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CRTS Team Results

Results of a systematic search for outburst events in 1.4 million galaxies
Drake, A.J., et al. 2018, MNRAS, in press
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The Catalina Surveys Southern periodic variable star catalogue
Drake, A.J., et al. 2017, MNRAS, 469, 3688
MNRAS, catalog at CDS.

Understanding extreme quasar optical variability with CRTS: I. Major AGN flares
M.J. Graham, et al. 2017, MNRAS, 470, 4112
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A systematic search for close supermassive black hole binaries in the Catalina Real-Time Transient Survey
M.J. Graham, et al. 2015, MNRAS, 453, 1562
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A possible close supermassive black-hole binary in a quasar with optical periodicity
M.J. Graham, S.G. Djorgovski, D. Stern, E. Glikman, A.J. Drake, A.A. Mahabal, C. Donalek, S. Larson, E. Christensen,
2015, Nature, 518, 7537
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Discovery of ~9,000 new RR Lyrae in the Southern Catalina Surveys
G. Torrealba, M. Catelan, A.J. Drake, S.G. Djorgovski, R.H. McNaught, V. Belokurov, S. Koposov, et al.
2015, MNRAS, 446, 2251
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Ultra-short Period Binaries from the Catalina Surveys
A.J. Drake, S.G. Djorgovski, D. Garcia-Alvarez, M.J. Graham, M. Catelan, et al.
2014, ApJ, 790, 157
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The Catalina Surveys Periodic Variable Star Catalog
A.J. Drake, M.J. Graham, S.G. Djorgovski, M. Catelan, A.A. Mahabal, G. Torrealba, D. Garcia-Alvarez, et al.
2014, ApJS, 213, 9
astro-ph

Cataclysmic Variables from the Catalina Real-time Transient Survey
A.J. Drake, B.T. Gaensicke, S.G. Djorgovski, P. Wils, A.A. Mahabal, M.J. Graham, T-C. Yang et al.
2014, MNRAS, 441, 1186
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A novel variability-based method for quasar selection: evidence for a rest frame ~54 day characteristic timescale.
M.J. Graham, S.G. Djorgovski, A.J. Drake, A.A. Mahabal, M.Chang, D.Stern, C. Donalek, E. Glikman
2014, MNRAS, 439, 703
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Evidence for a Milky Way Tidal Stream Reaching Beyond 100 kpc.
A.J. Drake, M. Catelan, S.G. Djorgovski, G. Torrealba, M.J. Graham, A.A. Mahabal, J.L. Prieto et al.
2013, ApJ, 765, 154
astro-ph.

Probing the Outer Galactic halo with RR Lyrae from the Catalina Surveys.
A.J. Drake, M. Catelan, S.G. Djorgovski, G. Torrealba, M.J. Graham, V. Belokurov, S. E. Koposov et al.
2013, ApJ, 763, 32
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SN 2008jb: A "Lost" Core-Collapse Supernova in a Star-Forming Dwarf Galaxy at ~10 Mpc.
Prieto, Jose L.; Lee, J. C.; Drake, A. J.; McNaught, R.; Garradd, G.; Beacom, J. F.; Beshore, E.; Catelan, M.; Djorgovski, S. G.; Pojmanski, G.; K. Z. Stanek and D. M. Szczygiel,
2012, ApJ, 745, 70
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The Discovery and Nature of Optical Transient CSS100217:102913+404220.
Drake, A. J., Djorgovski S.G., Mahabal A., Anderson, J., Roy, R., Mohan, V., Ravindranath S., Frail D., Gezari, S., James D. Neill, L.C. Ho, J.L. Prieto, D. Thompson, J. Thorstensen, M. Wagner, R. Kowalski, J. Chiang, J.E. Grove, F.K. Schinzel, D.L. Wood, L. Carrasco, E. Recillas, L. Kewley, K.N. Archana, Aritra Basu, Yogesh Wadadekar, Brijesh Kumar, A.D. Myers, E.S. Phinney, R. Williams, M.J. Graham, M. Catelan, E. Beshore, S. Larson and E. Christensen
2011, ApJ, 705, 136
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Discovery of eclipsing white dwarf systems in a search for Earth-size companions.
Drake, A. J.; Beshore, E.; Catelan, M.; Djorgovski, S. G.; Graham, M. J.; Kleinman, S. J.; Larson, S.; Mahabal, A.; and Williams, R.
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Discovery of the Extremely Energetic Supernova 2008fz.
Drake, A.J. , Djorgovski, S.G., Prieto, J.L., Mahabal, A., Balam, D., Williams, R., Graham, M.J., Catelan, M., Beshore, E. and Larson, S.,
2010, ApJL, 718, 127
astro-ph.

First Results from the Catalina Real-time Transient Survey.
A.J. Drake, S.G. Djorgovski, A. Mahabal, E. Beshore, S. Larson, M.J. Graham, R. Williams, E. Christensen, M. Catelan, A. Boattini, A. Gibbs, R. Hill and R. Kowalski,
2009, ApJ, 696, 870
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CRTS Conference Articles

Deep-Learnt Classification of Light Curves
Mahabal, A.A., Sheth, K., Gieske, F. et al. 2017, IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence
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The Catalina Real-time Transient Survey
A. J. Drake, S. G. Djorgovski, A. Mahabal, J. L. Prieto, E. Beshore, M. J. Graham, M. Catalan, S. Larson, E. Christensen, C. Donalek, R. Williams 2012, IAU Symp 285, New Horizons in Time Domain Astronomy
IAU Symp

Exploring the time domain with synoptic sky surveys
S. G. Djorgovski, A. Mahabal, A. Drake, M. Graham, C. Donalek, and R. Williams, 2012, New Horizons in Time-Domain Astronomy, IAU Symp. 285, 141.
IAU Symp

Discovery, classification, and scientific exploration of transient events from the Catalina Real-Time Transient Survey
A.A. Mahabal, S.G. Djorgovski, A.J. Drake, C. Donalek, M.J. Graham, B. Moghaddam, M. Turmon, R. Williams, E. Beshore and S. Larson, 2011, BASI, 39, 38
BASI

The Catalina Real-Time Transient Survey (CRTS)
S.G. Djorgovski, A.J. Drake, A.A. Mahabal, M.J. Graham, C. Donalek, R. Williams, E.C. Beshore, S.M. Larson, J. Prieto, M. Catelan, E. Christensen, R.H. McNaught, 2011
Invited review, In proc. "The First Year of MAXI: Monitoring Variable X-ray Sources", eds. T. Mihara & N. Kawai, Tokyo: JAXA
Special Publ.

Classification of Optical Transients: Experiences from PQ and CRTS Surveys
GAIA: At the Frontiers of Astrometry, C. Turon, F. Meynadier and F. Arenou (eds) EAS Publications Series, 45, 2010, 173
Mahabal, A.A.; Djorgovski, S.G.; Donalek, C.; Drake, A.J.; Graham, M.J.; Williams, R.D.; Moghaddam, B.; Turmon, M.
EASPS

Related articles from the CRTS Team

A comparison of period finding algorithms
Matthew J. Graham, Andrew J. Drake, S.G. Djorgovski, Ashish A. Mahabal, Ciro Donalek, Victor Duan, Alison Maher
2013, MNRAS, 434, 3423
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Using conditional entropy to identify periodicity
Matthew J. Graham, Andrew J. Drake, S. G. Djorgovski, Ashish A Mahabal, Ciro Donalek
2013, MNRAS, 434, 2629
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Connecting the time domain community with the Virtual Astronomical Observatory
Matthew J. Graham, S. G. Djorgovski, Ciro Donalek, Andrew J. Drake, Ashish A. Mahabal, Raymond L. Plante, Jeffrey Kantor, John C. Good
SPIE, 2012, 8448, 8
SPIE

Astronomy with Cutting-Edge ICT: From Transients in the Sky to Data over the Continents (India-US)
Ashish Mahabal, Ajit Kembhavi, Roy Williams, and Sharmad Navelkar 2012, Proceedings of the 32nd Asia-Pacific Advanced Network
PASAN

Skyalert: Real-time Astronomy for You and Your Robots
R. D. Williams, S. G. Djorgovski, A. J. Drake, M. J. Graham, A. Mahabal, 2009
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Automated probabilistic classification of transients and variables
Mahabal, A.; Djorgovski, S. G.; Turmon, M.; Jewell, J.; Williams, R. R.; Drake, A. J.; Graham, M. G.; Donalek, C.; Glikman, E.; Palomar-QUEST team, 2008
AN or astro-ph

Towards Real-time Classification of Astronomical Transients
A. Mahabal, S. G. Djorgovski, R. Williams, A. Drake, C. Donalek, M. Graham, B. Moghaddam, M. Turmon, J. Jewell, A. Khosla, B. Hensley, 2008, Proceedings of the Class 2008
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The Palomar-Quest Digital Synoptic Sky Survey
Djorgovski, S.G. Baltay, C. Mahabal, A.A. Drake, A.J., Williams, Rabinowitz, R. D., Graham, M.J.. Donalek, C. Glikman, E., Bauer, A., Scalzo, R., Ellman, N., Jerke, J., 2008
AN or astro-ph

Journal Articles specifically about CRTS discoveries or using Catalina Surveys data

2018

A Luminous Transient Event in a Sample of WISE-selected Variable AGNs
R. J. Assef et al 2018 ApJ 866 26
ApJ

The Type I Superluminous Supernova PS16aqv: Lightcurve Complexity and Deep...
P. K. Blanchard et al 2018, ApJ, 865, 9
Discovered by CRTS (as CSS160216:141045-100935), first classified as SN by PS1.
ApJ

Did ASAS-SN Kill the Supermassive Black Hole Binary Candidate PG1302-102?
Tingting Liu, Suvi Gezari, M. Coleman Miller 2018 ApJL 859 L12
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The 26.3-h orbit and multiwavelength properties of the ‘redback’ millisecond pulsar PSR J1306–40
Linares, M. MNRAS, 2018, 473, L50
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The McDonald Observatory search for pulsating sdA stars,
Asteroseismic support for multiple populations
K. J. Bell, I. Pelisoli, S. O. Kepler, et al. 2018, A \amp; A 617, 6
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Type II supernovae in low luminosity host galaxies
C. P. Gutiérrez, J. P. Anderson, M. Sullivan, et al. 2018, accepted MNRAS
(recent low-lum hosts only)
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A Comprehensive K2 and Ground-Based Study of CRTS J035905.9+175034,
an Eclipsing SU UMa System with a Large Mass Ratio
Colin Littlefield, Peter Garnavich, Mark Kennedy, Paula Szkody, Zhibin Dai, 2018, accepted AJ
astro-ph

The sdA problem – II. Photometric and Spectroscopic Follow-up
Ingrid Pelisoli, S. O. Kepler, D. Koester, B. G. Castanheira, A. D. Romero, L. Fraga, 2018, accepted MNRAS
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Quantifying the Smoothness of the Stellar Halo: A Link to Accretion History
Lachlan Lancaster, Vasily Belokurov, N. Wyn Evans, 2018, submitted MNRAS
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Age Gradients Throughout the Galaxy with O-Miras
J. Grady, V. Belokurov, N.W. Evans 2018, submitted MNRAS
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Discovery of deep eclipses in the cataclysmic variable IPHAS J051814.33+294113.0
Kozhevniko, V.P., 2018, accepted A&SS
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OAO/MITSuME Photometry of Dwarf Novae. III. CSS130418:174033+414756
Akira Imada, Keisuke Isogai, Kenshi Yanagisawa, Nobuyuki Kawai 2018, accepted PASJ
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Polarimetric and spectroscopic study of radio-quiet weak emission line quasars
Parveen Kumar, H. Chand, R. Srianand, et al. 2018. MNRAS, 479, 5075
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Mapping the accretion disc of the short period eclipsing binary SDSS J0926+3624
Wagner Schlindwein, Raymundo Baptista 2018, MNRAS, 478, 3841
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White dwarf–main sequence binaries from LAMOST: the DR5 catalogue
J.-J. Ren, A. Rebassa-Mansergas, S. G. Parsons, et al. 2018, 477, 4641
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Long-term decline of the mid-infrared emission of normal galaxies:
dust echo of tidal disruption flare?
Tinggui Wang, Lin Yan, Liming Dou, Ning Jiang et al. MNRAS, 2018, 477, 2943
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The lowest-metallicity type II supernova from the highest-mass red supergiant progenitor
J.P. Anderson et al. 2018, Nature Astronomy, 2, 574
(This SN is CSS140925:223344-062208 discovered by CRTS)
astro-ph

A Disk Origin for the Monoceros Ring and A13 Stellar Overdensities
Allyson A. Sheffield, Adrian M. Price-Whelan, Anastasios Tzanidakis, et al. 2018
(Uses CSS RR Lyrae catalogs.)
astro-ph

Broad-line type Ic Supernova SN 2014ad
D.K. Sahu, G.C. Anupama, N.K. Chakradhari, et al. 2018, accepted MNRAS
(SN 2014ad = SNhunt238)
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SNhunt151: an explosive event inside a dense cocoon
N. Elias-Rosa, S. Benetti, E. Cappellaro, A. Pastorello et al., 2018, MNRAS, accepted.
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SN2013fs and SN2013fr: Exploring the circumstellar-material diversity in Type II supernovae
Christopher Bullivant, Nathan Smith, G. Grant Williams et al. 2018, MNRAS accepted
(SN 2013fr = SNhunt213)
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Multiwavelength Observations of a New Redback Millisecond Pulsar Candidate: 3FGL J0954.8–3948
Kwan-Lok Li1, Xian Hou2,3, Jay Strader et al. 2018, ApJ, 863, 194
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Discovery of 21 New Changing-look AGNs in the Northern Sky
Qian Yang, Xue-Bing Wu, Xiaohui Fan et al. 2018, ApJ, 862, 109
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A Candidate Tidal Disruption Event in a Quasar at z=2.359 from Abundance Ratio Variability
Xin Liu et al. 2018, ApJ, 859, 8
ApJ

Coronal Proerties of the Seyfert 1 Galaxy 3C 120 with NuSTAR
Priyanka Rani and C. S. Stalin 2018, ApJ, 856, 120
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Optical Precursors to Black Hole X-Ray Binary Outbursts: An Evolving Synchrotron Jet Spectrum in Swift J1357.2–0933
David M. Russell et al 2018, ApJ, 852, 90
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Quasar outflow energetics from broad absorption line variability
S.M. McGraw, J.C. Shields, F.W. Hamann, D.M. Capellupo, H. Herbst, 2018, MNRAS, 475, 585
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An Optical Study of Two VY Sculptoris-type Cataclysmic Binary Stars: V704 And and RX J2338+431
Kathryn E. Weil, John R. Thorstensen, and Frank Haberl, 2018, AJ, 156, 231
AJ

Photometric and Spectroscopic Studies of Four New Low-mass M-type Eclipsing Binaries
Liu Long et al. 2018, AJ, 156, 220
AJ

SN 2017dio: A Type-Ic Supernova Exploding in a Hydrogen-rich Circumstellar Medium
Hanindyo Kuncarayakti et al. 2018, ApJL, 854, L14
astro-ph

High-time-resolution Photometry of AR Scorpii: Confirmation of the White Dwarf's Spin-down
Robert A. Stiller, Colin Littlefield, Peter Garnavich et al. 2018, AJ, 156, 150
AJ

SDSSJ1156-0207: A 0.54 M_sun + 0.19 M_sun Double-lined M Dwarf Eclipsing Binary System
Chien-Hsiu Lee, 2018, AJ, 155, 86
(This is CSSJ115641.6-020703)
astro-ph

An Updated Catalog of 4680 Northern Eclipsing Binaries with Algol-type
Light-curve Morphology in the Catalina Sky Surveys
Athanasios Papageorgiou et al. 2018, ApJS, 238, 4
astro-ph

MASTER OT J132104.04+560957.8: A Polar with Absorption–Emission Line Reversals
Colin Littlefield et al. 2018, AJ, 155, 18
astro-ph

Superhumps linked to X-ray emission. The superoutbursts of SSS J122221.7−311525 and GW Lib
V. Neustroev, K. L. Page, E. Kuulkers, et al. A&A, 2018, 611, 13
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2017

Mid-infrared Variability of Changing-look AGNs
Sheng, Z. et al. 2017, 846, 7
astro-ph

A multiwavelength investigation of candidate millisecond pulsars in unassociated gamma-ray sources
D. Salvetti et al 2017, MNRAS,470,466
astro-ph

Broad absorption line disappearance and emergence using multiple-epoch spectroscopy from the SDSS
S. M. McGraw et al. 2017, MNRAS, 469, 3163
astro-ph

Spectral and photometric studies of polar CRTS CSS 130604 J 215427+155714
N. V. Borisov et al 2017, AB, 72,184
AB

The bumpy light curve of Type IIn supernova iPTF13z over 3 years
Nyholm A., et al. 2017, Astronomy & Astrophysics, 605, 6
astro-ph

A Gemini snapshot survey for double degenerates
Mukremin Kilic et al 2017 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 471 4218
astro-ph

Long-term Photometric Variations in the Candidate White-dwarf Pulsar AR Scorpii from K2, CRTS, and ASAS-SN Observations
Colin Littlefield, Peter Garnavich, Mark Kennedy, et al. 2017, ApJL, 845, 7
astro-ph

Follow-up Observations of SDSS and CRTS Candidate Cataclysmic Variables II
Paula Szkody, Mark E. Everett, Zhibin Dai, and Donald Serna-Grey, AJ, 2017, 155, 28
astro-ph

Solving the puzzle of discrepant quasar variability on monthly time-scales implied by SDSS and CRTS data sets
Krzysztof Suberlak, Zeljko Ivezic, Chelsea L. MacLeod, Matthew Graham, Branimir Sesar, 2017, MNRAS, 472, 4870
(CSS errors in CSDR2 are overestimates for V < 18.3. MLS and SSS CSDR2 errors are generally overestimates.)
astro-ph

Fourteen candidate RR Lyrae star streams in the inner Galaxy
Cecilia Mateu, Justin I. Read, Daisuke Kawata, MNRAS, 2017, accepted.
astro-ph

Energetic eruptions leading to a peculiar hydrogen-rich explosion of a massive star
Arcavi, I., Howell, A., Kasen, D., et al. 2017, Nature, 551, 210
(This event was published three years earlier by CRTS (as CSS141118:092034+504148)
and was spectroscopically confirmed due to that detection.)
astro-ph

2FGL J0846.0+2820: A new neutron star binary with a giant secondary and variable γ-ray emission
Swihart S.J., Strader, J., Johnson T.J. et al. 2017, ApJ, accepted.
astro-ph

Investigating the evolution of the dual AGN system ESO 509-IG066
Kosec, P., Brightman, M., Stern, D. et al. 2017, ApJ, accepted
astro-ph

Identification spectra of several Northern Hemisphere CV candidates
H. Worpel, A. D. Schwope, 2017, AN, 338, 794
astro-ph

Search for gamma-ray emission from super-luminous supernovae with the Fermi-LAT
Nicolas Renault-Tinacci, Kumiko Kotera, Andrii Neronov, Shin'ichiro Ando, 2017, accepted A&A
astro-ph

Catching a star before explosion: the luminous blue variable progenitor of SN 2015bh
Ioana Boian, Jose Groh, 2017, submtted A&A
(SN 2015bh = SNHunt 275)
astro-ph

Long-term Periodicities of Cataclysmic Variables with Synoptic Surveys
Michael Ting-Chang Yang, et al. PASP, 2017, accepted.
astro-ph

Optical Variability of Narrow and Broad line Seyfert 1 galaxies
Suvendu Rakshit, C. S. Stalin, 2017, ApJ, 842, 96
astro-ph

A tidal disruption event in the nearby ultra-luminous infrared galaxy F01004-2237
C. Tadhunter, R. Spence, M. Rose, J. Mullaney, P. Crowther, 2017 Nature Astronomy, 1, 61
astro-ph

Extreme Variability in a Broad Absorption Line Quasar
Stern, D., et al. 2017, ApJ, 839, 106
astro-ph

Photoionization-driven Absorption Lines Variability in Balmer Absorption Line Quasar LBQS 1206+1052
Luming Sun, Hongyan Zhou, Tuo Ji, et al. 2017, ApJ, accepted.
astro-ph

CSS101212:002657+284933: SU UMa-Type Dwarf Nova with Longest Superhump Period
Taichi Kato, Tamas Tordai, Colin Littlefield, 2017, PASJ, 69, L4
astro-ph

The remarkable outburst of the highly evolved post-period-minimum dwarf nova SSS J122221.7-311525
V. V. Neustroev, T. R. Marsh, S. V. Zharikov, et al. 2017, MNRAS, 467, 59
astro-ph

Survey of Period Variations of Superhumps in SU UMa-Type Dwarf Novae. IX: The Ninth Year (2016-2017)
Taichi Kato, et al. 2017, PASJ, accepted.
astro-ph

The evolution of the 3D shape of the broad-lined type Ic SN 2014ad
H.F. Stevance, J.R. Maund, D. Baade et al. 2017, MNRAS, 469, 1897
(SN 2014ad = SNHunt 238)
astro-ph

A multi-wavelength investigation of candidate milli-second pulsars in unassociated gamma-ray sources
D. Salvetti, R. P. Mignani, A. De Luca, et al. 2017, MNRAS, submitted.
astro-ph

Using large spectroscopic surveys to test the double degenerate model for Type Ia supernovae
E. Breedt, D. Steeghs, T. R. Marsh, et al. 2017, MNRAS, accepted.
astro-ph

The First Data Release from SweetSpot: 74 Supernovae in 36 Nights on WIYN+WHIRC
Anja Weyant, W. M. Wood-Vasey, Richard Joyce, 2017, Submitted ApJS
astro-ph

The dusty aftermath of SN Hunt248: merger-burst remnant?
Jon C. Mauerhan et al. 2017, MNRAS, submitted.
astro-ph

A Double-lined M-dwarf Eclipsing Binary from CSSxSDSS
Chien-Hsiu Lee, AJ, 2017, accepted.
astro-ph

Hunting for eclipses: high-speed observations of cataclysmic variables
L. K. Hardy et al. 2017 MNRAS, 465, 4968
astro-ph

2016

A fork in the Sagittarius trailing debris
Navarrete, C., et al. 2016, MNRAS, 467, 1329
astro-ph

SN 2015bp: adding to the growing population of transitional type Ia supernovae
Shubham Srivastav, G. C. Anupama, D. K. Sahu, C. D. Ravikumar, 2016, MNRAS accepted
astro-ph

Pruning The ELM Survey: Characterizing Candidate Low-Mass White Dwarfs Through Photometric Variability
Keaton J. Bell, A. Gianninas, J. J. Hermes, et al. 2016, ApJ, accepted
astro-ph

Binary Central Stars of Planetary Nebulae Discovered Through Photometric Variability V: The Central Stars of HaTr 7 and ESO 330-9
Todd C. Hillwig, David J. Frew, Nicole Reindl, et al. 2016, AJ, accepted.
astro-ph

Hunting For Eclipses: High Speed Observations of Cataclysmic Variables
L.K. Hardy, M.J. McAllister, V.S. Dhillon, et al. 2016, MNRAS, in press
astro-ph

X-ray and optical observations of four polars
H. Worpel, et al. 2016 Astronomy & Astrophysics, 592, 114
A&A

The awakening of the gamma-ray narrow-Line Seyfert 1 galaxy PKS 1502+036
F. D'Ammando, M. Orienti, J. Finke et al. 2016, MNRAS, 346, 4469
astro-ph

A multi-epoch spectroscopic study of the BAL quasar APM 08279+5255
F. G. Saturni, D. Trevese, F. Vagnetti, M. Perna and M. Dadina, 2016, A&A, 587, 43
astro-ph

Modeling lightcurves for improved classification of astronomical objects
J. Faraway, et al. 2016, Statistical Analysis and Data Mining: The ASA Data Science Journal, 9, 1
astro-ph

Properties of long-term optical variability of active galactic nuclei with double-peaked broad low-ionization emission lines
XueGuang Zhang, LongLong Feng, 2016, Accepted, MNRAS
(Note: more accurate photometric transformations for CSS are given here)
astro-ph

SN 2012aa: A transient between Type Ibc core-collapse and superluminous supernovae
R. Roy, et al., 2016 A&A, 596, 67
astro-ph

Spectropolarimetry of Superluminous Supernovae: Insight into Their Geometry
C. Inserra, et al. 2016, ApJ, 831, 79
(SN 2015bn was discovered by CRTS in 2014)
astro-ph

Host-Galaxy Properties of 32 Low-Redshift Superluminous Supernovae from the Palomar Transient Factory
Daniel A. Perley, et al. 2016, ApJ, 830, 13
(PTF09as=CSS090319:125916+271641=SN 2009cb, PTF09cwl=CSS090802:144910+292510=SN 2009jh,
PTF10cwr=CSS100313:112547-084941=SN 2010gx, and PTF11dij=CSS110406:135058+261642=SN 2011ke,
were all actually discovered by CRTS.)
astro-ph

1RXS J161935.7+524630: New Polar with the Varying Accretion Modes on two Magnetic Poles
D. V. Denisenko, F. Martinelli. 2016, submitted Astronomy Letters
astro-ph

Long-term eclipse timing of white dwarf binaries: an observational hint of a magnetic mechanism at work
M. C. P. Bours et al., MNRAS, 460, 3873
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Discovery of γ-ray emission from the radio-intermediate quasar III Zw 2: violent jet activity with intraday γ-ray variability
Neng-Hui Liao, Yu-Liang Xin, Xu-Liang Fan, et al. 2016, ApJ, 226, 17
astro-ph

The AllWISE Motion Survey, Part 2
J. Davy Kirkpatrick, Kendra Kellogg, Adam C. Schneider, et al., ApJ, 2016, 224, 36
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Photometry and spectroscopy of SN 2015bh in the galaxy NGC 2770
Goranskij, V.P., Barsukova, A.E. Valeev, A.F. et al. 2016, submitted Astrophysical Bulletin
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A Trip to the Cataclysmic Binary Zoo: Detailed Follow-Up of 35 Recently-Discovered Systems
John R. Thorstensen, Erek H. Alper, Kathryn E. Weil, 2016, accepted AJ.
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The Redshifted Hydrogen Balmer and Metastable He I Absorption Line System in Mini-FeLoBAL Quasar SDSS J112526.12+002901.3: A Parsec Scale Accretion Inflow?
Xi-Heng Shi, Peng Jiang, Hui-Yuan Wang, et al. 2016, submitted?
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Exploratory Spectroscopy of Magnetic Cataclysmic Variables Candidates and Other Variable Objects
A. S. Oliveira, C. V. Rodrigues, D. Cieslinski, et al. 2016, submitted AJ
astro-ph

A radio pulsing white dwarf binary star
Marsh, T.R. Gansicke, B.T., Hummerich, S. et al. 2016, Nature, 537, 7620
astro-ph

Survey of period variations of superhumps in SU UMa-type dwarf novae. VIII. The Eighth year
Taichi Kato et al. 2016, PASJ, 68, 65
astro-h

Long-duration superluminous supernovae at late times
A. Jerkstrand, S. J. Smartt, C. Inserra et al. 2016, submitted to ApJ
(Note: 2015bn was discovered by CRTS in 2014)
astro-ph

Superluminous supernova 2015bn in the nebular phase: evidence for the engine-powered explosion of a stripped massive star
M. Nicholl, E. Berger, R. Margutti et al. 2016, submitted ApJL.
(Note: 2015bn was discovered by CRTS in 2014)
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Discovery of an unusual bright eclipsing binary with the longest known period: TYC 2505-672-1/MASTER OT J095310.04+335352.8
Lipunov, V.; Gorbovskoy, E.; Afanasiev, V. et al. 2016, A&A, 588, 90
(Uses CSDR1 data.)
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SN 2015BN: A Detailed Multi-wavelength View of a Nearby Superluminous Supernova
Nicholl, M.; Berger, E.; Smartt, S. J. et al. 2016, ApJ, 826, 39
(Note: 2015bn was discovered by CRTS in 2014)
astro-ph

SN 2015bh: NGC 2770's 4th supernova or a luminous blue variable on its way to a Wolf-Rayet star?
C. C. Thöne, A. de Ugarte Postigo, G. Leloudas et al. 2016, (submitted MNRAS?)
astro-ph

Dead or Alive? Long-time evolution of SN 2015bh (SNhunt275)
N. Elias-Rosa, A. Pastorello, S. Benetti, et al. 2016, submitted MNRAS
astro-ph

Explaining Two Recent Intermediate Luminosity Optical Transients (ILOTs) by a Binary Interaction and Jets
Noam Soker, Amit Kashi 2016, MNRAS, 462, 217
astro-ph

PTF 13efv - An outburst 500 days prior to the SNHunt 275 explosion and its radiative efficiency
E.O. Ofek, S.B. Cenko, N.J. Shaviv, et al. 2016, ApJ, in press
astro-ph

USNO-B1.0 1171-0309158: An RR Lyrae Star that Switched from a Double- to Single-mode Pulsation
A. V. Khruslov, Baltic Astronomy, vol. 24, 379-386, 2015
(This RR Lyrae is CSSJ16542.0+270955, discovered by Catalina)
astro-ph

Discovery of an X-ray Emitting Contact Binary System 2MASS J11201034−2201340
Chin-Ping Hu, Ting-Chang Yang, Yi Chou et. al. 2016, accepted AJ
astro-ph

A note on periodicity of long-term variations of optical continuum in active galactic nuclei
Kai-Xing Lu, Yan-Rong Li, Shao-Lan Bi, Jian-Min Wang, 2016, submitted MNRAS letters
astro-ph

A Population of Short-Period Variable Quasars from PTF as Supermassive Black Hole Binary Candidates
M. Charisi, I. Bartos, Z. Haiman et al. 2016, submitted MNRAS
astro-ph

SDSS J163459.82+204936.0: A Ringed Infrared-Luminous Quasar with Outflows in both Absorption and Emission Lines
Wen-Juan Liu, Hong-Yan Zhou, Ning Jiang et al. 2016, accepted ApJ
astro-ph

Broad Balmer Absorption Line Variability: Evidence of Gas Transverse Motion in the QSO SDSS J125942.80+121312.6
Xiheng Shi, Hongyan Zhou, Xinwen Shu et al. 2016, ApJ, 819, 99
astro-ph

Observational constraints on the orbit and location of Planet Nine in the outer solar system
Michael E. Brown and Konstantin Batygin, ApJL, 824, 23
astro-ph

The Time-Domain Spectroscopic Survey: Understanding the Optically Variable Sky with SEQUELS in SDSS-III
John J. Ruan, Scott F. Anderson, Paul J. Green, et al. 2016, submitted ApJ
astro-ph

Multiwavelength Observations of the Redback Millisecond Pulsar J1048+2339
J. S. Deneva, P. S. Ray, F. Camilo, et al. 2016, ApJ, 823, 124
astro-ph

Cataclysmic Variables observed during K2 Campaigns 0 and 1
Zhibin Dai, Paula Szkody, Peter M. Garnavich, Mark Kennedy, 2016, ApJ, 5
astro-ph

Broad H-beta Emission-Line Variability in a Sample of 102 Local Active Galaxies
Jordan N. Runco, Maren Cosens, Vardha N. Bennert et al., 2016, 821, 33
astro-ph

An Extreme Analogue of epsilon Aurigae: An M-giant Eclipsed Every 69 Years by a Large Opaque Disk Surrounding a Small Hot Source
Joseph E. Rodriguez, Keivan G. Stassun, Michael B. Lund. et al. 2016, accepted AJ
astro-ph

A Systematic Search for Changing-Look Quasars in SDSS
MacLeod, C.L., Ross, N.P., Lawrence, A. et al. 2016, MNRAS, 457, 389
astro-ph

Statistical properties of dwarf novae-type cataclysmic variables: The Outburst Catalogue
Deanne L. Coppejans et al. 2016, MNRAS, 454, 4441
astro-ph

Properties and Evolution of the Redback Millisecond Pulsar Binary PSR J2129-0429
Bellm, E.C. et al. 2016, ApJ, 816, 74
astro-ph

Variable stars in the field of the Hydra II ultra-faint dwarf galaxy
A. Katherina Vivas, et al. 2016, AJ, 151, 118
astro-ph

Now You See It, Now You Don't: The Disappearing Central Engine of the Quasar J1011+5442
Runnoe, J. C.,Cales S., Ruan, J.J. et al. 2016, MNRAS, 455, 1691
astro-ph

A study of double- and multi-mode RR Lyrae variables
A. V. Khruslov, Baltic Astronomy, vol. 24, 379-386, 2015
astro-ph

A NuSTAR Observation of the Gamma-Ray-Emitting X-ray Binary and Transitional Millisecond Pulsar Candidate 1RXS J154439.4-112820
Slavko Bogdanov 2016, ApJL, 826, 28
astro-ph

2015

Mining R Coronae Borealis stars from Catalina surveys
C.-H. Lee, 2015, A&A, 575, 2
A and A

Gamma rays from the quasar PKS 1441+25: story of an escape
A. U. Abeysekara, S. Archambault, A. Archer, et al. 2015, ApJ, 815, 22
(This outburst was detected by CRTS, as CSS150214:144357+250144, two months before VERITAS or MAGIC)
astro-ph

Nine years of multi-frequency monitoring of the blazar PKS 0048-097: spectral and temporal variability
Alicja Wierzcholska 2015, A&A, 580, 104
astro-ph

New binaries among UV-selected, hot subdwarf stars and population properties
A. Kawka et al., 2015, MNRAS, 450, 3514

Properties of eclipsing binaries from all-sky surveys - II Detached eclipsing binaries in Catalina Sky Surveys
Lee C.-H. 2015, MNRAS, 454, 2946
MNRAS

SDSS J0159+0105: A Radio-Quiet Quasar with a Centi-Parsec Supermassive Black Hole Binary Candidate
Zhen-Ya Zheng et al. 2015, ApJ, 827,56
astro-ph

Gamma rays from the quasar PKS 1441+25: story of an escape
A. U. Abeysekara et al. 2015, ApJL, 815, 22
astro-ph

The Evolved Main-Sequence Channel: HST and LBT observations of CSS120422:111127+571239
M. Kennedy, P. M. Garnavich, P. J. Callanan, et al. 2015, ApJ, 815, 131
astro-ph

Infrared Time Lags for the Periodic Quasar PG 1302-102
Hyunsung D.J. et al. 2015, ApJL, 814, 12
astro-ph

Multicolour photometry of the T Tauri stars CVSO30
Koen, C. 2015, MNRAS, 450, 3999
astro-ph

Discovery of γ-ray emission from a steep radio spectrum NLS1 B3 1441+476
Neng-Hui Liao, et al. 2015
astro-ph

V899 Mon: an outbursting protostar with a peculiar light curve, and its transition phases.
Ninan, J.P., Ojha, D.K., Baug, T. et al. 2015, ApJ, 815, 4
astro-ph

Transient C IV Broad Absorption Lines in radio detected QSOs
Vivek, M., Srianand, R. and Gupta, N. 2015, MNRAS, 455, 136
astro-ph

Evidence for Quasi-periodic Modulation in the Gamma-ray Blazar PG 1553+113
Ackermann et al. 2015, ApJL, 813, 41
astro-ph

On the triple peaks of SNHunt248 in NGC 5806
Kankare, E., Kotak, R., Pastorello, A. et al. 2015, A&AL 581, 4
astro-ph

Tracing the tidal streams of the Sagittarius dSph, and halo Milky Way features, with carbon-rich long-period variables
Avon Huxor, Eva Grebel 2015, MNRAS, 453, 2653
astro-ph

A Kinematically-Distinct RR-Lyrae Overdensity in the Inner Regions of the Milky Way
D.I. Casetti-Dinescu, D. A. Nusdeo, T.M. Girard, V.I. Korchagin, W.F. van Altena 2015, ApJL, 810, 4
astro-ph

Total eclipse of the heart: The AM CVn Gaia14aae / ASSASN-14cn
Campbell et al. 2015, MNRAS, 452, 1060
astro-ph

Tidal disruption flare in a massive galaxy? Implications for the fuelling mechanisms of nuclear black holes
Merloni, A., Dwelly, T., Salvato, M. et al. 2015, MNRAS, 452, 69
astro-ph

Results of a campaign to observe outbursts of the dwarf nova CSS 121005:212625+201948
Jeremy Shears, James Boardman, David Boyd, Denis Buczynski et al. 2015, accepted BAA
astro-ph

Multi-epoch time-resolved photometry of the eclipsing polar CSS081231:071126+440405
A.D. Schwope et al 2015 AN, 336, 115
AN

1FGL J1417.7-4407: A likely gamma-ray bright binary with a massive neutron star and a giant secondary
Jay Strader et al. 2015, ApJ, 804, 12
astro-ph

V409 Tau As Another AA Tau: Photometric Observations of Stellar Occultations by the Circumstellar Disk
Joseph E. Rodriguez, Joshua Pepper, Keivan G. Stassun, et al. 2015, AJ, 150, 32
astro-ph

IC 3599 did it again: A second outburst of the X-ray transient Seyfert 1.9 Galaxy
Dirk Grupe, S. Komossa, Richard Saxton, 2015, ApJL, 803, 28
astro-ph

14 new eclipsing white dwarf plus main-sequence binaries from the SDSS and Catalina surveys
S. G. Parsons et al. 2015, MNRAS, 449, 2194
astro-ph

The first gamma-ray detection of the narrow-line Seyfert 1 FBQS J1644+2619
F. D'Ammando M. Orienti, J. Larsson, M. Giroletti, 2015, MNRAS, 452, 520
astro-ph

Spectroscopic Orbital Periods for 29 Cataclysmic Variables from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
John R. Thorstensen, Cynthia J. Taylor, Christopher S. Peters, Julie N. Skinner, John Southworth,
Boris T. Gaensicke 2015, AJ, 149, 128
(Note: Uses Catalina Surveys photometry)
astro-ph

MLS110213:022733+130617: A new eclipsing polar above the period gap
K.M.G Silva, C.V. Rodrigues, A.S. Oliveira, L.A. Almeida, D. Cieslinski, J.E.R. Costa,
F.J. Jablonski 2015, MNRAS, 451, 4183
astro-ph

A serendipitous all sky survey for bright objects in the outer solar system
M.E. Brown, M.T. Bannister, B.P. Schmidt, A.J. Drake, S.G. Djorgovski, M.J. Graham, A. Mahabal,
C. Donalek, S. Larson, E. Christensen, E. Beshore, R. McNaught, 2015, AJ, 149, 69
astro-ph

Weak Galactic halo--dwarf spheroidal connection from RR Lyrae stars
Giuliana Fiorentino, Giuseppe Bono, Matteo Monelli, et al. 2015, ApJL, 798, 12
astro-ph

SN Hunt 248: a super-Eddington outburst from a massive cool hypergiant
J.C. Mauerhan, S.D. Van Dyk, M.L. Graham et al. 2015, MNRAS, 447, 1922
astro-ph

2014

Radio Observations Reveal a Smooth Circumstellar Environment Around the Extraordinary Type Ib Supernova 2012au
Kamble, Atish; Soderberg, Alicia M.; Chomiuk, Laura et al. 2014, ApJ, 797, 2
ADS

On the nature of Type IIn/Ia-CSM supernovae: optical and near-infrared spectra of SN 2012ca and SN 2013dn
Fox, Ori D.; Silverman, Jeffrey M.; Filippenko, Alexei V.; et al. 2014, MNRAS, 447, 772
(Note: SN 2013dn was discovered by CRTS)
astro-ph

IRC+10216 Unveils Her Heart: A Companion in 2011 Seen By Hubble
Hyosun Kim, Ho-Gyu Lee, Nicolas Mauron, 2014, submitted
astro-ph

Orbital periods of cataclysmic variables identified by the SDSS. IX. NTT photometry of eight eclipsing and three magnetic systems
John Southworth, C. Tappert, B. T. Gaensicke, C. M. Copperwheat, 2014, A&A, 573, 61
(Note: In constrast to the title, this includes two CVs discovered by CRTS.)
astro-ph

High velocity blue-shifted FeII absorption in the dwarf star-forming galaxy PHL293B: Evidence for a wind driven supershell?
R. Terlevich, E. Terlevich, G. Bosch, et al., 2014, MNRAS, 445, 1449
astro-ph

OT J075418.7+381225 and OT J230425.8+062546: Promising Candidates for the Period Bouncer
Nakata, C., Kato, T., Nogami, D. et al., 2014, PASJ, 134
(OT J075418.7+381225 is in fact CSS130131:075419+381225)
astro-ph

2FGL J1653.6-0159: A New Low in Evaporating Pulsar Binary Periods
Roger W. Romani, Alexei V. Filippenko, S. Bradley Cenko, 2014, ApJL, 793, 20
astro-ph

The Identification of RR Lyrae and Delta Scuti Stars from Variable GALEX Ultraviolet Sources
Kinman, T.D., Brown, W.R., 2014, AJ, 148, 121
astro-ph

SALT long-slit spectroscopy of CTS C30.10: two-component Mg II line
J. Modzelewska, B. Czerny, K. Hryniewicz, et al. 2014, A&A, 570, 53
astro-ph

Followup Observations of SDSS and CRTS Candidate Cataclysmic Variables
Paula Szkody, Mark E. Everett, Steve B. Howell, et al.
2014, AJ, 148, 63
astro-ph

One thousand cataclysmic variables from the Catalina Real-time Transient Survey
E. Breedt, B.T. Gaensicke, A.J. Drake, et al.
2014, MNRAS, 443, 3174
astro-ph

Survey of Period Variations of Superhumps in SU UMa-Type Dwarf Novae. VI: The Sixth Year (2013-2014)
Kato, T., et al. 2014, PASJ, 66, 90
astro-ph

SDSSJ001153.08-064739.2, a cataclysmic variable with an evolved donor in the period gap
A. Rebassa-Mansergas, et al. 2014, ApJ, 790, 28
(Includes CRTS data.)
astro-ph

Asiago Supernova classification program: blowing out the first two hundred candles
Tomasella, L. et al. 2014, AN, 335, 841
(Includes 83 SNe discovered by CRTS.)
astro-ph

Multifrequency Studies of the Peculiar Quasar 4C +21.35 During the 2010 Flaring Activity
Ackermann, M. et al. 2014, ApJ, 786, 157
astro-ph

The supernova CSS121015:004244+132827: a clue for understanding super-luminous supernovae
S. Benetti, M. Nicholl, E. Cappellaro, et al. 2014, MNRAS, 441, 289
(Discovered by CRTS)
astro-ph

Broad Absorption Line Variability in Radio-Loud Quasars
C.A. Welling, B.P. Miller, W.N. Brandt, D.M. Capellupo and R.R. Gibson, 2014, MNRAS, 440, 2474
astro-ph

Variability in Low Ionization Broad Absorption Line Outflows
M. Vivek, R. Srianand, P. Petitjean, V.Mohan, A. Mahabal, S. Samui, 2014, MNRAS, 440, 799
astro-ph

Strong RR Lyrae excess in the Hercules-Aquila Cloud
Iulia T. Simion, Vasily Belokurov, Mike Irwin, Sergey E. Koposov, 2014, MNRAS, 440, 161
astro-ph

MAGIC long-term study of the distant TeV blazar PKS 1424+240 in a multiwavelength context
MAGIC Collaboration: Alksic et al. 2014, A&A, 567, 135
astro-ph

Precise parameters for both white dwarfs in the eclipsing binary CSS 41177
M.C.P. Bours, T.R. Marsh, S.G. Parsons et a. 2014, MNRAS, 438, 3399
astro-ph

Connection between optical and gamma-ray variability in blazars
Hovatta, T., et al. MNRAS, 2014, 439, 690
astro-ph

PESSTO monitoring of SN 2012hn: further heterogeneity among faint type I supernovae
S. Valenti, F. Yuan, S. Taubenberger, K. Maguire, A. Pastorello, S. Benetti, et al.
2014, MNRAS, 437, 1519
(Note: SN 2012hn was discovered by CRTS.)
astro-ph

Cool carbon stars in the halo and in dwarf galaxies: Halpha, colours, and variabiity
Nicolas Mauron, Kamo S. Gigoyan, Paul Berlioz-Arthaud, Alain Klotz, 2014, A&A, 562, 24
astro-ph

Survey of Period Variations of Superhumps in SU UMa-Type Dwarf Novae. V: The Fifth Year (2012-2013)
Kato, T. et al., 2014, PASJ, 66, 30
astro-ph

2013

The eclipsing post-common envelope binary CSS21055: a white dwarf with a probable brown-dwarf companion
Beuermann, K. et al. 2013, A&A, 558, 6
astro-ph

High-speed photometry of faint cataclysmic variables - VIII. Targets from the Catalina Real-time Transient Survey
D. L. Coppejans, P. A. Woudt, B. Warner, et al. 2013, MNRAS, 437, 510
astro-ph

Detection of an outburst one year prior to the explosion of SN 2011ht
Fraser, M. et al. 2013, ApJ, 779, L8
(Note: Uses both PS1 and CRTS data)
astro-ph

Hydrogen lines in LAMOST low resolution spectra of RR Lyrae stars
F. Yang, L. Deng, C.Liu, J. L. Carlin, et al. 2014, NewA, 26, 72
(RR Lyrae from CRTS catalog)
astro-ph

SSS J122221.7-311523: Double Superoutburst in a Best Candidate Period Bouncer
Taichi Kato, Berto Monar, Franz-Josef Hambsch, et al. 2013, PASJ, 65, L11
(This is CRTS CV SSS130101:122222-311525)
astro-ph

SN 2000cx and SN 2013bh: Extremely Rare, Nearly Twin Type Ia Supernovae
Jeffrey M. Silverman et al. 2013, MNRAS, 436, 1225.
(Note: SN 2013bh was first announced by CRTS and PESSTO under ID CSS130403:150213+103846)
astro-ph

A Lumious and Fast-Expanding Type-Ib supernova SN 2012au
Takaki, K. et al. 2013, ApJL 772, 17
(Note: discovered by CRTS SNhunt)
astro-ph

CSS J134052.0+151341: A Cataclysmic Binary Star with a Stripped, Evolved Secondary
J. R. Thorstensen, 2013, PASP, 125, 506
(Note: this is CSS100531:134052+151341 and noted as a red CV at discovery time.)
astro-ph

The ordinary life of the gamma-ray emitting narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy PKS 1502+036
F. D'Ammando, M. Orienti, A. Doi, et al. 2013, MNRAS, 433, 952
astro-ph

Type Ia Supernovae Strongly Interacting with Their Circumstellar Medium
Silverman, J. et al. 2013, ApJS, 207, 3
(Note: SN 2008cg, SN 2011jb, CSS101008:001049+141039 (= PTF10yni) and CSS120327:110520-015205 were discovered by CRTS.)
astro-ph

Super Luminous Ic Supernovae: catching a magnetar by the tail
C. Inserra, S. J. Smartt, A. Jerkstrand, S. Valenti et al. 2013, ApJ, 770, 128
(Note: includes super-luminous type-Ic SNe discovered by CRTS.)
astro-ph

SN 2012au: A Golden Link Between Super-Luminous Supernovae and Their Lower-Luminosity Counterparts
D. Milisavljevic, A. Soderberg, R. Margutti, M. Drout, G. Marion, et al. 2013, ApJL, 770, 38
(Note: SN 2012au was discovered by CRTS.)
astro-ph

A New Sub-Period-Minimum CV with Partial Hydrogen Depletion and Evidence of Spiral Disk Structure.
C. Littlefield, P. Garnavich, A. Applegate, K. Magno, R. Pogge, J. Irwin,2. G. H. Marion, J. Vinko, and R. P. Kirshner,
2013, AJ 145, 145
(Note: discusses CRTS CV CSS120422:111127+571239.)
astro-ph

Subaru/HDS study of HE 1015-2050: Spectral evidence of R Coronae Borealis light decline.
Aruna Goswami, Wako Aoki
2013, ApJL 2013, 763, L37
astro-ph

Eclipsing Post Common Envelope Binaries from the Catalina Surveys.
S. G. Parsons, B. T. Gansicke, T. R. Marsh, A. J. Drake, V. S. Dhillon, S. P. Littlefair, S. Pyrzas, A. Rebassa-Mansergas, M. R. Schreiber
2013, MNRAS, 429, 256
astro-ph

The Rise of the Remarkable Type IIn Supernova SN 2009ip.
J. L. Prieto, J. Brimacombe, A. J. Drake, S. Howerton
2013, ApJL, 763, L27
(Note: this outburst was discovered by Stan Howerton in CRTS SNHunt.)
astro-ph

Five New Outbursting AM CVns Systems Discovered by PTF.
Levitan, D., Kupfer, T. Groot, P.J. et al. 2013, MNRAS, 430, 996
(Includes known CRTS CVs CSS090219:043518+002941 and CSS110507:163229+351108.)
astro-ph

Spectropolarimetry of the Type Ia SN 2007sr Two Months after Maximum Light
Zelaya, P.; Quinn, J. R.; Baade, D. et al. 2007, AJ, 145, 27
(SN 2007sr was discovered by CRTS)
astro-ph

Survey of Period Variations of Superhumps in SU UMa-Type Dwarf Novae. IV: The Fourth Year (2011-2012).
T. Kato, et al. 2013, PASJ, 65, 23
astro-ph

The Unprecedented 2012 Outburst of SN 2009ip: A Luminous Blue Variable Becomes a True Supernova
Jon C. Mauerhan, Nathan Smith, Alexei Filippenko et al. 2013, MNRAS, 430, 1801
(Note: this outburst was discovered by Stan Howerton in CRTS SNHunt.)
astro-ph

2012

Five New RR Lyrae Stars in the Catalina Surveys Data Release 1.
S. Huemmerich 2012, PZP 12, 26

The outburst of Nova CSS 081007:030559+054715 (HV Ceti).
Beardmore, A. P.; Osborne, J. P.; Page, K. L.; Hakala, P. J.; Schwarz, et al.
2012 A&A 545, 116

Discovery of the Optical/Ultraviolet/Gamma-ray Counterpart to the Eclipsing Millisecond Pulsar J1816+4510.
Kaplan, D..L. et al. 2012 ApJ 753, 174
astro-ph

CSS100603:112253-111037: A helium-rich dwarf nova with a 65 minute orbital period.
E. Breedt, B. T. Gaensicke, T. R. Marsh, D. Steeghs, A. J. Drake, C. M. Copperwheat
2012 MNRAS 425, 2548
astro-ph,

CSS091109:035759+102943 - a candidate polar.
A.D. Schwope, B. Thinius 2012, AN, 333, 717
astro-ph

PreCam, a Precursor Observational Campaign for Calibration of the Dark Energy Survey.
Kuehn, K. et al. 2012, PASP, submitted
(Follow-up of SN 2010lr discovered and confirmed by CRTS)
astro-ph

Spectroscopy and Photometry of Cataclysmic Variable Candidates from the Catalina Real Time Survey (sic).
Thorstensen, J.R., Skinner, J.N. 2012, AJ, 144, 81
astro-ph,

A Spectroscopic Study of Type Ibc Supernova Host Galaxies from Untargeted Surveys.
Sanders, N.E., Soderberg, A.M., Levesque, E.M. et al. 2012, ApJ 758, 132
astro-ph.

Thirteen New Variable Stars in the Catalina Surveys Data Release 1.
S.V Antipin 2012, PZP, 12, 5

Probing the time variability of five Fe low broad absorption line quasars.
M. Vivek, R. Srianand, P. Petitjean, P. Noterdaeme, V.Mohan, A. Mahabal, V.C. Kuriakose
2012 MNRAS, 423, 2879
astro-ph

The quest for companions to post-common envelope binaries: I. Searching a sample of stars from the CSS and SDSS
Backhaus, U. et al. 2012 A&A 538 84
astro-ph.

High speed photometry of faint Cataclysmic Variables - VII. Targets selected from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and the Catalina Real-time Transient Survey.
Woudt, P.A. et al. 2012, MNRAS, 421, 2414
astro-ph

Survey of Period Variations of Superhumps in SU UMa-Type Dwarf Novae. III: The Third Year (2010-2011).
T. Kato, et al. 2012, PASJ, 64, 21
astro-ph

SN 2010ay is a Luminous and Broad-lined Type Ic Supernova within a Low-metallicity Host Galaxy.
Sanders, N.E., et al. 2012, ApJ 756, 184
(Note:SN 2010ay was discovered by CRTS)
astro-ph

The shortest period detached white dwarf + main-sequence binary.
Parsons, S. G.; Marsh, T. R.; Gansicke, B. T.; Dhillon, V. S.; Copperwheat, C. M.; Littlefair, S. P.; Pyrzas, S.; Drake, A. J.; Koester, D.; Schreiber, M. R.; Rebassa-Mansergas, A. 2012, MNRAS, 419, 304
astro-ph

Characterization of Dwarf Novae Using SDSS Colors
Taichi Kato, Hiroyuki Maehara, Makoto Uemura, 2012, PASJ, 64, 63
astro-ph.

2011

Optical discovery of probable stellar tidal disruption flares
Sjoert van Velzen, Glennys R. Farrar, Suvi Gezari, Nidia Morrell, Dennis Zaritsky, Linda Ostman, Mathew Smith, Joseph Gelfand, Andrew J. Drake, 2011, ApJ 741, 73
astro-ph.

New Cataclysmic Variable 1RXS J073346.0+261933 in Gemini
Denisenko, D. V.; Drake, A. J.; Djorgovski, S. G.; Kryachko, T. V.; Samokhvalov, A. V.; Tkachenko, A. Yu., Astronomy Letters, 2011, 37, 858
astro-ph.

A deeply eclipsing detached double helium white dwarf binary
S. G. Parsons, T. R. Marsh, B. T. Gansicke, A. J. Drake, D. Koester, 2011, ApJL 735, 30L
astro-ph.

First Unambigous detection of the return of pulsations in the accreting white dwarf SDSS J074531.92+453829.6 after an outburst
Mukadam A.S., et al. 2011, ApJL 728, L23

SDSS J0926+3624: The shortest period eclipsing binary star
C.M. Copperwheat, ..., A.J. Drake, B.T. Gansicke, et al. 2011, MNRAS 410, 1113
astro-ph.

2010

Ultra-bright Optical Transients are Linked with Type Ic Supernovae
Pastorello, A., et al. 2010, ApJ, 724, 16
(Note: SN 2010gx was discovered by CRTS and PTF.)
astro-ph.

SN 2008iy: an unusual Type IIn Supernova with an enduring 400-d rise time
Miller, A. et al. 2010, MNRAS, 404, 305
(Note: SN 2008iy was discovered by CRTS.)
MNRAS

Discovery and outburst characteristics of the dwarf nova ASAS J224349+0809.5
Shears et al. 2010, JBAA
astro-ph

Outburst characteristics of the dwarf nova SDSS J073208.11+413008.7
Shears, J., Koff, R., Sabo, R. et al. 2010, JBBA
astro-ph

Optical Time-Series Photometry of the Peculiar Nova CSS081007:030559+054715
Templeton, M., Koff, R., Wils, P. and Henden, A. JAAVSO, 2010, 38, 147
JAAVSO

Survey of Period Variations of Superhumps in SU UMa-Type Dwarf Novae. II: The Second Year (2009-2010)
T. Kato, et al. PASJ, 2010, 62, 1525
astro-ph, PASJ

Spectral and Photometric Monitoring of Distant Core-Collapse Supernovae in the SAO RAS
Moskvitin, A. S.; Fatkhullin, T. A.; Sokolov, V. V.; Komarova, V. N.; Drake, A. J.; Roy, R.; Tsvetkov, D. Yu., 2010, AstBu, 65, 230
astro-ph, AstBul

SDWFS-MT-1: A Self-Obscured Luminous Supernova at z~0.2
S., Kozlowski,..., A. J. Drake, J. L. Prieto, E. C. Beshore, S. Larson, et al., 2010, ApJ, 722, 1624
astro-ph

Supernova 2007bi as a pair-instability explosion
A. Gal-Yam,... E. C. Beshore, A. J. Drake, et al., 2010, Nature, 462, 7273
Nature

Swift observations of CSS081007:030559+054715
Beardmore, A. P.; Osborne, J. P.; Page, K. L.; Schwarz, G.; Starrfield, S.; Hakala, P.; Ness, J.-U.; Balman, S.; Wagner, R. M. 2010, AN, 331, 156
Astro. Nach.

CSS091215:060708-060335 : An Optically Emergent Eruptive Near the Head of Herbig Haro 866 West
J., Greaves, 2010, IBVS, 5921

High speed photometry of faint CVs ... CSS:081419-005022 and CSS:112634-100210
Woudt, P.A., & Warner, B. 2010, MNRAS, 403, 398
MNRAS or astro-ph

The Polar CSS081231:071126+440405 at a Low Accretion Rate
K. Thorne , P. Garnavich, K. Mohrig, 2010, IBVS, 5923
astro-ph

Orbitial periods of CVs identified by SDSS
Southworth, J., C. M. Copperwheat, B. T. Gansicke and S. Pyrzas, A&A, 2010, 510, 100
A&A or astro-ph

2009

Data Mining for Dwarf Novae in SDSS, GALEX and Astrometric Catalogues
P. Wils, B.T. Gansicke, A. J. Drake, J. Southworth, 2009, MNRAS, 402, 436
MNRAS or astro-ph

A type IIn supernova with coronal lines in the low-metallicity compact dwarf galaxy J1320+2155
Y. I. Izotov, T. X. Thuan, 2009, ApJ, 707, 1560
astro-ph

Survey of Period Variations of Superhumps in SU UMa-Type Dwarf Novae
T. Kato, et al. 2009, PASJ, 61, 395
astro-ph

CSS090530:144011+494734: a new SU UMa-type dwarf nova in Bootes
David Boyd, Nick Dunckel, Jerry Foote, Ian Miller, 2009
JBAA or astro-ph

2008

Confirmation of Catalina Transient CSS071116:214843-000723 as a Cataclysmic Variable from SDSS Stripe82 data
Greaves, J., 2008, PZP 8, 49.
PZP

A New Distance to the Antennae Galaxies based on type Ia Supernova 2007sr
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Conference Proc.

L Dwarfs in the Catalina Real-time Transient Survey: Beats And Freaks
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BAAS

Characterising the Dwarf Nova Population of the Catalina Real-time Transient Survey
de Bude Deanne; Woudt, Patrick; Warner, Brian
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IAU

Gal-Yam, Avishay, Mazzali, Paolo
Supernova discoveries 2010: statistics and trends
astro-ph

High-Speed Photometry of Catalina Sources
Warner, Brian; Woudt, Patrick A.
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BINARIES
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