130702A, ApJL, 776, 34.

40. Horesh, A., et al., PTF12gzk - A Rapidly Declining, High-Velocity Type IcRadio Supernova, 2013, ApJ, 778, 63.

41. Helou, G., et al., The Mid-Infrared Light Curve of Nearby Core-CollapseSupernova SN 2011dh (PTF 11eon), 2013, ApJL, 778, 19.

42. Silverman, J., M., et al., SN 2000cx and SN 2013bh: Extremely Rare, NearlyTwin Type Ia Supernovae, 2013, MNRAS, 436, 1225.

43. Horesh, A., et al., An Early & Comprehensive Millimeter and CentimeterWave and X-ray Study of Supernova 2011dh: A Non-Equipartition Blast-wave Expanding into A Massive Stellar Wind, 2013, MNRAS, 436,1258.

44. Ofek, E. O., et al., SN2010jl: Optical to Hard X-Ray Observations Revealan Explosion Embedded in a Ten Solar Mass Cocoon, 2014, ApJ, 781, 42.

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45. Corsi, A., et al., A Multi-wavelength Investigation of a Radio-loud Super-nova Interacting with Helium-dominated Circumstellar Material, 2014, ApJ,782, 42.

46. Pan, Y.-C., et al., The Host Galaxies of Type Ia Supernovae Discovered bythe Palomar Transient Factory, 2014, MNRAS, 438, 1391.

47. Valenti, S., et al., The First Month of Evolution of the Slow Rising TypeII-P SN 2013ej in M74, 2014, MNRAS, 438, 101.

48. Goobar, A., et al., The Rise of SN 2014J in the Nearby Starburst GalaxyM82, 2014 ApJL, 784, 12.

49. Ben-Ami, S., et al., SN 2010mb: Direct Evidence for a Supernova Inter-acting with a Large Amount of Hydrogen-free Circumstellar Material, 2014,ApJ, 785, 37.

50. Fremling, C., et al., The Rise and Fall of the Type Ib Supernova iPTF13bvn- Not a Massive Wolf-Rayet Star, 2014, A&A, 565, 114.

51. Gal-Yam, A., Arcavi I., et al., A Wolf-Rayet-Like Wind Around a Su-pernova Progenitor Identified Using Flash Spectroscopy, 2014, Nature, 509,471.

52. Ofek, E. O., Arcavi I., et al., Interaction-Powered Supernovae: Rise-Timevs. Peak-Luminosity Correlation and the Shock-Breakout Velocity, 2014,ApJ, 788, 154.

53. Ofek, E. O., et al., Precursors Prior to Supernova Explosions of MassiveStars are Common: Precursor Rates, Properties and Correlations, 2014,ApJ, 789, 104.

54. Walker, E. S., et al., Optical Follow-Up Observations of PTF10qts, a Lu-minous Broad-Lined Type Ic Supernova Found by the Palomar TransientFactory, 2014, MNRAS, 442, 2768.

55. Arcavi, I., et al., A Continuum of H- to He-Rich Tidal Disruption Can-didates With a Preference for E+A Galaxies, 2014, ApJ, 793, 38.

56. Gorbikov, E., et al., iPTF13beo: The Double-Peaked Light Curve of a TypeIbn Supernova Discovered Shortly after Explosion, 2014, MNRAS, 443, 671.

57. Vreeswijk, et al., The Hydrogen-poor Superluminous Supernova iPTF13ajgand its Host Galaxy in Absorption and Emission, 2014, ApJ, 797, 24.

58. Mauerhan, J., et al., SN Hunt 248: a Super-Eddington Outburst From aMassive Cool Hypergiant, 2015, MNRAS, 447, 1922.

59. Cenko, S. B., et al., iPTF14yb: The First Discovery of a GRB AfterglowIndependent of a High-Energy Trigger, 2015, ApJL, 803, 24.

60. Valenti, S. et al., Supernova 2013by: A Type IIL Supernova With a IIP-LikeLight Curve Drop, 2015, MNRAS, 448, 2608.

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61. Cao, Y., et al., A Strong Ultraviolet Pulse From a Newborn Type Ia Super-nova, 2015, Nature, 521, 328.

62. Hsiao, E. Y., et al., Strong Near-Infrared Carbon in the Type Ia SupernovaiPTF13ebh, A&A, 578, 9.

63. Singer, L., et al., The Needle in the 100 deg2 Haystack: Uncovering After-glows of Fermi GRBs with the Palomar Transient Factory, 2015, ApJ, 806,52.

64. Ackermann, M. et al., Search for Early Gamma-ray Production in Super-novae Located in a Dense Circumstellar Medium with the Fermi LAT, 2015,ApJ 807, 159.

65. Aartsen, M. G., et al., Detection of a Type IIn Supernova in Optical Follow-up Observations of IceCube Neutrino Events, 2015, ApJ, 811, 52.

66. Strotjohann, N. L., et al. Search for Precursor Eruptions Among Type IIbSupernovae, 2015, ApJ, 811, 117.

67. Maund, J. R., Arcavi, I., et al., Did the progenitor of SN 2011dh have abinary companion?, 2015, MNRAS, 454, 2580.

68. Khazov, D., et al., Flash Spectroscopy: Emission Lines From the IonizedCircumstellar Material Around < 10-Day-Old Type II Supernovae, 2016,ApJ, 818, 3.

69. French, K.D., Arcavi, I., Zabludoff, A., Tidal Disruption Events PreferUnusual Host Galaxies, 2016, ApJL, 818, 21.

70. Cenko, S. B., et al., Ultraviolet Spectroscopy of Tidal Disruption Flares I:ASASSN-14li, 2016, ApJL, 818, 32.

71. Taddia F., et al., Metallicity from Type II Supernovae from the (i)PTF,A&A, 587, 7.

72. Arcavi, I., et al., Rapidly Rising Transients in the Supernova - Superlu-minous Supernova Gap, 2016, ApJ, 819, 35.

73. Rubin, A., et al., Type II Supernova Energetics and Comparison of LightCurves to Shock-Cooling Models, 2016, ApJ, 820, 33.

74. Ganot, N., et al., The Detection Rate of Early UV Emission from Super-novae: A Dedicated Galex/PTF Survey and Calibrated Theoretical Esti-mates, 2016, ApJ, 820, 57.

75. Prentice, S.J., et al., The Bolometric Light Curves and Physical Parametersof Stripped-Envelope Supernovae, 2016, MNRAS, 458, 2973.

76. Tomasella, L., et al., Optical and Near Infrared Observations of SN 2014ck:An Outlier Among the Type Iax Supernovae, 2016, MNRAS, 459, 1018.

77. Nicholl M., et al., SN 2015bn: a Detailed Multi-Wavelength View of aNearby Superluminous Supernova, 2016, ApJ, 826, 39.

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78. Valenti S., et al., The Diversity of Type II Supernova vs. The Similarity inTheir Progenitors, 2016, MNRAS, 459, 3939.

79. Fremling C., et al., PTF12os and iPTF13bvn. Two Stripped-Envelope Su-pernovae From Low-Mass Progenitors in NGC 5806, 2016, A&A, 593, 68.

80. Nicholl, M., et al., Superluminous Supernova SN 2015bn in the NebularPhase: Evidence for the Engine-powered Explosion of a Stripped MassiveStar, 2016, ApJL, 828, 18.

81. Terreran, G., et al., The Multi-Faceted Type II-L Supernova 2014G FromPre-Maximum to Nebular Phase, 2016, MNRAS, 462, 137.

82. Huang, F., et al., Optical and Ultraviolet Observations of the Very YoungType IIP 2014cx in NGC 337, 2016, ApJ, 832, 139.

83. Leloudas, G., et al., The Superluminous Transient ASASSN-15lh as a TidalDisruption Event from a Kerr Black Hole, 2016, Nature Astronomy, 1, 2.

84. Darnley, M. J., et al., M31N 2008-12a - The Remarkable Recurrent Nova inM31: Pan-Chromatic Observations of the 2015 Eruption, 2016, ApJ, 833,149.

85. Arcavi, I., Hydrogen-Rich Core Collapse Supernovae, 2016, invited chapterfor the Handbook of Supernovae, Springer. Editors: Athem W. Alsabti andPaul Murdin.

86. Cartier, R., et al., Early observations of the nearby type Ia supernova SN2015F, 2017, MNRAS, 464. 4476.

87. French, K.D., Arcavi, I., Zabludoff, A., The Post-Starburst Evolution ofTidal Disruption Event Host Galaxies, 2017, ApJ, 835, 2.

88. Vreeswijk, P. et al., On the Early-Time Excess Emission in Hydrogen-PoorSuperluminous Supernovae, 2017, ApJ, 835,58.

89. Yaron, O. et al., Confined Dense Circumstellar Material Surrounding aRegular Type II Supernova, 2017, Nature Physics, 13, 510.

90. Hosseinzadeh, G., Arcavi, I., et al. Type Ibn Supernovae Show Photomet-ric Homogeneity and Evidence for Two Spectral Subclasses, 2017, ApJ, 836,158.

91. Tartaglia, L. et al., The Progenitor and Early Evolution of the Type IIb SN2016gkg, 2017, ApJL, 836, 12.

92. Arcavi, I. et al., Constraints on the Progenitor of SN 2016gkg From ItsShock-Cooling Light Curve, 2017, ApJL, 837, 1.

93. Zheng, W. et al., Discovery and Follow-up Observations of the Young TypeIa Supernova 2016coj, 2017, ApJ, 841, 1.

94. Graham, M. L. et al., Clues to the Nature of SN 2009ip II: The ContinuingPhotometric and Spectroscopic Evolution to 1000 Days, 2017, MNRAS, 469,1559.

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ConferenceProceedings(first author)

1. Arcavi, I., et al., Type II Supernova Light Curves From the Caltech CoreCollapse Project, 2009, AAS Meeting 214, 604.01.

2. Arcavi, I., Type II SN Light Curves from The Caltech Core Collapse Project,2012, IAU Symposium 285, 431-453.

3. Arcavi, I., The Flavours of Type II Supernova Light Curves, 2012, IAUSymposium 279, 34-39.

4. Arcavi, I., The Explosive Deaths of Massive Stars, 2013, AAS Meeting 221,214.03.

5. Arcavi, I., Tidal Disruption Events Exhibit a Continuum of H- to He-RichSpectra and Prefer E+A Galaxies, 2015, AAS Meeting 225, 305.02.

6. Arcavi, I., French, K. D., Zabludoff, A., Tidal Disruption Events PreferUnusual Host Galaxies, 2016, AAS Meeting 228, 314.02.

7. Arcavi, I., Howell, D. A., McCully, C., Las Cumbres Observatory Followupof Gravitational Waves - Part 1, 2018, AAS Meeting 231, 325.06.

AstronomicalCirculars andBulletins

1. Arcavi, I., et al., SALT Classification of ASASSN-18dk/AT 2018xy as a post-peak Type Ia Supernova,ATel 11363.

2. Uddin, S., et al., Classification of a KISO transient AT2017jzk as a young Type Ia Supernova, ATel11157.

3. Hosseinzadeh, H., et al., FLOYDS Classification of ASASSN-17qg/AT 2017isj as a Young Type IaSupernova, ATel 11032.

4. McCully, C. et al., LIGO/Virgo G298048: LCO FLOYDS and Gemini Spectroscopy, GCN 21908.

5. Hosseinzadeh, H., et al., LIGO/Virgo G297595: Las Cumbres Observatory Optical Follow-Up, GCN21860.

6. Arcavi, I., et al., LIGO/Virgo G298048: Rapid Evolution of Possible Counterpart, GCN 21581.

7. Arcavi, I., et al., LIGO/Virgo G298048: Brightening of Possible Counterpart, GCN 21565.

8. Arcavi, I., et al., LIGO/Virgo G298048: Galaxy-Targeted Optical Followup With Las Cumbres Obser-vatory, GCN 21543.

9. Arcavi, I., et al., LIGO/Virgo G298048: Las Cumbres Observatory Detection of The Possible OpticalCounterpart in NGC 4993, GCN 21538.

10. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of ASASSN-17mh/AT 2017guh as a Young Type IaSupernova, ATel 10763.

11. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of ASASSN-17lz/AT 2017grw as a Young Type IaSupernova, ATel 10750.

12. Arcavi, I., et al., FLOYDS Classification of ASASSN-17jz/AT 2017fro as an AGN, ATel 10668.

13. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of DLT17cd/AT 2017fzw and ATLAS17jiv/AT 2017gahas Young Subluminous Type Ia Supernovae, ATel 10639.

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14. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of SMT17qul/AT 2017fwa as a Reddened Type IaSupernova Near Peak, ATel 10635.

15. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of ATLAS17jgy/AT 2017fyp as a Nova, ATel 10628.

16. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of ASASSN-17kf/AT 2017fvl as a Post-Peak Type IaSupernova, ATel 10621.

17. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of ASASSN-17jw/AT 2017frh as a Type Ia SupernovaNear Peak, ATel 10615.

18. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of ASASSN-17iq/AT 2017fbp as a Type Ia Supernova,ATel 10579.

19. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of ATLAS17iig/AT 2017fel as a Young Type Ia Su-pernova, ATel 10566.

20. Uddin, S., et al., Discovery and Classification of a Type IIP Supernova SN 2017fbq from AntarcticTransient Survey, ATel 10553.

21. Valenti, S., et al., FLOYDS Classification of DLT17bk/SN2017ejb as a Faint Type Ia Supernova, ATel10438.

22. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of ASASSN-17gi/AT 2017ecp as a Type Ibn Supernova,ATel 10410.

23. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of ASASSN-17fs/AT 2017dry as a Type Ia Supernova,ATel 10365.

24. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of ATLAS17dkf/AT 2017csc as a Post-Peak Type Ib/cSupernova in a Very Faint Host, ATel 10362.

25. Valenti, S., et al., Spectroscopic Classification of dlt17aw/AT2017drh as a Type Ia Supernova, ATel10345.

26. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of ASASSN-17en/AT 2017cxy as a Type Ia SupernovaNear Peak, ATel 10269.

27. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of AT 2017czd as a Young Type II Supernova, ATel10266.

28. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of DLT17ah/AT 2017ckg as a Young Type II Super-nova, ATel 10218.

29. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of DLT17u/AT 2017cbv as a Very Young Type IaSupernova, ATel 10164.

30. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of ASASSN-17cr/AT 2017ayk as a Type Ia SupernovaNear Peak, ATel 10130.

31. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of MASTER OT J161308.18+260953.3 as a Type IISupernova and ASASSN-17cq/AT 2017axl as a Type Ia Supernova Near Peak, ATel 10112.

32. Tartaglia, L., et al., SWIFT observations and flash ionization features in the spectrum of DLT17h/SN2017ahn, ATel 10066.

33. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of PS17and/AT 2017acq as a Type Ia Supernova, ATel10064.

34. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of DLT17h/AT 2017ahn as a Type II Supernova, ATel10059.

35. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of ASASSN-17bo/AT 2017wb as a Young Type IaSupernova, ATel 10026.

36. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of PS17hj/AT 2017jd as a Type Ia Supernova NearPeak, ATel 9962.

37. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of KAIT-17A/AT 2017be as an LBV Outburst, ATel9954.

38. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of AT 2016hmo/ASASSN-16mc as a Post-Peak TypeIa Supernova, ATel 9698.

39. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of ASASSN-16kv/AT 2016gqb as a Type Ia Supernova,ATel 9589.

40. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of ATLAS16cxr as a Young Type Ia Supernova, ATel9549.

41. Tartaglia, L., et al., Discovery and Classification of DLT16w/AT 2016fjp with PROMPT and FLOYDS,ATel 9453.

42. Gezari, S., et al., iPTF16fnl: Likely Tidal Disruption Event at 65 Mpc, ATel 9433.

43. Arcavi, I., et al., LCOGT Optical Followup Observations of IceCube-160731, ATel 9327.

44. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of MASTER OT J151647.17+283742.8 as a Type IaSupernova Near Peak, ATel 9243.

45. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of Gaia16ann as an AGN, ATel 9240.

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46. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of MASTER OT J164244.87+272054.3 as a Type IaSupernova Near Peak, ATel 9028.

47. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of LSQ16aiy/AT 2016blp as a Post-Peak Type IaSupernova, ATel 8967.

48. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of LSQ16ajl/AT 2016blw as a Two-Week-Old Type IISupernova, ATel 8923.

49. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Reclassification of AT 2016bhr as an Old Type IIb Supernova, ATel8913.

50. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of AT 2016bkv as a Young Type II Supernova, ATel8859.

51. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of ATLAS16ago/AT 2016bev as a Type II Supernova,ATel 8856.

52. Papadogiannakis, S., et al., iPTF Discoveries of Recent Type Ia Supernovae, ATel 8852.

53. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classifications of ATLAS16ahj/AT 2016bey and ATLAS16agv/AT2016bfc as Type Ia Supernovae, ATel 8844.

54. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of AT 2016bas as a Type IIb Supernova Near Peak,ATel 8814.

55. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of ASASSN-16cr/AT 2016ase and AT 2016bam asType II Supernovae, ATel 8807.

56. Rui, L., et al., Spectroscopic Classification of SN 2016aqt as an Overluminous Type Ia Supernova, ATel8774.

57. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of ASASSN-16cc/AT 2016aqf as a Type II Supernova,ATel 8748.

58. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of AT 2016ajl as a Type Ia Supernova Near Peak,ATel 8719.

59. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of ASASSN-16bm/AT 2016adl as a Type II Supernova,ATel 8679.

60. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of ASASSN-16ba/SN 2016zb as a Young Type IISupernova, ATel 8623.

61. Yang, Y., et al., FLOYDS Classification of MASTER OT J003831.10-640313.7 as a Dwarf Nova, ATel8611.

62. Wyrzykowski, L. et al., OGLE-IV Transient Search Report 22 January 2016 and Follow-up of OGLE16aaaTDE Candidate, ATel 8577.

63. Le Breton R., et al., PESSTO Spectroscopic Classification of Optical Transients, ATel 8437.

64. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of PSN J01505356-3600308 as a 91bg-like Type IaSupernova Near Peak, ATel 8187.

65. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of PSN J08241502-1846281 as a Peculiar Type IISupernova, ATel 8102.

66. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of OGLE15gg as a Type II Supernova, ATel 8094.

67. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of ASASSN-15ps as a Type Ia Supernova Near Peak,ATel 8076.

68. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of LSQ15baf as a Post-Peak Type Ia Supernova, ATel8070.

69. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of MASTER OT J221829.51-024708.5 as a PeculiarType Ia Supernova, ATel 8021.

70. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of ASASSN-15oz as a Young Type II Supernova andASASSN-15os as a Few-Week-Old Type Ia Supernova, ATel 7997.

71. Arcavi, I. et al., Swift Observations of the TDE ASASSN-15oi, ATel 7945.

72. Prentice, S. et al., PESSTO Spectroscopic Classification of Optical Transients, ATel 7936.

73. Hancock, P. et al., ATCA Detection of PSN J23002463+0137368, ATel 7930.

74. Hosseinzadeh, G. et al., FLOYDS Classification of PSN J22151967-6532534 as a Young Type Ia Su-pernova, ATel 7928.

75. Valenti, S. et al. FLOYDS Classification of PSN J23002463+0137368 as a Peculiar Type Ib Supernovasimilar to SN 2005bf, ATel 7896.

76. Arcavi, I. et al., FLOYDS Classification of ASASSN-15nn as a Few-Week Old Type Ia Supernova, ATel7871.

77. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of MASTER OT J220443.74-331330.6 as an Old TypeIa Supernova, ATel 7820.

78. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of PSN J21431689+4334476 as a Young Type IaSupernova, ATel 7771.

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79. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of PSN J18134923+1314159 and ASASSN-15lx asYoung Type II Supernovae, ATel 7724.

80. Hangard L. et al., iPTF Discoveries of Recent Type Ia Supernovae, ATel 7629.

81. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of ASASSN-15ki as a Galactic Source, ATel 7600.

82. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of ASASSN-15kg as a Peculiar Type Ia SupernovaNear Peak, ATel 7590.

83. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of ASASSN-15jo as a Type Ia Supernova Near Peak,ATel 7553.

84. Hosseinzadeh, G., et al., FLOYDS Classification of ASASSN-15jl as a Type Ia Supernova Near Peak,ATel 7535.

85. Miller, A., et al., Large Amplitude Brightening of the Young Stellar Object iPTF15afq, ATel 7428.

86. Hangard, L. et al., iPTF Discoveries of Recent Type Ia Supernovae, ATel 7343.

87. Cao, Y. et al., iPTF Observation of PSN J14021678+5426205, ATel 7070.

88. Arcavi, I. et al., FLOYDS Classification of ASASSN-14lo as a Type Ia Supernova Near Peak, ATel6811.

89. Arcavi, I. et al., FLOYDS Classification of PSN J11104841-3727022 as a Type II Supernova withPossible High Velocity H-alpha, ATel 6806.

90. Taddia F. et al., iPTF Discovery of Recent Core-Collapse SNe, ATel 6782.

91. Hosseinzadeh G. et al., FLOYDS Classification of PSN J20250386-2449133 as a Pre-Max Type Ic SN,ATel 6667.

92. Arcavi, I. et al., FLOYDS Classification of ASASSN-14jg as a Type Ia SN Near Peak, ATel 6661.

93. McCully, C., et al. The Position of ASASSN-14ha is Consistent with a Red Extended Source in HSTPre-Explosion Images, ATel 6476.

94. Sand, D., et al. FLOYDS Classification of PSN J03481978+7007545 as a Type Ia SN, ATel 6472.

95. Arcavi, I. et al. FLOYDS Classification of ASASSN-14ha as a Young Type II SN, ATel 6466.

96. Taddia, F. et al. iPTF Discovery of Recent Core-Collapse SNe, ATel 6443.

97. Valenti, S. et al., FLOYDS Classification of PSNJ23441603+1046125 as a Supernova Type II, ATel6437.

98. Arcavi, I. et al., FLOYDS Classification of ASASSN-14em as a SN Ia Around Max, ATel 6346.

99. Arcavi, I. et al., FLOYDS Classification of ASASSN-14dq as a Young Type II SN, ATel 6304.

100. Arcavi, I. et al., iPTF Independent Discovery and Classification of the SN Candidate in NGC 4134(PSN J12091154+2910209/iPTF14aoi) as a young SN II, ATel 6095.

101. Valenti, S. et al., FLOYDS Spectroscopic Classification of CSS140222:112037+302809 as a Type IInSupernova, ATel 6057.

102. Valenti, S. et al., Spectroscopic classification for LSQ14aoh (SN Ia), LSQ14aqd (II), and CSS140330:114223-230653 (II) with FLOYDS at Faulkes Telescope South, ATel 6037.

103. Arcavi, I. et al., iPTF Core Collapse SN Discovery Report 2014-03-09, ATel 5960.

104. Cenko, S. B. et al., iPTF14yb: iPTF Discovery of an Optical Afterglow-like Transient, ATel 5924.

105. Arcavi, I. et al., iPTF Discovery of iPTF14ih, a Type II Supernova on the Outskirts of a Spiral Host,ATel 5807.

106. Arcavi, I. et al., iPTF Core Collapse SN Discovery Report 2014-01-14, ATel 5762.

107. Cao, Y. et al., iPTF Type Ia SN Discovery Report 20140108, ATel 5741.

108. Sand, D. et al., Spectroscopic classification for PSN J13041770-1020012 as a Type II Supernova withFLOYDS at Faulkes Telescope South, ATel 5722.

109. Cao, Y. et al., iPTF Type Ia SN Discovery Report 20131229, ATel 5708.

110. Arcavi, I., et al., iPTF Discovery of iPTF13efs, a Type II (possibly IIb) Supernova, ATel 5672.

111. Arcavi, I., et al., iPTF Core Collapse SN Discovery Report 2013-12-03, ATel 5623.

112. Sand, D., et al., Spectroscopic Classification for PSN J22042153+3944349 With FLOYDS at FaulkesTelescope North, ATel 5494.

113. Arcavi, I., et al., iPTF Core Collapse SN Discovery Report 20130921, ATel 5407.

114. Arcavi, I., et al., iPTF Core Collapse SN Discovery Report 20130912, ATel 5387.

115. Cao, Y., et al., iPTF Type Ia SN Discovery Report 20130912, ATel 5386.

116. Cao, Y., et al., Discovery of a Young Type I Supernova iPTF13dge in the Nearby NGC1762, ATel 5366.

117. Kasliwal, M. M., et al., Discovery of an Intermediate Luminosity Transient iPTF13cjz in NGC 772,ATel 5272.

118. Arcavi, I., et al., iPTF Core Collapse SN discovery report 20130812, ATel 5266.

119. Cao, Y., et al., iPTF Ia SN discovery report 20130808, ATel 5259.

120. Arcavi, I., et al., iPTF SN Discovery Report 20130723, ATel 5223.

121. Mulchaey, J., et al., Redshift of Afterglow Candidate iPTF13bxl, ATel 5191.

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122. Mulchaey, J., et al., GRB130702A: Redshift of Afterglow Candidate iPTF13bxl, GCN 14985.

123. Arcavi, I., et al., Identification of a Possible Blue Progenitor for the Nearby Type Ib SN iPTF13bvn inHST Archival Images, ATel 5152.

124. Arcavi, I., et al., Swift/UVOT Observations of the Nearby Type I Supernova iPTF13bvn, ATel 5146.

125. Arcavi, I., et al., A Preliminary Search for the Progenitor of the SN Candidate PTF13bvn in the NearbyGalaxy NGC 5806, ATel 5140.

126. Cao, Y., et al., iPTF discovery of a young SN candidate at z=0.00449, ATel 5137.

127. Cao, Y., et al., Confirmation of a Recent Nova in M31, ATel 5123.

128. Cao, Y., et al., iPTF Ia SN Discovery Report 20130511, ATel 5061.

129. Cao, Y., et al., iPTF Ia SN Discovery Report 20130420, ATel 5019.

130. Kasliwal, M., et al., iPTF13akn: Discovery of a Classical Nova in Messier 94, ATel 4967.

131. Maguire, K., et al., PESSTO Spectroscopic Classification of Optical Transients, ATel 4415.

132. Yaron, O., et al., PESSTO Spectroscopic Classification of Optical Transients, ATel 4379.

133. Pan, Y.-C., et al., PESSTO Spectroscopic Classification of Optical Transients, ATel 4369.

134. Arcavi, I., et al., PESSTO Spectroscopic Classification of Optical Transients 20120907, ATel 4362.

135. Boles, T. et al., Supernova 2012eg in NGC 1213 = Psn J03091697+3838207, CBET 3207.

136. Arcavi, I., et al., PTF SN Discovery Report, August 2012, ATel 4340.

137. Fraser, M., et al., PESSTO Spectroscopic Classification of Optical Transients, ATel 4337.

138. Inserra, C., et al., PESSTO Spectroscopic Classification of Optical Transients, ATel 4336.

139. Wright, D., et al., PESSTO Spectroscopic Classification of Optical Transients, ATel 4313.

140. Inserra, C., et al., PESSTO Spectroscopic Classification of Optical Transients, ATel 4303.

141. Ben-Ami, S., et al., PTF Discovery of PTF12gzk - A Peculiar Type I Supernova, ATel 4297.

142. Gal-Yam, A., et al., PTF SN Discovery Report, July 2012, ATel 4293.

143. Cao, Y., et al., Spectroscopic follow-up of WISE J181834.00-284919.6, ATel 4292.

144. Gal-Yam, A., et al., PTF SN discovery report, May-June 2012, ATel 4290.

145. Gal-Yam, A., et al., PTF SN Discovery Report, July 2012, ATel 4289.

146. Gal-Yam, A., et al., PTF Weekly SN Discovery Report, May 29, 2012, ATels 4133-4134.

147. Quimby, R. M., et al., Discovery of a Super-Luminous Supernova, PTF12dam, ATel 4121.

148. Gal-Yam, A., et al., PTF SN Discovery Report, April 2012, ATel 4090.

149. Gal-Yam, A., et al., PTF SN Discovery Report, March 2012, ATel 4089.

150. Gal-Yam, A. et al., PTF Weekly SN Discovery Report, February 4, 2012, ATel 3911.

151. Van Dky S. D., A Search for the Progenitor of Supernova PTF12os (PSN J14595904+0153251), ATel3884.

152. Arcavi, I., et al., PTF12os / PSN J14595904+0153251 is a Type IIb Supernova, ATel 3881.

153. Gal-Yam, A., et al., PTF Weekly SN Discovery Report, January 21, 2012, ATel 3874.

154. Quimby R. M., et al., Discovery of a Luminous Supernova, PTF11rks, ATel 3841.

155. Gal-Yam, A., et al., PTF Weekly SN Discovery Report, December 31, 2011, ATel 3840.

156. Cao. Y., et al., Spectroscopic Confirmation of Recent M31 Novae, ATel 3649.

157. Gal-Yam, A., et al., PTF Weekly SN Discovery Report, Sep. 9, 2011, ATel 3644.

158. Gal-Yam, A., et al., PTF Weekly SN Discovery Report, Sep. 2, 2011, ATel 3631.

159. Gal-Yam, A., et al., PTF Weekly SN Discovery Report, August 27, 2011, ATel 3630.

160. Cao. Y., et al., Spectroscopic Confirmation of M31 Nova Candidate, M31N 2011-06d, ATel 3533.

161. Gal-Yam, A., et al., PTF Weekly SN Discovery Report, July 21, 2011, ATel 3513.

162. Parrent J., et al., PTF Discovers a Young Type IIn SN in NGC 151, ATel 3510.

163. Cao Y., et al., PTF Discovery and Classification of a Classical Nova in the Outskirts of M31, ATel3498.

164. Cao Y., et al., Spectroscopic Classification of the M31 Nova Candidate, M31N 2011-06a, ATel 3497.

165. Gal-Yam, A., et al., PTF Weekly SN Discovery Report, July 1, 2011, ATel 3464.

166. Arcavi I., et al., PTF11eon/SN2011dh is Possibly a Type IIb Event, ATel 3413.

167. Horesh, A., et al., EVLA Detection of PTF11eon/SN2011dh, ATel 3411.

168. Gal-Yam, A., et al., PTF Weekly SN Discovery Report, May 27, 2011, ATel 3392.

169. Arcavi, I., et al., PTF Weekly SN Discovery Report, April 29, 2011, ATel 3315.

170. Gal-Yam, A., et al., PTF Weekly SN Discovery Report, April 15, 2011, ATel 3288.

171. Ben-Ami, S., et al., SNe Discovery and Classification - PTF KPNO Run, ATel 3195.

172. Arcavi, I., et al., Discovery and Classification of Three New Supernovae by the Palomar TransientFactory, ATel 3189.

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173. Arcavi, I., et al., Discovery and Classification of Five New Supernovae by the Palomar TransientFactory, ATel 3095.

174. Kasliwal, M., et al., EVLA and Swift Followup Up of PTF10abyy, ATel 3093.

175. Gal-Yam, A., et al., PTF Discovery of PTF10abyy, a Young Type II Supernovam ATel 3091.

176. Kasliwal, M., et al., EVLA and Swift Followup Up of PTF10abpr, ATel 3090.

177. Horesh, A., et al., SN2010kp/PTF10abpr, a very nearby Type II Supernova, ATel 3089.

178. Arcavi, I., et al., Discovery and Classification of Three New Supernovae by the Palomar TransientFactory, ATel 3088.

179. Arcavi, I., et al., PTF Discovery of PTF10yow (SN2010iq), a Type Ic Supernova, ATel 3033.

180. Arcavi, I., et al., Discovery and Classification of 18 New Supernovae by the Palomar Transient Factory,ATel 3027.

181. Ben-Ami, S., et al., Discovery and Classification of 17 New Supernovae by the Palomar TransientFactory, ATel 2961.

182. Kasliwal, M., et al., EVLA Observations of an Extremely Young Type Ia Supernova PTF10ygu, ATel2957.

183. Kasliwal, M., et al., EVLA Observations of PTF10vdl, ATel 2864.

184. Kasliwal, M. M., et al., PTF Discovers and Follows-up Nearby, Young, Type II Supernova, ATel 2862.

185. Gal-Yam, A., et al., Discovery and Multiwavelength Follow-up of PTF10qts, a Broad-Line Type IcSupernova, ATel 2817.

186. Arcavi, I., et al., PTF Discovery of PTF10pjg, PTF10rin and PTF10raj, Three Type II Supernovae,ATel 2802.

187. Arcavi, I., et al., PTF Discovery of PTF10llv, ATel 2765.

188. Ben-Ami, S., et al., PTF Discovery of PTF10myz, a Type II Supernova, ATel 2757.

189. Quimby, R. M., et al., Discovery of a Luminous Supernova, PTF10hgi, ATel 2740.

190. Ben-Ami, S., et al., PTF Discovery of PTF10ksq, a Type II Supernova, ATel 2723.

191. Arcavi, I, et al., PTF Discovery of PTF10htz, a Type II Supernova, ATel 2685.

192. Gal-Yam, A., et al., PTF Discovery of PTF10hny, a Type II Supernova, ATel 2678.

193. Cenko, S. B., et al., PTF Discovery of PTF10jop, a Strongly Interacting Supernova, ATel 2676.

194. Gal-Yam, A., et al., PTF Discovery of PTF10jkx, a Type II Supernova, ATel 2675.

195. Gal-Yam, A., et al., PTF Discovery of PTF10hif, a Type IIn Supernova, ATel 2649.

196. Quimby, R., et al., PTF Discovery of PTF10heh, a Luminous Type IIn Supernova, ATel 2634.

197. Gal-Yam, A., et al., PTF Discovery of PTF10hcw, a Type Ib Supernova, ATel 2631.

198. Gal-Yam, A., et al., PTF Discovery of a Type II SN, ATel 2621.

199. Cenko, S. B., et al., Swift/UVOT Observations of the Type II Supernova PTF10gva, ATel 2606.

200. Gal-Yam, A., et al., Independent Discovery of a Young Core-Collapse Supernova by PTF and ROTSE,ATel 2603.

201. Silverman, J. M., et al., Supernovae 2009fw and 2009gc, 2009, CBET 1849.

202. Kulkarni, S., et al., Supernova 2009av, 2009, CBET 1724.

203. Quimby, R., et al., Supernova 2009av, 2009, CBET 1720.

204. Kulkarni, S., et al., Supernova Discovery From the Palomar Transient Factory, 2009, ATel 1964.

205. Cenko, S.B., et al., GRB090817: Keck/LRIS Spectroscopy, 2009, GCN 9841.

206. Ofek, E., et al., SGR 0501+4516: P200 i-Band Observations, 2008, GCN 8229.

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