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GRB 030329: three years of radio afterglow monitoring

Radio observations of gamma-ray burst (GRB) afterglows are essential for our understanding of the physics of relativistic blast waves, as they enable us to follow the evolution of GRB explosions much longer than the afterglows in any other…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-11-11 A. J. van der Horst , A. Kamble , R. A. M. J. Wijers , L. Resmi , D. Bhattacharya , E. Rol , R. Strom , C. Kouveliotou , T. Oosterloo , C. H. Ishwara-Chandra

High-z gamma-ray burst detection by SVOM/ECLAIRs: Impact of instrumental biases on the bursts' measured properties

Context. Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) can be detected at cosmological distances and therefore can be used to study the contents and phases of the early Universe. The 4-150 keV wide-field trigger camera ECLAIRs to fly on board the Space-based…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-05-22 Miguel Llamas Lanza , Olivier Godet , Benjamin Arcier , Manal Yassine , Jean-Luc Atteia , Laurent Bouchet

Observations of Gamma-ray Bursts with ASTRO-H and Fermi

ASTRO-H, the sixth Japanese X-ray observatory, which is scheduled to be launched by the end of Japanese fiscal year 2015 has a capability to observe the prompt emission from Gamma-ray Bursts (GRBs) utilizing BGO active shields for the soft…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-03-05 M. Ohno , T. Kawano , M. S. Tashiro , H. Ueno , D. Yonetoku , H. Sameshima , T. Takahashi , H. Seta , R. Mushotzky , K. Yamaoka , ASTRO-H SWG team , Fermi LAT/GBM collaborations

Detecting Radio Afterglows of Gamma-Ray Bursts with FAST

Using the generic hydrodynamic model of Gamma-Ray Burst (GRB) afterglows, we calculate the radio afterglow light curves of low luminosity, high luminosity, failed and standard GRBs in different observational bands of FAST's energy window.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-18 Zhi-Bin Zhang , Si-Wei Kong , Yong-Feng Huang , Di Li , Long-Biao Li

GeV emission from Gamma-Ray Burst afterglows

We calculate the GeV afterglow emission expected from a few mechanisms related to GRBs and their afterglows. Given the brightness of the early X-ray afterglow emission measured by Swift/XRT, GLAST/LAT should detect the self-Compton emission…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 A. Panaitescu

The Gamow Explorer: A gamma-ray burst observatory to study the high redshift universe and enable multi-messenger astrophysics

The Gamow Explorer will use Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs) to: 1) probe the high redshift universe (z > 6) when the first stars were born, galaxies formed and Hydrogen was reionized; and 2) enable multi-messenger astrophysics by rapidly…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-11-17 N. E. White , F. E. Bauer , W. Baumgartner , M. Bautz , E. Berger , S. B. Cenko , T. -C. Chang , A. Falcone , H. Fausey , C. Feldman , D. Fox , O. Fox , A. Fruchter , C. Fryer , G. Ghirlanda , K. Gorski , K. Grant , S. Guiriec , M. Hart , D. Hartmann , J. Hennawi , D. A. Kann , D. Kaplan , J. , A. Kennea , D. Kocevski , C. Kouveliotou , C. Lawrence , A. J. Levan , A. Lidz , A. Lien , T. B. Littenberg , L. Mas-Ribas , M. Moss , P. O'Brien , J. O'Meara , D. M. Palmer , D. Pasham , J. Racusin , R. Remillard , O. J. Roberts , P. Roming , M. Rud , R. Salvaterra , R. Sambruna , M. Seiffert , G. Sun , N. R. Tanvir , R. Terrile , N. Thomas , A. van der Horst , W. T. Verstrand , P. Willems , C. Wilson-Hodge , E. T. Young , L. Amati , E. Bozzo , O. Ł. Karczewski , C. Hernandez-Monteagudo , R. Rebolo Lopez , R. Genova-Santos , J. A. Rubino-Martin , J. Granot , P. Bemiamini , R. Gill , E. Burns

The optically unbiased GRB host (TOUGH) survey. V. VLT/X-shooter emission-line redshifts for Swift GRBs at z~2

We present simultaneous optical and near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy of 19 Swift GRB host galaxies with VLT/X-shooter with the aim of measuring their redshifts. Galaxies were selected from The Optically Unbiased GRB Host (TOUGH) survey (15…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2012-11-13 Thomas Krühler , Daniele Malesani , Bo Milvang-Jensen , Johan P. U. Fynbo , Jens Hjorth , Páll Jakobsson , Andrew J. Levan , Martin Sparre , Nial R. Tanvir , Darach J. Watson

The Chinese-French SVOM mission for GRBs studies

We present the SVOM (Space-based multi-band astronomical Variable Objects Monitor) mission that the Chinese National Space Agency and the French Space Agency have decided to jointly implement. SVOM has been designed to detect all known…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-27 Jacques Paul , Jianyan Wei , Stephane Basa , Shuang-Nan Zhang

Redshift Classification of Optical Gamma-Ray Bursts using Supervised Learning

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are among the most luminous explosions in the Universe and serve as powerful probes of the early cosmos. However, the rapid fading of their afterglows and the scarcity of spectroscopic measurements make photometric…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-12-18 Milind Sarkar , Maria Giovanna Dainotti , Nikita S. Khatiya , Dhruv S. Bal , Malgorzata Bogdan , Ye Li , Agnieszka Pollo , Dieter H. Hartmann , Bing Zhang , Simanta Deka , Nissim Fraija , J. Xavier Prochaska

Rapid-response mode VLT/UVES spectroscopy of super iron-rich gas exposed to GRB 080310. Evidence of ionization in action and episodic star formation in the host

We analyse high-resolution near-UV and optical spectra of the afterglow of GRB 080310, obtained with the Very Large Telescope Ultraviolet and Visual Echelle Spectrograph (VLT/UVES), to investigate the circumburst environment and the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-05 A. De Cia , C. Ledoux , A. J. Fox , P. M. Vreeswijk , A. Smette , P. Petitjean , G. Bjornsson , J. P. U. Fynbo , J. Hjorth , P. Jakobsson

Observation of GRBs by the MAGIC Telescope, Status and Outlook

Observation of Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs) in the Very High Energy (VHE) domain will provide important information on the physical conditions in GRB outflows. The MAGIC telescope is the best suited Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope (IACT)…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-09-11 D. Bastieri , N. Galante , M. Garczarczyk , M. Gaug , F. Longo , S. Mizobuchi , V. Scapin

The Simons Observatory: Science Goals and Forecasts for the Enhanced Large Aperture Telescope

We describe updated scientific goals for the wide-field, millimeter-wave survey that will be produced by the Simons Observatory (SO). Significant upgrades to the 6-meter SO Large Aperture Telescope (LAT) are expected to be complete by 2028,…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-08-11 The Simons Observatory Collaboration , M. Abitbol , I. Abril-Cabezas , S. Adachi , P. Ade , A. E. Adler , P. Agrawal , J. Aguirre , Z. Ahmed , S. Aiola , T. Alford , A. Ali , D. Alonso , M. A. Alvarez , R. An , K. Arnold , P. Ashton , Z. Atkins , J. Austermann , S. Azzoni , C. Baccigalupi , A. Baleato Lizancos , D. Barron , P. Barry , J. Bartlett , N. Battaglia , R. Battye , E. Baxter , A. Bazarko , J. A. Beall , R. Bean , D. Beck , S. Beckman , J. Begin , A. Beheshti , B. Beringue , T. Bhandarkar , S. Bhimani , F. Bianchini , E. Biermann , S. Biquard , B. Bixler , S. Boada , D. Boettger , B. Bolliet , J. R. Bond , J. Borrill , J. Borrow , C. Braithwaite , T. L. R. Brien , M. L. Brown , S. M. Bruno , S. Bryan , R. Bustos , H. Cai , E. Calabrese , V. Calafut , F. M. Carl , A. Carones , J. Carron , A. Challinor , P. Chanial , N. Chen , K. Cheung , B. Chiang , Y. Chinone , J. Chluba , H. S. Cho , S. K. Choi , M. Chu , J. Clancy , S. E. Clark , P. Clarke , J. Cleary , D. L. Clements , J. Connors , C. Contaldi , G. Coppi , L. Corbett , N. F. Cothard , W. Coulton , K. D. Crowley , K. T. Crowley , A. Cukierman , J. M. D'Ewart , K. Dachlythra , R. Datta , S. Day-Weiss , T. de Haan , M. Devlin , L. Di Mascolo , S. Dicker , B. Dober , C. Doux , P. Dow , S. Doyle , C. J. Duell , S. M. Duff , A. J. Duivenvoorden , J. Dunkley , D. Dutcher , R. Dünner , M. Edenton , H. El Bouhargani , J. Errard , G. Fabbian , V. Fanfani , G. S. Farren , J. Fergusson , S. Ferraro , R. Flauger , A. Foster , K. Freese , J. C. Frisch , A. Frolov , G. Fuller , N. Galitzki , P. A. Gallardo , J. T. Galvez Ghersi , K. Ganga , J. Gao , X. Garrido , E. Gawiser , M. Gerbino , R. Gerras , S. Giardiello , A. Gill , V. Gilles , U. Giri , E. Gleave , V. Gluscevic , N. Goeckner-Wald , J. E. Golec , S. Gordon , M. Gralla , S. Gratton , D. Green , J. C. Groh , C. Groppi , Y. Guan , N. Gupta , J. E. Guðmundsson , S. Hagstotz , P. Hargrave , S. Haridas , K. Harrington , I. Harrison , M. Hasegawa , M. Hasselfield , V. Haynes , M. Hazumi , A. He , E. Healy , S. W. Henderson , B. S. Hensley , E. Hertig , C. Hervías-Caimapo , M. Higuchi , C. A. Hill , J. C. Hill , G. Hilton , M. Hilton , A. D. Hincks , G. Hinshaw , R. Hložek , A. Y. Q. Ho , S. Ho , S. P. Ho , T. D. Hoang , J. Hoh , E. Hornecker , A. L. Hornsby , S. C. Hotinli , Z. Huang , Z. B. Huber , J. Hubmayr , K. Huffenberger , J. P. Hughes , A. Idicherian Lonappan , M. Ikape , K. Irwin , J. Iuliano , A. H. Jaffe , B. Jain , H. T. Jense , O. Jeong , A. Johnson , B. R. Johnson , M. Johnson , M. Jones , B. Jost , D. Kaneko , E. D. Karpel , Y. Kasai , N. Katayama , B. Keating , B. Keller , R. Keskitalo , J. Kim , T. Kisner , K. Kiuchi , J. Klein , K. Knowles , A. M. Kofman , B. J. Koopman , A. Kosowsky , R. Kou , N. Krachmalnicoff , D. Kramer , A. Krishak , A. Krolewski , A. Kusaka , A. Kusiak , P. La Plante , A. La Posta , A. Laguë , J. Lashner , M. Lattanzi , A. Lee , E. Lee , J. Leech , C. Lessler , J. S. Leung , A. Lewis , Y. Li , Z. Li , M. Limon , L. Lin , M. Link , J. Liu , Y. Liu , J. Lonergan , T. Louis , T. Lucas , M. Ludlam , M. Lungu , M. Lyons , N. MacCrann , A. MacInnis , M. Madhavacheril , D. Mak , F. Maldonado , M. Mallaby-Kay , A. Manduca , A. Mangu , H. Mani , A. S. Maniyar , G. A. Marques , J. Mates , T. Matsumura , P. Mauskopf , A. May , N. McCallum , H. McCarrick , F. McCarthy , M. McCulloch , J. McMahon , P. D. Meerburg , Y. Mehta , J. Melin , J. Meyers , A. Middleton , A. Miller , M. Mirmelstein , K. Moodley , J. Moore , M. Morshed , T. Morton , E. Moser , T. Mroczkowski , M. Murata , M. Münchmeyer , S. Naess , H. Nakata , T. Namikawa , M. Nashimoto , F. Nati , P. Natoli , M. Negrello , S. K. Nerval , L. Newburgh , D. V. Nguyen , A. Nicola , M. D. Niemack , H. Nishino , Y. Nishinomiya , A. Orlando , J. Orlowski-Scherer , L. Pagano , L. A. Page , S. Pandey , A. Papageorgiou , I. Paraskevakos , B. Partridge , R. Patki , M. Peel , K. 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Sugiyama , K. M. Surrao , S. Sutariya , A. Suzuki , J. Suzuki , O. Tajima , S. Takakura , A. Takeuchi , I. Tansieri , A. C. Taylor , G. Teply , T. Terasaki , A. Thomas , D. B. Thomas , R. Thornton , H. Trac , T. Tsan , E. Tsang King Sang , C. Tucker , J. Ullom , L. Vacher , L. Vale , A. van Engelen , J. Van Lanen , J. van Marrewijk , D. D. Van Winkle , C. Vargas , E. M. Vavagiakis , I. Veenendaal , C. Vergès , M. Vissers , M. Viña , K. Wagoner , S. Walker , L. Walters , Y. Wang , B. Westbrook , J. Williams , P. Williams , H. Winch , E. J. Wollack , K. Wolz , J. Wong , Z. Xu , K. Yamada , E. Young , B. Yu , C. Yu , M. Zannoni , K. Zheng , N. Zhu , A. Zonca , I. Zubeldia

Rise of the machines: first year operations of the Robo-AO visible-light laser-adaptive optics instrument

Robo-AO is the first autonomous laser adaptive optics system and science instrument operating on sky. With minimal human oversight, the system robotically executes large scale surveys, monitors long-term astrophysical dynamics and…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2013-09-18 Christoph Baranec , Reed Riddle , Nicholas M. Law , A. N. Ramaprakash , Shriharsh Tendulkar , Kristina Hogstrom , Khanh Bui , Mahesh Burse , Pravin Chordia , Hillol Das , Richard Dekany , Shrinivas Kulkarni , Sujit Punnadi , Roger Smith

Gamma-Ray Burst detection prospects for next generation ground-based VHE facilities

Gamma-ray Bursts (GRB) were discovered by satellite-based detectors as powerful sources of transient $\gamma$-ray emission. The Fermi satellite detected an increasing number of these events with its dedicated Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM),…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-09-29 G. La Mura , U. Barres de Almeida , R. Conceição , A. De Angelis , F. Longo , M. Pimenta , E. Prandini , E. Ruiz-Velasco , B. Tomé

A General Overview for Localizing Short Gamma-ray Bursts with a CubeSat Mega-Constellation

The Gamma-Ray Burst Monitor (GBM) on the {\it Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope}, for the first time, detected a short gamma ray burst (SGRB) signal that accompanies a gravitational wave signal GW170817 in 2017. The detection and localization…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-09-02 Fadil Inceoglu , Nestor J. Hernandez Marcano , Rune H. Jacobsen , Christoffer Karoff

Results from GROCSE: A Real-time Search for Gamma Ray Burst Optical Counterparts

The Gamma-Ray Optical Counterpart Search Experiment (GROCSE) has searched for contemporaneous optical counterparts to gamma ray bursts (GRBs) using an automated rapidly slewing wide field of view optical telescope at Lawrence Livermore…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-02-03 Brian Lee , Carl Akerlof , David Band , Scott Barthelmy , Paul Butterworth , Thomas Cline , Donald Ferguson , Neil Gehrels , Kevin Hurley

Searching for gravitationally lensed gamma-ray bursts with their afterglows

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) at high redshifts are expected to be gravitationally lensed by objects of different mass scales. Besides a single recent claim, no lensed GRB has been detected so far by using the gamma-ray data only. In this paper,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-01-19 Sheng-Nan Chen , Xu-Dong Wen , He Gao , Kai Liao , Liang-Duan Liu , Li-Tao Zhao , Zheng-Xiang Li , Marek Biesiada , Aleksandra Piórkowska-Kurpas , Shuo Xiao , Shao-Lin Xiong

The GLAST mission, LAT and GRBs

The GLAST Large Area Telescope (LAT) is the next generation satellite experiment for high-energy gamma-ray astronomy. It is a pair conversion telescope built with a plastic anticoincidence shield, a segmented CsI electromagnetic…

Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-14 Nicola Omodei

Detection capability of Ultra-Long Gamma-Ray Bursts with the ECLAIRs telescope aboard the SVOM mission

Ultra-long gamma-ray bursts (ULGRBs) have very atypical durations of more than 2000 seconds. Even if their origins are discussed, the SVOM mission with its soft gamma-ray telescope ECLAIRs could detect ULGRBs and increase the sample of the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-10-30 Nicolas Dagoneau , Stéphane Schanne , Alexandra Gros , Bertrand Cordier

The Burst Observer and Optical Transient Exploring System in the multi-messenger astronomy era

The Burst Observer and Optical Transient Exploring System (BOOTES) was first designed as an asset of autonomous telescopes that started to be deployed in 1998, taking 24 years to be fully developed around the Earth. Nowadays BOOTES has…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-02-14 Y. -D. Hu , E. Fernández-García , M. D. Caballero-García , I. Pérez-García , I. M. Carrasco-García , A. Castellón , C. Pérez del Pulgar , A. J. Reina Terol , A. J. Castro-Tirado