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1 Pushing the Redshi- Detec0on Limits of Supernovae Chris Curtin Jeff Cooke, Tyler Pritchard, Stephanie Bernard

2 Superluminous Supernovae Definition M > -21 Types I, II, R UV Bright Long Lived Applications EoR Contributors Distance Indicators Line-of-sight Probes to z~20 etc. Rates 1 per 10,000 CC SNe (Quimby+ 2013) Rate Analysis Prefer Low-metallicity Hosts (Compact Dwarfs Locally, Perely+ 2016) Rates Enhanced in These Types (Perhaps 1 per 200 CC SNe) Search Methods Go Wide or Go Deep (or go home)

3 Going Deep 4m+ Telescope Large Field of View Long Baseline Not Easy, But Now Possible

4 DES

5 DES

6 DES Limiting Magnitude (Difference Imaging) 10 Fields with Necessary Cadence (30 sq deg) Redshift Limit for SLSNe ~ Detects ALL Transients

7 SUDSS

8 SUDSS

9 SUDSS Limiting Magnitude (Difference Imaging) 4 More Fields + 4 Overlapping (24 sq deg) Redshift Limit for SLSNe ~ Detects ALL Transients Dedicated to SLSNe

10 u-sudss

11 u-sudss

12 u-sudss Limiting Magnitude ~ (LBG S&M) 3 SUDSS Fields, 2 Overlapping (9 sq deg) Redshift Range for SLSNe ~ 2-6 Detects ONLY High-z Transients Requires Deep u-band

13 LBG Selection and Monitoring CFHT Legacy Survey 6 years, 4 sq deg, ugriz, m < 27.5* Monitor for Brightening More Sensitive than Difference Imaging FUV Photometry 95% Efficient High-z LBG Selection Cooke+ 2012

14 LBG Selection and Monitoring CFHT Legacy Survey 6 years, 4 sq deg, ugriz, m < 27.5* Monitor for Brightening More Sensitive than Difference Imaging FUV Photometry 95% Efficient High-z LBG Selection Cooke+ 2012

15 LBG Selection and Monitoring CFHT Legacy Survey 6 years, 4 sq deg, ugriz, m < 27.5* Monitor for Brightening More Sensitive than Difference Imaging FUV Photometry 95% Efficient High-z LBG Selection Cooke+ 2012

16 LBG Selection and Monitoring CFHT Legacy Survey 6 years, 4 sq deg, ugriz, m < 27.5* Monitor for Brightening More Sensitive than Difference Imaging FUV Photometry 95% Efficient High-z LBG Selection Cooke+ 2012

17 LBG Selection and Monitoring CFHT Legacy Survey 6 years, 4 sq deg, ugriz, m < 27.5* Monitor for Brightening More Sensitive than Difference Imaging FUV Photometry 95% Efficient High-z LBG Selection Cooke+ 2012

18 LBG Selection and Monitoring CFHT Legacy Survey 6 years, 4 sq deg, ugriz, m < 27.5* Monitor for Brightening More Sensitive than Difference Imaging FUV Photometry 95% Efficient High-z LBG Selection Cooke+ 2012

19 LBG Selection and Monitoring CFHT Legacy Survey 6 years, 4 sq deg, ugriz, m < 27.5* Monitor for Brightening More Sensitive than Difference Imaging FUV Photometry 95% Efficient High-z LBG Selection z=3.9(!) Cooke+ 2012

20 DES CDFS Deepfield 3AM August CTIO

21 DES CDFS Deepfield 3AM August CTIO

22 DECam CCD Mosaic

23 DECam CCD Mosaic

24 DECam CCD Mosaic

25 DES CDFS Deepfield Superstack < 27.5 mag (i)

26 DES CDFS Deepfield Superstack < 27.5 mag (i)

27 The State of Rates

28 The State of Rates

29 Perley The State of Rates

30 Perley The State of Rates

31 Perley The State of Rates

32 Perley The State of Rates

33 Perley The State of Rates

34 Perley The State of Rates

35 Looking Ahead SLSNe currently detectable to z~6 usudss z~ Candidates usudss z~4 9 Candidates usudss z~5+ No Candidates Yet (or ever, but talk to Tyler Pritchard about unpublished CFHT events) Spectra obtainable to z~4 Keck time in November, aiming for spectrum of z>2.5 ongoing SLSNe. Will be FUV (due to redshift) Detectability can already be extended Subaru HSC, z > 8 pre-jwst KDUST, z~20 pre-tmt

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