The scientific objectives of our laboratory are aimed at studying stellar transient phenomena, including core-collapse supernova explosions, superluminous supernovae, electromagnetic counterparts of gravitational wave sources, kilonovae, and fast blue optical transients. These are all prominent and cutting-edge research topics in the field of time-domain astronomy.
Our laboratory is establishing a global collaborative observation network, integrating Lulin Observatory, the Trans-Pacific Two-Meter Telescope, the European Southern Observatory, and other international cooperative projects, for comprehensive and real-time observations of new transient phenomena. Through comparisons with theoretical models and studies of the host galaxy environment, we hope to gain deeper insights into the explosion mechanisms of these stellar transients and explore their contributions to the origin of heavy elements.
Current research topics in our laboratory include:
-Estimating the rate of kilonovae by discovering them in the local universe.
-Determining the distribution of ejecta masses in kilonovae.
-Searching for superluminous supernovae within the LSST data stream and conducting comprehensive measurements of host galaxy properties.