Multiwavelength Analysis of Six Luminous Fast Blue Optical Transients

arXiv (Cornell University) 2026 Preprint Open access

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Authors: Jason Sevilla, Anna Y. Q. Ho, A. J. Nayana, Steve Schulze, Daniel A. Perley, Michael Bremer, Igor Andreoni, Ivan Altunin, Thomas G. Brink, Michael Camilo, Poonam Chandra, Ping Chen
+34 more Ashley A. Chrimes, M. W. Coughlin, Kaustav K. Das, Andrew J Drake, A. V. Filippenko, C. Fremling, James Freeburn, Avishay Gal Yam, Mary Gerhart, M. J. Graham, G. Hélou, K-Ryan Hinds, Natalya Johnson, M. M. Kasliwal, Harsh Kumar, Russ R. Laher, Natalie LeBaron, Maggie L. Li, Chang Liu, Ben Margalit, Gokul P. Srinivasaragavan, Yu-Jing Qin, Nabeel Rehemtulla, Sophia Risin, Sam Rose, Rupak Roy, Ben Rusholme, Genevieve Schroeder, J. Sollerman, Kailai Wang, J. Wise, Yi Yang, Yao, Yuhan, WeiKang Zheng
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Abstract

We present multiwavelength observations and analysis of six luminous fast blue optical transients (LFBOTs) discovered in Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) survey data. We identified these LFBOTs from their fast light-curve evolution ($t_{1/2}\leq 12 $d), blue colors at peak brightness ($g-r\leq-0.5 $mag), a visible host galaxy, high optical luminosity ($M_g

Fields of Study & Subjects

Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations

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Journal / source
arXiv (Cornell University)
Publication date
26 January 2026
Document type
Preprint