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Electromagnetic Follow-up of the Sub-Solar Mass Gravitational Wave Candidate S251112cm: Kilonova Constraints and a Coincident IIb Supernova

Xander J. Hall , Tomas Ahumada , Julius Gassert , Antonella Palmese , Brian D. Metzger , Mansi M. Kasliwal , Mattia Bulla , Daniel Gruen

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Robert Stein Christoffer Fremling Shreya Anand Igor Andreoni Malte Busmann Tom\'as Cabrera Ryan Christinzio James Freeburn Ignacio Maga\~na Hernandez Lei Hu Brendan O'Connor Ji-an Jiang Zhengyan Liu Wen Zhao Eric C. Bellm David Cook Michael W. Coughlin Richard Dekany Matthew Graham Russ R. Laher

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keywords gravitational waveskilonovasupernovasub-solar masselectromagnetic counterpartcompact object mergerdisk fragmentation

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A coincident Type IIb supernova with sub-solar mass GW candidate S251112cm suggests the superkilonova formation channel, though evidence remains inconclusive.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

The authors searched for electromagnetic signals following a gravitational wave detection of a potential merger involving a sub-solar mass object. They found no evidence of a kilonova across multiple surveys but identified a Type IIb supernova that exploded shortly before the event with a statistically interesting spatial overlap. This coincidence, along with a similar prior case, lends tentative support to a formation scenario where such mergers occur via disk fragmentation shortly after a core-collapse supernova.

Core claim

No kilonova counterpart is detected for the sub-solar mass gravitational wave candidate S251112cm, ruling out substantial portions of radiative-transfer models with DECam, ZTF, and FTW data, while a Type IIb supernova SN 2025adtq is found in spatial and temporal coincidence with an odds ratio of log10 I ≈4.8 and chance probability 2-9%; combined with a previous association this yields suggestive but inconclusive evidence favoring the disk-fragmentation superkilonova channel.

What carries the argument

The disk-fragmentation (superkilonova) model, which posits that sub-solar mass neutron star mergers can arise from stellar core-collapse with a delay of less than a few days between the supernova explosion and the gravitational wave merger.

If this is right

Sub-solar mass gravitational wave events may frequently be accompanied by recent Type IIb supernovae if the disk-fragmentation channel is active.
Kilonova non-detections constrain the allowed parameter space of emission models for such events.
Joint analysis of multiple events can refine the odds ratio favoring or disfavoring the superkilonova scenario.
The short predicted delay time between supernova and merger sets a specific search window for future follow-up observations.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

If the association is real, search strategies for electromagnetic counterparts should prioritize recent supernova catalogs in GW localization regions.
This would connect some compact object mergers directly to core-collapse supernova physics, suggesting testable predictions for delay time distributions in upcoming LVK runs.
The current inconclusive status indicates that larger samples of sub-solar mass events are needed to distinguish physical links from background alignments.
Non-detections of kilonovae combined with supernova coincidences could motivate targeted spectroscopic searches in future alerts.

Load-bearing premise

The calculated spatial and temporal coincidence of SN 2025adtq with S251112cm reflects a physical association rather than random alignment, even after conditioning on the search for coincident supernovae.

What would settle it

Detection of multiple additional sub-solar mass GW candidates with no associated supernovae, or a refined calculation showing the chance coincidence probability significantly exceeds the reported 2-9% range, would undermine the physical association.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2605.10940 by Antonella Palmese, Brendan O'Connor, Brian D. Metzger, Christoffer Fremling, Daniel Gruen, David Cook, Eric C. Bellm, Ignacio Maga\~na Hernandez, Igor Andreoni, James Freeburn, Ji-an Jiang, Julius Gassert, Lei Hu, Malte Busmann, Mansi M. Kasliwal, Matthew Graham, Mattia Bulla, Michael W. Coughlin, Richard Dekany, Robert Stein, Russ R. Laher, Ryan Christinzio, Shreya Anand, Tomas Ahumada, Tom\'as Cabrera, Wen Zhao, Xander J. Hall, Zhengyan Liu.

**Figure 1.** Figure 1: 50% and 90% credible interval sky localization of S251112cm. Overlaid are the targeted galaxy pointings by Wendelstein, the tiling performed by ZTF on the night of November 12th and the tiling performed by DECam on the night of November 13th. Some northern coverage was missed by ZTF due to poor weather. The location of the IIb SN 2025adtq is marked with a purple star. 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 D… view at source ↗

**Figure 2.** Figure 2: The ZTF and DECam g-band and Wendelstein r-band depths of the epochs over time. Absolute magnitude for ZTF and DECam is computed based on a distance of 93 Mpc while the Wendelstein depths are computed based on the selected host’s redshift [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p005_2.png] view at source ↗

**Figure 3.** Figure 3: Late time spectral sequence of SN 2025adtq taken with HET, P200 NGPS, and Keck I LRIS. The spectra are consistent with nebular spectrum of a IIb SN. The South African Large Telescope (SALT) was used to perform spectroscopic follow-up of nine transients that were found to be within the 2D region of S251112cm. Of these spectra, we report five Ia SNe and the redshifts of two host spectra. The results of the … view at source ↗

**Figure 4.** Figure 4: SuperSNEC-lc fit to the u/g/r/i light curves of SN 2025adtq (Sec. 4.2.1). Filled circles: WFST + ZTF + ATLAS + PS1 + GOTO + Wendelstein photometry converted to absolute magnitude at dL = 140.2 Mpc (WFST zero-point corrected to ZTF); inverted triangles: pre-detection 5σ upper limits. Bold coloured curve: best-fit model (Mej = 2.14 M⊙, Rcut = 9 R⊙, Ekin = 0.6 × 1051 erg, MNi = 0.075 M⊙; t0 = MJD 60988.7). Sh… view at source ↗

**Figure 5.** Figure 5: A comparison of the distributions of overlap integrals between two simulations, the null Hypothesis assumes that all IIb are background and records the location, while the Association Hypothesis injects a IIb SN into a random position in the 3D sky-map. The location of SN 2025ulz and 2025adtq are more consistent with expected position of a IIb from the null hypothesis when there is an association. However,… view at source ↗

**Figure 6.** Figure 6: Kilonova light-curve simulations for BNS mergers are shown with the ZTF and DECam data scaled to a distance of 93 Mpc, while the Wendelstein data are scaled to the distance of the corresponding host galaxy. Each panel presents rest-frame synthetic light curves in a different photometric band, with observed upper limits overlaid as colored triangles. The dotted blackline represent the lightcurve of AT 2017g… view at source ↗

**Figure 7.** Figure 7: Sensitivity of the GW detectors at a given time. Left: It can be seen that less than two days after S250818k, the Lingston and Hanford observatories were down for around 6 hours. Right: It can be seen that less than one day after S251112cm, the Livingston and Hanford observatories were not on for about 42 hours. In both cases, when these detectors were off, they would not detect the possible NS-BH merger t… view at source ↗

**Figure 8.** Figure 8: Allowed parameter space (purple region) of the mass of the BH remnant (MBH) and the formation radius of a putative sub-solar mass NS binary in the BH accretion disk, in units of gravitational radii, rg ≡ GMBH/c2 . The region between the solid lines show corresponds to setting the inspiral time of the NS-NS binary (Eq. (3)) equal to the estimated explosion time t0 of SN 2025adtq with respect to the merger t… view at source ↗

**Figure 9.** Figure 9: A posterior plot of feasible masses for m1 (left) and m2 (middle) given a low chirp mass of 0.295 ± 0.06 and sampled over a uniform prior of q ∈ [0.1, 1]. Vertical lines indicate the mode values of the posteriors for m1 and m2. The rightmost plot is a combined posterior curve with the red value being the mode probability. is itself informative, given a high-significance event with chirp mass near 0.87 M⊙ w… view at source ↗

**Figure 10.** Figure 10: Corner plot showing the fraction of BNS models ruled out by our observations. Each cell is labeled by the percentage of models that were able to be ruled out with those parameters [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p020_10.png] view at source ↗

**Figure 10.** Figure 10: Corner plot showing the fraction of BNS models ruled out by our observations (continued) [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p021_10.png] view at source ↗

**Figure 10.** Figure 10: Corner plot showing the fraction of BNS models ruled out by our observations (continued) [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p022_10.png] view at source ↗

**Figure 11.** Figure 11: Here we compare the g and r band observations from SN 2025ulz and SN 2025adtq [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p030_11.png] view at source ↗

**Figure 12.** Figure 12: Full Width Half Maximum (FWHM) of a population of IIbs versus the g (top) and r-band (middle) peak. Bottom: g − r color at g-band peak versus the g − r color at the r-band peak. The black dots represent a grid of modeled KNe. The method of analysis and background populations are from T. Barna et al. (2025) [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p031_12.png] view at source ↗

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On November 12th, 2025 the LIGO--Virgo--KAGRA (LVK) collaboration reported gravitational waves (GWs) from a compact object merger candidate (S251112cm) with at least one sub-solar mass component. Using the Dark Energy Camera (DECam), the Fraunhofer Telescope at Wendelstein Observatory (FTW), and the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF), we surveyed $56\%$ of the GW localization region beginning $2.4$~hours after the GW alert. We find no kilonova (KN) counterpart, and use radiative-transfer models to rule out $42\%$ (ZTF), $68\%$ (DECam), and $92\%$ (FTW) of the KN models as possible emission from this GW candidate. Within the recently proposed disk-fragmentation (``superkilonova'') model for generating sub-solar mass neutron star mergers from stellar core-collapse, the delay between the supernova explosion time and the GW merger time is estimated to be less than a few days. Searching this time window prior to the GW event, we identify and spectroscopically classify a IIb supernova (SN~2025adtq), with a spatial association odds ratio of $\log_{10}\mathcal{I} \approx 4.8$, a chance coincidence probability of ${\sim}2$--$9\%$, and an estimated explosion time ${\sim}2$ days prior to S251112cm. SN~2025adtq is the second Type~IIb supernova found in spatial and temporal coincidence with a sub-solar mass GW candidate, following the previously reported S250818k/SN~2025ulz association; jointly, we measure an odds ratio that favors the association hypothesis over the null, however, when conditioned on finding a coincident supernova by chance, the odds ratio disfavors association. Together, these results provide suggestive but inconclusive evidence for the superkilonova formation channel.

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This paper adds a second supernova coincidence to the sub-solar mass GW story but the statistical link stays weak and the abstract gives no methods to check it.

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The one thing to know is that this work follows up S251112cm quickly, rules out a chunk of kilonova models, and flags a second Type IIb supernova (SN 2025adtq) exploding a couple days earlier, yet the authors themselves label the physical association inconclusive. They covered 56% of the localization with DECam, FTW, and ZTF starting 2.4 hours after the alert, saw nothing that looked like a kilonova, and used radiative-transfer models to exclude 42% of the ZTF models, 68% of the DECam ones, and 92% of the FTW ones. That observational effort is straightforward and gives usable limits. The new data point is the spectroscopic classification of SN 2025adtq with a reported spatial odds ratio of log10 I ≈ 4.8 and a 2–9% chance-coincidence probability; together with the earlier S250818k event the combined odds tilt toward association, but conditioning on the targeted supernova search flips the sign. They call the overall support for the disk-fragmentation channel suggestive but inconclusive, which matches what the abstract actually shows. The soft spot is that none of the statistical machinery is described—no breakdown of the time window, solid angle, classification cuts, priors on explosion times, or how the null model handles the fact that they were looking for coincidences. The stress-test concern about the odds ratio therefore stands, because the abstract supplies no way to verify whether the null hypothesis properly accounts for the search strategy or multiple comparisons. Without those details the evidence for a real link remains thin. This paper is aimed at groups doing rapid GW follow-up and anyone modeling alternative channels for sub-solar compact objects. Observers who want the latest non-detection limits and a candidate coincidence will find it worth reading, but the claim needs the full methods and data to be evaluated. It deserves a serious referee because the observations are timely and the question matters, even if the current version requires substantial expansion of the analysis section before it can be assessed properly. I would send it to review once the authors supply the missing statistical details.

Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript reports no kilonova detection in the follow-up of GW candidate S251112cm using DECam, FTW, and ZTF, ruling out 42%, 68%, and 92% of KN models respectively. It identifies a spatially and temporally coincident Type IIb supernova SN 2025adtq with an odds ratio of log10 I ≈ 4.8 and chance probability 2-9%, and jointly with a previous association measures an odds ratio favoring association, though conditioning on the search disfavors it. The results are presented as suggestive but inconclusive evidence for the superkilonova (disk-fragmentation) formation channel for sub-solar mass mergers.

Significance. If the statistical association is robust, this work contributes important upper limits on kilonova emission from sub-solar mass compact object mergers and provides tentative observational support for an alternative formation channel involving core-collapse supernovae with short delay times. The multi-telescope strategy and spectroscopic classification strengthen the observational component. The cautious conclusion is well-matched to the small sample size.

major comments (1)

The abstract states the odds ratio log10 I ≈4.8 and chance probability ~2-9% for the association of SN 2025adtq with S251112cm, but provides no description of how these quantities were calculated, including the null hypothesis, the effective search volume (solid angle and time window), priors on explosion times, spectroscopic classification criteria, or corrections for the targeted search for coincident supernovae. This information is necessary to assess whether the reported values indicate a physical association rather than a random coincidence, which underpins the claim of suggestive evidence for the superkilonova channel.

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We thank the referee for their careful and constructive review of our manuscript. We address the major comment below and have revised the abstract to improve clarity on the statistical methodology while preserving the cautious interpretation of the results.

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Referee: The abstract states the odds ratio log10 I ≈4.8 and chance probability ~2-9% for the association of SN 2025adtq with S251112cm, but provides no description of how these quantities were calculated, including the null hypothesis, the effective search volume (solid angle and time window), priors on explosion times, spectroscopic classification criteria, or corrections for the targeted search for coincident supernovae. This information is necessary to assess whether the reported values indicate a physical association rather than a random coincidence, which underpins the claim of suggestive evidence for the superkilonova channel.

Authors: We agree that the abstract would benefit from a concise description of the methodology. The full calculation is detailed in the Methods section of the manuscript. The null hypothesis is the probability of a random spatial and temporal coincidence with a Type IIb supernova, computed using the local core-collapse supernova rate within the GW localization solid angle and the short (few-day) time window prior to the merger. The effective search volume incorporates the 56% coverage of the localization region and the temporal window. Priors on explosion times are taken as uniform over the delay interval allowed by the superkilonova model. Spectroscopic classification follows standard criteria based on the observed spectra. Because the search was conducted as part of the standard EM follow-up rather than a targeted supernova search, no additional selection corrections were applied beyond survey completeness. We will revise the abstract to include a brief summary of these elements to make the statistical basis more transparent without altering the overall length or the cautious conclusion that the evidence remains suggestive but inconclusive. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity: observational data and statistical association tests

full rationale

The paper reports direct observational results (DECam/ZTF/FTW survey coverage, non-detection of kilonova, spectroscopic classification of SN 2025adtq) and computes spatial/temporal coincidence statistics (log10 I ≈4.8, 2-9% chance probability, joint odds ratio). No equations, derivations, model fittings, or predictions appear in the abstract. The odds ratio is presented as a statistical measure of association rather than a quantity derived from or fitted to the same dataset in a self-referential way. No self-citations, uniqueness theorems, or ansatzes are invoked. The work is self-contained observational analysis with no load-bearing steps that reduce to inputs by construction.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

0 free parameters · 0 axioms · 0 invented entities

Abstract-only review prevents identification of specific free parameters or axioms. The disk-fragmentation model is referenced as recently proposed in prior work rather than derived or invented here. No new entities are postulated.

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