Homepage of Stéphane Blondin
Download the Supernova Identification (SNID) code
here
I am an astrophysicist at the Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille
(LAM). My research mainly revolves around the analysis of radiation from exploding
stars known as supernovae.
I defended my PhD thesis, entitled
"Optical Spectra of Thermonuclear Supernovae in the
Local and Distant Universe", at the
Ludwig-Maximilians Universität
(Munich, Germany) in November 2005.
During my postdoc at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) I founded the CfA Supernova Archive, where you can freely download light curves and spectra of many supernovae.
You can view my CV here [pdf]
Recent Publications
[more under
Publications]
One-dimensional delayed-detonation models of Type Ia supernovae: Confrontation to observations at bolometric maximum
[
ADS,
astro-ph]
Blondin, S., Dessart, L., Hillier, D. J., Khokhlov, A. M. 2013. MNRAS, 429, 2127
Super-luminous supernovae:
56Ni power versus magnetar radiation
[
ADS,
astro-ph]
Dessart, L., Hillier, D. J., Waldman, R., Livne, E., Blondin, S. 2012. MNRAS, 426, L76
The Spectroscopic Diversity of Type Ia Supernovae
[
ADS,
astro-ph]
Blondin, S., et al. 2012. AJ, 143, 126. Spectroscopic data available
here. New SNID template set available
here.
Confronting 2D delayed-detonation models with light curves and spectra of Type Ia supernovae
[
ADS,
astro-ph]
Blondin, S., Kasen, D., Roepke, F. K., Kirshner, R. P., Mandel, K. S. 2011.
MNRAS, 417, 1280
Do spectra improve distance measurements of Type Ia supernovae?
[
ADS,
astro-ph]
Blondin, S., Mandel, K. S., Kirshner, R. P. 2011. A&A, 526, 81. Spectroscopic data available
here.
SN research program RTCCSN funded by the Agence Nationale de la Recherche
Last updated on: 6 Sep 2012
