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Publications Relating to SN1987A and Related Topics: Arlin Crotts



Journal Articles:



``Discovery of the Optical Echoes from Supernova 1987A: New Probes of the Large Magellanic Cloud'' Crotts, A.P.S. 1988, Ap. J. Let., 333, L51.

``Light Echoes and Transient Luminescence near SN 1987A'' Crotts, A.P.S., Kunkel, W.E. and McCarthy, P.J. 1989, Ap. J. Let., 347, L61

``Using SN1987A Light Echoes to Determine Mass Loss from the Progenitor'' Crotts, A.P.S. and Kunkel, W.E. 1991, Ap. J. Let., 366, L73.

``The Dynamics of the Nebula around SN1987A: Ring Structure and Progenitor Mass Loss'' Crotts, A.P.S. and Heathcote, S.R. 1991, Nature, 350, 683.

``Observations of the Light Echoes from SN 1987A using the Astro-1 Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope'' Crotts, A.P.S., Landsman, W.B., Bohlin, R.C., O'Connell, R.W., Roberts, M.S., Smith, A.W. and Stecher, T.P. 1992, Ap. J. Let., 395, L25.

``Two New Light Echo Structures from SN1987A at Large Distances'' Xu, J., Crotts, A.P.S. and Kunkel, W.E. 1994, Ap. J., 435, 274.

``The Circumstellar Envelope of SN 1987A, I: The Shape of the Double-lobed Nebula and Its Rings, and the Distance to the LMC'' Crotts, A.P.S., Kunkel, W.E. and Heathcote, S.R. 1995, Ap. J., 438, 724.

``Three-Dimensional Study of the ISM in front of SN 1987A using Light Echoes'' Xu, J., Crotts, A.P.S. and Kunkel, W.E., 1995, Ap. J., 451, 806 (Erratum: 463, 391).

``Structure and Kinematics of the Interstellar Medium in Front of SN 1987A'' J. Xu & A.P.S. Crotts 1999, ApJ, 511, 262

``ISO SWS/LWS observations of SN 1987A'' P. Lundqvist, J. Sollerman, C. Kozma, B. Larsson, J. Spyromilio, A.P.S. Crotts, J. Danziger & D. Kunze 1999, A&A, 347, 500

``SN 1987A's Circumstellar Envelope, II: Kinematics of the Three Rings and the Diffuse Nebula'' A.P.S. Crotts & S.R. Heathcote 2000, ApJ, 528, 426

``On the Emergence and Discovery of Hot Spots in SNR 1987A'' S.S. Lawrence,, B.E. Sugerman, P. Bouchet, A.P.S. Crotts, R. Uglesich & S. Heathcote 2000, ApJ, 537, L123

"Multiple Light Echoes from SN 1993J" B.E.K. Sugerman, A.P.S. Crotts 2002, ApJ, 581, L97

``Evolution and Geometry of Hot Spots in Supernova Remnant 1987A'' Ben E.K. Sugerman, Stephen S. Lawrence, Arlin P.S. Crotts, Patrice Bouchet, Steve R. Heathcote 2002, ApJ, 572, 209

``Hubble Space Telescope Observations of High-Velocity Ly alpha and H alpha Emission from Supernova Remnant 1987A: The Structure and Development of the Reverse Shock'' Eli Michael, Richard McCray, Roger Chevalier, Alexei V. Filippenko, Peter Lundqvist, Peter Challis, Ben Sugerman, Stephen Lawrence, C.S.J. Pun, Peter Garnavich, Arlin Crotts et al. 2003, ApJ, 593, 809

``New Observational Constraints on the Mass-Loss History of SN 1987A'' B.E.K. Sugerman, A.P.S. Crotts, S.S. Lawerence, S.R. Heathcote, W.E. Kunkel 2004, Asymmetrical Planetary Nebulae III: Ed. M. Meixner, J.H. Kastner, B. Balick and N. Soker. ASP Conference Proceedings, 313. San Francisco: ASP, p.547

``Evolution of SN 1987A into a Supernova Remnant'' Arlin Crotts, Steve Heathcote, Steve Lawrence, Ben Sugerman, Nick Suntzeff, Patrice Bouchet 2005, ApJ, 629, 944

``The Three-dimensional Circumstellar Environment of SN 1987A'' Ben E.K. Sugerman, Arlin P.S. Crotts, William E. Kunkel, Stephen R. Heathcote, Stephen S. Lawrence 2005, ApJ, 627, 888

"A New View of the Circumstellar Environment of SN 1987A" B.E.K. Sugerman, A.P.S. Crotts, W.E. Kunkel, S.R. Heathcote, S.S. Lawrence 2005, ApJ, 627, 888

"Limits from the Hubble Space Telescope on a Point Source in SN 1987A" G.J.M. Graves, P.M. Challis, R.A. Chevalier, A. Crotts, et al. 2005, ApJ, 629, 944

"Photometric Identification of Type Ia Supernovae at Moderate Redshift" B.D. Johnson, A.P.S. Crotts 2006, AJ, 132, 756

"Testing dark energy with the Advanced Liquid-mirror Probe of Asteroids, Cosmology and Astrophysics" P.S. Corasaniti, M. LoVerde, A. Crotts, C. Blake 2006, MNRAS, 369, 798

"The Nature and Geometry of the Light Echo from SN 2006X" A.P.S. Crotts & D. Yourdon 2008, ApJ, 689, 1186

"Observing Supernova 1987A with the Refurbished Hubble Space Telescope" K. France, R. McCray, K. Heng, R.P. Kirshner, P. Challis, P. Bouchet, A. Crotts, et al. 2010, Science, 329, 1624

"Evolution of the Reverse Shock Emission from SNR 1987A" K. Heng, R. McCray, S.A. Zhekov, P.M. Challis, R.A. Chevalier, A. Crotts, et al. 2010, ApJ, 644, 959

"X-ray illumination of the ejecta of supernova 1987A" J. Larsson, C. Fransson, G. Ostlin, P. Groningsson, A. Jerkstrand, C. Kozma, J. Sollerman, P. Challis, R.P. Kirshner, R.A. Chevalier, K. Heng, R. McCray, N.B. Suntzeff, P. Bouchet, A. Crotts, et al. 2011, Nature, 474, 484

"Evidence for Type Ia Supernova Diversity from Ultraviolet Observations with the Hubble Space Telescope" X. Wang, et al. 2012, ApJ, 749, 126

Selected Published Abstracts, Presentations and Circulars:



(Discovery of First Supernova Light Echoes) A.P.S. Crotts 1988, IAU Circular, No. 4561.

``Discovery of the Optical Echo from Supernova 1987A'' A.P.S. Crotts 1988, Bulletin A.A.S., 20, 912.

(Limits on SN 1987A Circumstellar Emission) A.P.S. Crotts and W.E. Kunkel 1989, IAU Circular, No. 4741.

(Limits on SN 1987A Circumstellar Emission) A.P.S. Crotts and W.E. Kunkel 1989, IAU Circular, No. 4753.

(Discovery of SN 1987A Circumstellar Light Echoes) A.P.S. Crotts, W.E. Kunkel and P. J. McCarthy 1989, IAU Circular, No. 4791.

``Light Echoes and Fluorescence Phenomena around SN 1987A'' A.P.S. Crotts 1989, Bulletin A.A.S., 21, 780.

(Evolution of SN 1987A Circumstellar Light Echoes) A.P.S. Crotts and W.E. Kunkel 1990, IAU Circular, No. 4948.

``Using Light Echoes to Constrain the Mass Loss History of Supernova 1987A's Progenitor Star'' A. Crotts and W. Kunkel 1990, Bulletin A.A.S., 22, 898.

``Further Developments of Visual and Infrared Echoes around Supernova 1987A'' J.E. Felten, A. Crotts and E. Dwek 1990, Bulletin A.A.S., 22, 898.

``Mass Loss and The Circumstellar Ring around SN1987A'' A.P.S. Crotts and S.R. Heathcote 1990, Bulletin A.A.S., 22, 1213.

``Mass Loss from SN1987A's Progenitor: Data from Light Echoes'' A.P.S. Crotts 1991, in SN1987A and Other Supernovae, ed. J. Danziger (ESO: Garching), p. 559.

``UIT Observations of the Interstellar Light Echoes from SN1987A'' A.P.S. Crotts, R.S. Hill, W.B. Landsman, T.R. Gull, P.M.N. Hintzen, S.P. Maran, A.G. Michalitsianos, T.P. Stecher and R.W. O'Connell 1991, Bulletin A.A.S., 23, 901.

``Constraints on the Mass of SN1987A's Binary Companion and Its Effects on the Surrounding Mass Loss Nebula'' A.P.S. Crotts 1992, Bulletin A.A.S., 24, 1197.

(Disappearance of SN 1987A Circumstellar Light Echoes) A.P.S. Crotts and W.E. Kunkel 1993, IAU Circular, No. 5691.

(Projenitor of SN 1993J) A. Tomaney and A. Crotts 1993, IAU Circular, No. 5771.

(Discovery of New SN 1987A Interstellar Light Echoes) J. Xu, A.P.S. Crotts and W.E. Kunkel 1993, IAU Circular, No. 5862.

``The Shape of SN 1987A's Circumstellar Nebula (and The Distance to the LMC)'' A.P.S. Crotts, W.E. Kunkel, S.R. Heathcote and E.L. Blanton 1994, Bulletin A.A.S., 25, 1350.

``Two New SN1987A Light Echo Structures at Large Distances'' J. Xu, A.P.S. Crotts and W.E. Kunkel 1994, Bulletin A.A.S., 25, 1350.

``The Light Echoes of SN1987A and the Nature of the Progenitor Star'' A.P.S. Crotts, W.E. Kunkel, S.R. Heathcote, and E.L. Blanton 1994, in IAU Colloq. 145: Supernovae, ed R. McCray.

``3-D Study of the ISM in front of SN 1987A using Light Echoes'' J. Xu, A.P.S. Crotts and W.E. Kunkel 1994, Bulletin A.A.S., 26, 1392.

``The Circumstellar Envelope of SN 1987A: Mass Loss from the Progenitor and the Analogy to Planetary Nebulae'' A.P.S. Crotts 1995, Ann. Israel Phys. Soc., 263.

(Companion to SN 1993J) A.P.S. Crotts 1995, IAU Circular, No. 6132.

``Ultraviolet Imaging Measurements of the Light Echo from the Shock Breakout Flash of SN 1987A'' A.P.S. Crotts, T.P. Stecher and The UIT Science Team 1995, Bulletin A.A.S., 27, 826.

``The UV-Bright Stars of Omega Centauri'' W.B. Landsman and A.P.S. Crotts 1996, Bulletin A.A.S., 27, 1247.

``The Velocity Structure of SN 1987A's Outer Circumstellar Envelope'' A.P.S. Crotts & S.R. Heathcote 1997, Bulletin A.A.S., 191, 40.14

``Three-Dimensional and Velocity Structures in 10,000,000 Cubic Parsecs Containing SN 1987A'' A. Crotts 1998, in IAU Symposium #190, New Views of the Magellanic Clouds, held in Victoria, BC, Canada, 12 - 17 July 1998

(Emission Lines in Spectrum of SN 1987A) A. Crotts, S. Heathcote, J. Maza, & M. Phillips 1998, IAU Circular, No. 6836.

(Brightening of Interaction Hotspot on SN 1987A Ring) W. Kunkel, S. Lawrence, A. Crotts, P. Bouchet, S. Heathcote & R. Probst 1998, IAU Circular, No. 7056.

``Rings and Echoes: An Overview'' A.P.S. Crotts 1998, in Supernova 1987A: Ten Years After, eds. N. Suntzeff & M. Phillips, in press.

``IUE Observations of the Light Echo of SN 1987A'' S.S. Lawrence, A.P.S. Crotts & Gilmozzi 1998, Bulletin A.A.S., 193, 47.02

``The Structure of the Circumstellar Envelope of SN 1987A'' A.P.S. Crotts 2000, in Asymmetrical Planetary Nebulae II: From Origins to Microstructures, eds. J.H. Kastner, N. Soker & S. Rappaport (ASP Conf. Series)

(Discovery of Second Hot Spot on SN 1987A Ring) P. Bouchet, S. Lawrence, A. Crotts, B. Sugerman, R. Uglesich & S. Heathcote 2000, IAU Circular, No. 7354.

(Confirmation of Second Hot Spot on SN 1987A Ring) S. Lawrence & A. Crotts 2000, IAU Circular, No. 7359.

``The rapid emergence of new hotspot activity in SNR 1987A'' B.E. Sugerman, S.S. Lawrence, P. Bouchet, A.P.S. Crotts, R.R. Uglesich & S.R. Heathcote 2000, Bulletin A.A.S., 196, 39.04

``What the Life and Death of The Circumstellar Nebula is Telling Us About SN 1987A'' A.P.S. Crotts 2000, Bulletin A.A.S., 196, 47.05

(Discovery of Several New Hot Spots on SN 1987A Ring) S. Lawrence, B. Sugerman & A. Crotts 2000, IAU Circular, No. 7419.

"HST Archival Imaging of the Light Echoes of SN 1987A" S.S. Lawrence, M. Hayon, B.E.K. Sugerman & A.P.S. Crotts 2002, BAAS, 201, 47.06

"Illuminating dark energy with the Joint Efficient Dark-energy Investigation (JEDI)" E. Cheng, Y. Wang, E. Baron, D. Branch, S. Casertano, A. Crotts, et al. 2006, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation I: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter. Edited by J.C. Mather, et al. Proceedings of SPIE, Volume 6265, p. 626529

"The Joint Efficient Dark-energy Investigation (JEDI): measuring the cosmic expansion history from type Ia supernovae" M.M. Phillips, P. Garnavich, Y. Wang, D. Branch, E. Baron, A. Crotts, J.C. Wheeler, E. Cheng, M. Hamuy 2006, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation I: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter. Edited by J.C. Mather, et al. Proceedings of SPIE, Volume 6265, p. 62652A

"The Elusive Ultraviolet Light Echo of Supernova 1987A" S.S. Lawrence, L. Palladino & A. Crotts 2007, BAAS, 210, 123.15