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Melissa Shahbandeh

University of California, Davis · US
Area of research
Astronomy and Astrophysics · Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Research interest
Research interests include Physics, Astrophysics, Supernova, Astronomy, Ejecta, and Light curve.
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citations
1,040
works
32
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Recent publications

The Search for Stable Nickel: Investigating the Origins of Type Ia Supernovae with Late-time Near-infrared Spectroscopy from the Carnegie Supernova Project-II
The Astrophysical Journal 2026cited by 1position: middledoi
JWST/MIRI Observations of Newly Formed Dust in the Cold, Dense Shell of the Type IIn SN 2005ip
The Astrophysical Journal 2025cited by 13position: firstdoi
Near-infrared spectroscopy and detection of carbon monoxide in the Type II supernova SN 2023ixf
Astronomy and Astrophysics 2025cited by 5position: middledoi
Using Nebular Near-infrared Spectroscopy to Measure Asymmetric Chemical Distributions in 2003fg-like Thermonuclear Supernovae
The Astrophysical Journal 2025cited by 5position: middledoi
A study in scarlet
Astronomy and Astrophysics 2025cited by 4position: middledoi
JWST Observations of SN 2024ggi. I. Interpretation and Model Comparison of the Type II Supernova 2024ggi at 55 Days past Explosion
The Astrophysical Journal 2025cited by 3position: middledoi
The Hawaii Infrared Supernova Study (HISS): Spectroscopic Data Release 1
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 2025cited by 3position: middledoi
A JWST Survey of the Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A
The Astrophysical Journal Letters 2024cited by 46position: middledoi
Lensed Type Ia Supernova “Encore” at z = 2: The First Instance of Two Multiply Imaged Supernovae in the Same Host Galaxy
The Astrophysical Journal Letters 2024cited by 44position: middledoi
Carnegie Supernova Project I and II: Measurements of H <sub>0</sub> Using Cepheid, Tip of the Red Giant Branch, and Surface Brightness Fluctuation Distance Calibration to Type Ia Supernovae*
The Astrophysical Journal 2024cited by 38position: middledoi
Ground-based and JWST Observations of SN 2022pul. II. Evidence from Nebular Spectroscopy for a Violent Merger in a Peculiar Type Ia Supernova
The Astrophysical Journal 2024cited by 21position: middledoi
Flight of the Bumblebee: the Early Excess Flux of Type Ia Supernova 2023bee Revealed by TESS, Swift, and Young Supernova Experiment Observations
The Astrophysical Journal 2024cited by 20position: middledoi
Newly formed dust within the circumstellar environment of SN Ia-CSM 2018evt
Nature Astronomy 2024cited by 17position: middledoi
1991T-like Supernovae*
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 2024cited by 14position: lastdoi
JWST MIRI/Medium Resolution Spectrograph (MRS) Observations and Spectral Models of the Underluminous Type Ia Supernova 2022xkq
The Astrophysical Journal 2024cited by 13position: middledoi
Discovery of a Relativistic Stripped-envelope Type Ic-BL Supernova at z = 2.83 with JWST
The Astrophysical Journal Letters 2024cited by 13position: middledoi
Optical Spectroscopy of Type Ia Supernovae by the Carnegie Supernova Projects I and II
The Astrophysical Journal 2024cited by 13position: middledoi
A low-mass helium star progenitor model for the Type Ibn SN 2020nxt
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2024cited by 11position: middledoi
Serendipitous detection of the dusty Type IIL SN 1980K with <i>JWST</i>/MIRI
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2024cited by 10position: middledoi
A JWST Medium-resolution MIRI Spectrum and Models of the Type Ia Supernova 2021aefx at +415 days
The Astrophysical Journal 2024cited by 10position: middledoi
A Luminous Red Supergiant and Dusty Long-period Variable Progenitor for SN 2023ixf
The Astrophysical Journal Letters 2023cited by 79position: middledoi
JWST observations of dust reservoirs in type IIP supernovae 2004et and 2017eaw
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2023cited by 43position: firstdoi
A JWST Near- and Mid-infrared Nebular Spectrum of the Type Ia Supernova 2021aefx
The Astrophysical Journal Letters 2023cited by 33position: middledoi
JWST Low-resolution MIRI Spectral Observations of SN 2021aefx: High-density Burning in a Type Ia Supernova
The Astrophysical Journal Letters 2023cited by 26position: middledoi
Ground-based and JWST Observations of SN 2022pul. I. Unusual Signatures of Carbon, Oxygen, and Circumstellar Interaction in a Peculiar Type Ia Supernova
The Astrophysical Journal 2023cited by 24position: middledoi
SN 2022acko: The First Early Far-ultraviolet Spectra of a Type IIP Supernova
The Astrophysical Journal Letters 2023cited by 21position: middledoi
Carnegie Supernova Project. II. Near-infrared Spectral Diversity and Template of Type Ia Supernovae
The Astrophysical Journal 2023cited by 14position: middledoi
SN 2021gno: a calcium-rich transient with double-peaked light curves
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2023cited by 12position: middledoi
Strong Carbon Features and a Red Early Color in the Underluminous Type Ia SN 2022xkq
The Astrophysical Journal 2023cited by 9position: middledoi
Near-infrared and Optical Nebular-phase Spectra of Type Ia Supernovae SN 2013aa and SN 2017cbv in NGC 5643
The Astrophysical Journal 2023cited by 9position: middledoi

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Frequent collaborators

C. Ashall · Virginia Tech14 papers (2019–2026)E. Y. Hsiao · University of California, Berkeley13 papers (2019–2026)P. Hoêflich · Florida State University12 papers (2019–2026)E. Baron · Tsinghua University11 papers (2019–2026)L. Galbany · Institute of Space Sciences11 papers (2019–2026)M. Stritzinger · University of Turku10 papers (2019–2026) · 9 papers (2019–2026) · 9 papers (2019–2026)M. M. Phillips · California Institute of Technology9 papers (2019–2026)Sahana Kumar · University of California, Berkeley7 papers (2020–2026)K. Krisciunas · Texas A&M University7 papers (2019–2026)Scott Davis · University of California, Davis7 papers (2018–2022)Jing Lü · Ningbo University7 papers (2020–2026) · 7 papers (2019–2026)C. Contreras · Aarhus University6 papers (2019–2026)B. J. Shappee · The Ohio State University6 papers (2021–2025)S. A. Uddin · The University of Texas at Austin5 papers (2020–2026)Anthony L. Piro · California Institute of Technology5 papers (2019–2022) · 5 papers (2018–2022) · 5 papers (2019–2022)