EP260321a/SN2026gzf is the first Type Ic-BL supernova with a likely X-ray shock breakout, and such bright breakouts may be rare.
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EP260321a is identified as the faintest shock breakout X-ray transient associated with broad-lined Ic supernova SN 2026gzf, interpreted as originating from a mildly relativistic weak outflow choked inside the progenitor star.
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A Multi-Wavelength View of the First Type Ic-BL Supernova with an Einstein Probe X-ray Shock Breakout
EP260321a/SN2026gzf is the first Type Ic-BL supernova with a likely X-ray shock breakout, and such bright breakouts may be rare.
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EP260321a/SN 2026gzf: The Faintest Shock Breakout Associated with a Broad-Lined Supernova
EP260321a is identified as the faintest shock breakout X-ray transient associated with broad-lined Ic supernova SN 2026gzf, interpreted as originating from a mildly relativistic weak outflow choked inside the progenitor star.