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MUSSES2020J: The Earliest Discovery of a Fast Blue Ultraluminous Transient at Redshift 1.063

Authors :
World Premier International Research Center (Japan)
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
European Commission
Jiang, Ji An [0000-0002-9092-0593]
Maeda, Keiichi [0000-0003-2611-7269]
Tominaga, Nozomu [0000-0001-8537-3153]
Ivezić, Zelijko [0000-0001-5250-2633]
Yoachim, Peter [0000-0003-2874-6464]
Uno, Kohki [0000-0002-6765-8988]
Moriya, Takashi J. [0000-0003-1169-1954]
Kumar, Brajesh [0000-0001-7225-2475]
Pan, Yen Chen [0000-0001-8415-6720]
Tanaka, Masayuki [0000-0002-5011-5178]
Nomoto, Ken'Ichi [0000-0001-8253-6850]
Jha, Saurabh W. [0000-0001-9553-0685]
Ruiz-Lapuente, Pilar [0000-0001-8738-6011]
Jones, David [0000-0001-9046-4420]
Shigeyama, Toshikazu [0000-0003-3947-5946]
Suzuki, Nao [0000-0002-4060-5931]
Kokubo, Mitsuru [0000-0001-7266-930X]
Furusawa, Hisanori [0000-0001-6402-1415]
Miyazaki, Satoshi [0000-0002-6174-8165]
Connolly, Andrew J. [0000-0002-1962-904X]
Sahu, D. K. [0000-0001-5576-8189]
Anupama, G. C. [0000-0003-3533-7183]
Jiang, Ji An
Yasuda, Naoki
Maeda, Keiichi
Tominaga, Nozomu
Doi, Mamoru
Ivezić, Zelijko
Yoachim, Peter
Uno, Kohki
Moriya, Takashi J.
Kumar, Brajesh
Pan, Yen Chen
Tanaka, Masayuki
Tanaka, Masaomi
Nomoto, Ken'Ichi
Jha, Saurabh W.
Ruiz-Lapuente, Pilar
Jones, David
Shigeyama, Toshikazu
Suzuki, Nao
Kokubo, Mitsuru
Furusawa, Hisanori
Miyazaki, Satoshi
Connolly, Andrew J.
Sahu, D. K.
Anupama, G. C.
World Premier International Research Center (Japan)
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
European Commission
Jiang, Ji An [0000-0002-9092-0593]
Maeda, Keiichi [0000-0003-2611-7269]
Tominaga, Nozomu [0000-0001-8537-3153]
Ivezić, Zelijko [0000-0001-5250-2633]
Yoachim, Peter [0000-0003-2874-6464]
Uno, Kohki [0000-0002-6765-8988]
Moriya, Takashi J. [0000-0003-1169-1954]
Kumar, Brajesh [0000-0001-7225-2475]
Pan, Yen Chen [0000-0001-8415-6720]
Tanaka, Masayuki [0000-0002-5011-5178]
Nomoto, Ken'Ichi [0000-0001-8253-6850]
Jha, Saurabh W. [0000-0001-9553-0685]
Ruiz-Lapuente, Pilar [0000-0001-8738-6011]
Jones, David [0000-0001-9046-4420]
Shigeyama, Toshikazu [0000-0003-3947-5946]
Suzuki, Nao [0000-0002-4060-5931]
Kokubo, Mitsuru [0000-0001-7266-930X]
Furusawa, Hisanori [0000-0001-6402-1415]
Miyazaki, Satoshi [0000-0002-6174-8165]
Connolly, Andrew J. [0000-0002-1962-904X]
Sahu, D. K. [0000-0001-5576-8189]
Anupama, G. C. [0000-0003-3533-7183]
Jiang, Ji An
Yasuda, Naoki
Maeda, Keiichi
Tominaga, Nozomu
Doi, Mamoru
Ivezić, Zelijko
Yoachim, Peter
Uno, Kohki
Moriya, Takashi J.
Kumar, Brajesh
Pan, Yen Chen
Tanaka, Masayuki
Tanaka, Masaomi
Nomoto, Ken'Ichi
Jha, Saurabh W.
Ruiz-Lapuente, Pilar
Jones, David
Shigeyama, Toshikazu
Suzuki, Nao
Kokubo, Mitsuru
Furusawa, Hisanori
Miyazaki, Satoshi
Connolly, Andrew J.
Sahu, D. K.
Anupama, G. C.
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

In this Letter, we report the discovery of an ultraluminous fast-evolving transient in rest-frame UV wavelengths, MUSSES2020J, soon after its occurrence by using the Hyper Suprime-Cam (HSC) mounted on the 8.2 m Subaru telescope. The rise time of about 5 days with an extremely high UV peak luminosity shares similarities to a handful of fast blue optical transients whose peak luminosities are comparable with the most luminous supernovae while their timescales are significantly shorter (hereafter "fast blue ultraluminous transient,"FBUT). In addition, MUSSES2020J is located near the center of a normal low-mass galaxy at a redshift of 1.063, suggesting a possible connection between the energy source of MUSSES2020J and the central part of the host galaxy. Possible physical mechanisms powering this extreme transient such as a wind-driven tidal disruption event and an interaction between supernova and circumstellar material are qualitatively discussed based on the first multiband early-phase light curve of FBUTs, although whether the scenarios can quantitatively explain the early photometric behavior of MUSSES2020J requires systematical theoretical investigations. Thanks to the ultrahigh luminosity in UV and blue optical wavelengths of these extreme transients, a promising number of FBUTs from the local to the high-z universe can be discovered through deep wide-field optical surveys in the near future.

Details

Database :
OAIster
Notes :
English
Publication Type :
Electronic Resource
Accession number :
edsoai.on1380452987
Document Type :
Electronic Resource