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VLT/X-shooter spectroscopy of the GRB 090926A afterglow

The aim of this paper is to study the environment and intervening absorbers of the gamma-ray burst GRB 090926A through analysis of optical spectra of its afterglow. We analyze medium resolution spectroscopic observations (R=10 000,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2010-11-25 V. D'Elia , J. P. U. Fynbo , S. Covino , P. Goldoni , P. Jakobsson , F. Matteucci , S. Piranomonte , J. Sollerman , C. C. Thoene , S. D. Vergani , P. M. Vreeswijk , D. J. Watson , K. Wiersema , T. Zafar , A. de Ugarte Postigo , H. Flores , J. Hjorth , L. Kaper , A. J. Levan , D. Malesani , B. Milvang-Jensen , E. Pian , G. Tagliaferri , N. R. Tanvir

Constraints on an optical afterglow and on supernova light following the short burst GRB 050813

We report early follow-up observations of the error box of the short burst 050813 using the telescopes at Calar Alto and at Observatorio Sierra Nevada (OSN), followed by deep VLT/FORS2 I-band observations obtained under very good seeing…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 P. Ferrero , S. F. Sanchez , D. A. Kann , S. Klose , J. Greiner , J. Gorosabel , D. H. Hartmann , A. A. Henden , P. Møller , E. Palazzi , A. Rau , B. Stecklum , A. J. Castro-Tirado , J. P. U. Fynbo , J. Hjorth , P. Jakobsson , C. Kouveliotou , N. Masetti , E. Pian , N. Tanvir , R. A. M. J. Wijers

Late-epoch optical and near-infrared observations of the GRB000911 afterglow and its host galaxy

We present the results of an optical and near-infrared (NIR) monitoring campaign of the counterpart of Gamma-Ray Burst (GRB) 000911, located at redshift z=1.06, from 5 days to more than 13 months after explosion. Our extensive dataset is a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 N. Masetti , E. Palazzi , E. Pian , L. Hunt , J. P. U. Fynbo , J. Gorosabel , S. Klose , S. Benetti , R. Falomo , A. Zeh , L. Amati , M. I. Andersen , A. J. Castro-Tirado , J. M. Castro Cerón , J. Danziger , F. Frontera , A. S. Fruchter , J. Greiner , J. Hjorth , B. L. Jensen , L. Kaper , C. Kouveliotou , A. Levan , A. Magazzu , P. Moller , L. Nicastro , H. Pedersen , N. R. Tanvir , P. M. Vreeswijk , R. A. M. J. Wijers , E. P. J. van den Heuvel

The afterglow and host galaxy of GRB 090205: evidence for a Ly-alpha emitter at z=4.65

Gamma-ray bursts have been proved to be detectable up to distances much larger than any other astrophysical object, providing the most effective way, complementary to ordinary surveys, to study the high redshift universe. To this end, we…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-19 P. D'Avanzo , M. Perri , D. Fugazza , R. Salvaterra , G. Chincarini , R. Margutti , X. F. Wu , C. C. Thoene , A. Fernandez-Soto , T. N. Ukwatta , D. N. Burrows , N. Gehrels , P. Meszaros , K. Toma , B. Zhang , S. Covino , S. Campana , V. D'Elia , M. Della Valle , S. Piranomonte

The Afterglow, Energetics and Host Galaxy of the Short-Hard Gamma-Ray Burst 051221a

We present detailed optical, X-ray and radio observations of the bright afterglow of the short gamma-ray burst 051221a obtained with Gemini, Swift/XRT, and the Very Large Array, as well as optical spectra from which we measure the redshift…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-05-12 A. M. Soderberg , E. Berger , M. Kasliwal , D. A. Frail , P. A. Price , B. P. Schmidt , S. R. Kulkarni , D. B. Fox , S. B. Cenko , A. Gal-Yam , E. Nakar , K. C. Roth

The mysterious optical afterglow spectrum of GRB140506A at z=0.889

Context. Gamma-ray burst (GRBs) afterglows probe sightlines to star-forming regions in distant star-forming galaxies. Here we present a study of the peculiar afterglow spectrum of the z = 0.889 Swift GRB 140506A. Aims. Our aim is to…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2014-11-19 J. P. U. Fynbo , T. Krühler , K. Leighly , C. Ledoux , P. M. Vreeswijk , S. Schulze , P. Noterdaeme , D. Watson , R. A. M. J. Wijers , J. Bolmer , Z. Cano , L. Christensen , S. Covino , V. D'Elia , H. Flores , M. Friis , P. Goldoni , J. Greiner , F. Hammer , J. Hjorth , P. Jakobsson , J. Japelj , L. Kaper , S. Klose , F. Knust , G. Leloudas , A. Levan , D. Malesani , B. Milvang-Jensen , P. Møller , A. Nicuesa Guelbenzu , S. Oates , E. Pian , P. Schady , M. Sparre , G. Tagliaferri , N. Tanvir , C. C. Thöne , A. de Ugarte Postigo , S. Vergani , K. Wiersema , D. Xu , T. Zafar

The properties of GRB 120923A at a spectroscopic redshift of z=7.8

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are powerful probes of early stars and galaxies, during and potentially even before the era of reionization. Although the number of GRBs identified at z>6 remains small, they provide a unique window on typical…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-10-10 N. R. Tanvir , T. Laskar , A. J. Levan , D. A. Perley , J. Zabl , J. P. U. Fynbo , J. Rhoads , S. B. Cenko , J. Greiner , K. Wiersema , J. Hjorth , A. Cucchiara , E. Berger , M. N. Bremer , Z. Cano , B. E. Cobb , S. Covino , V. D'Elia , W. Fong , A. S. Fruchter , P. Goldoni , F. Hammer , K. E. Heintz , P. Jakobsson , D. A. Kann , L. Kaper , S. Klose , F. Knust , T. Kruehler , D. Malesani , K. Misra , A. Nicuesa Guelbenzu , G. Pugliese , R. Sanchez-Ramirez , S. Schulze , E. R. Stanway , A. de Ugarte Postigo , D. Watson , R. A. M. J. Wijers , D. Xu

GRB 130606A as a Probe of the Intergalactic Medium and the Interstellar Medium in a Star-forming Galaxy in the First Gyr After the Big Bang

We present high signal-to-noise ratio Gemini and MMT spectroscopy of the optical afterglow of the gamma-ray burst (GRB) 130606A at redshift z=5.913, discovered by Swift. This is the first high-redshift GRB afterglow to have spectra of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-16 Ryan Chornock , Edo Berger , Derek B. Fox , Ragnhild Lunnan , Maria R. Drout , Wen-fai Fong , Tanmoy Laskar , Katherine C. Roth

A search for the afterglows, kilonovae, and host galaxies of two short GRBs: GRB 211106A and GRB 211227A

Context: GRB 211106A and GRB 211227A are recent gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) with initial X-ray positions suggesting associations with nearby galaxies (z < 0.7). Their prompt emission characteristics indicate GRB 211106A is a short-duration GRB…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-10-18 M. Ferro , R. Brivio , P. D'Avanzo , A. Rossi , L. Izzo , S. Campana , L. Christensen , M. Dinatolo , S. Hussein , A. J. Levan , A. Melandri , M. G. Bernardini , S. Covino , V. D'Elia , M. Della Valle , M. De Pasquale , B. P. Gompertz , D. Hartmann , K. E. Heintz , P. Jakobsson , C. Kouveliotou , D. B. Malesani , A. Martin-Carrillo , L. Nava , A. Nicuesa Guelbenzu , G. Pugliese , C. Salvaggio , R. Salvaterra , S. Savaglio , T. Sbarrato , N. R. Tanvir , R. A. M. J. Wijers , T. Zafar

Discovery of the nearby long, soft GRB 100316D with an associated supernova

We report the Swift discovery of nearby long, soft gamma-ray burst GRB 100316D, and the subsequent unveiling of its low redshift host galaxy and associated supernova. We derive the redshift of the event to be z = 0.0591 +/- 0.0001 and…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2011-03-08 R. L. C. Starling , K. Wiersema , A. J. Levan , T. Sakamoto , D. Bersier , P. Goldoni , S. R. Oates , A. Rowlinson , S. Campana , J. Sollerman , N. R. Tanvir , D. Malesani , J. P. U. Fynbo , S. Covino , P. D'Avanzo , P. T. O'Brien , K. L. Page , J. P. Osborne , S. D. Vergani , S. Barthelmy , D. N. Burrows , Z. Cano , P. A. Curran , M. De Pasquale , V. D'Elia , P. A. Evans , H. Flores , A. S. Fruchter , P. Garnavich , N. Gehrels , J. Gorosabel , J. Hjorth , S. T. Holland , A. J. van der Horst , C. P. Hurkett , P. Jakobsson , A. P. Kamble , C. Kouveliotou , N. P. M. Kuin , L. Kaper , P. A. Mazzali , P. E. Nugent , E. Pian , M. Stamatikos , C. C. Thoene , S. E. Woosley

The Faint Optical Afterglow and Host Galaxy of GRB 020124: Implications for the Nature of Dark Gamma-Ray Bursts

We present ground-based optical observations of GRB 020124 starting 1.6 hours after the burst, as well as subsequent Very Large Array (VLA) and Hubble Space Telescope (HST) observations. The optical afterglow of GRB 020124 is one of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-05-12 E. Berger , S. R. Kulkarni , J. S. Bloom , P. A. Price , D. W. Fox , D. A. Frail , T. S. Axelrod , R. A. Chevalier , E. Colbert , E. Costa , S. G. Djorgovski , F. Frontera , T. J. Galama , J. P. Halpern , F. A. Harrison , J. Holtzman , K. Hurley , R. A. Kimble , P. J. McCarthy , L. Piro , D. Reichart , G. R. Ricker , R. Sari , B. P. Schmidt , J. C. Wheeler , R. vanderspek , S. A. Yost

The afterglow of the short/intermediate-duration gamma-ray burst GRB 000301C: A jet at z=2.04

We present Ulysses and NEAR data from the detection of the short or intermediate duration (2 s) gamma-ray burst GRB000301C (2000 March 1.41 UT). The gamma-ray burst (GRB) was localised by the Inter Planetary Network (IPN) and RXTE to an…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 B. L. Jensen , J. U. Fynbo , J. Gorosabel , J. Hjorth , S. Holland , P. Moller , B. Thomsen , G. Bjornsson , H. Pedersen , I. Burud , A. Henden , N. R. Tanvir , C. J. Davis , P. Vreeswijk , E. Rol , K. Hurley , T. Cline , J. Trombka , T. McClanahan , R. Starr , J. Goldsten , A. J. Castro-Tirado , J. Greiner , C. A. L. Bailer-Jones , M. Kuemmel , R. Mundt

The Afterglow of GRB 130427A from 1 to 10^16 GHz

We present multiwavelength observations of the afterglow of GRB 130427A, the brightest (in total fluence) gamma-ray burst of the past 29 years. Optical spectroscopy from Gemini-North reveals the redshift of the GRB to be z=0.340, indicating…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2014-01-14 D. A. Perley , S. B. Cenko , A. Corsi , N. R. Tanvir , A. J. Levan , D. A. Kann , E. Sonbas , K. Wiersema , W. Zheng , X. -H. Zhao , J. -M. Bai , M. Bremer , A. J. Castro-Tirado , L. Chang , K. I. Clubb , D. Frail , A. Fruchter , E. Göğüş , J. Greiner , T. Güver , A. Horesh , A. V. Filippenko , S. Klose , J. Mao , A. N. Morgan , A. S. Pozanenko , S. Schmidl , B. Stecklum , M. Tanga , A. A. Volnova , A. E. Volvach , J. -G. Wang , J. -M. Winters , Y. -X. Xin

Near-infrared Spectroscopy of GRB Host Galaxies at z >~ 1.5: Insights into Host Galaxy Dynamics and Interpretations of Afterglow Absorption Spectra

This paper presents near-infrared echellette spectra of faint galaxies in the fields around GRB 050820A at redshift z=2.613 and GRB 060418 at z=1.490. The spectroscopic data show that both GRBs originate in a dynamic environment of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-30 Hsiao-Wen Chen

Swift Observations of GRB 050603: An afterglow with a steep late time decay slope

We report the results of Swift observations of the Gamma Ray Burst GRB 050603. With a V magnitude V=18.2 about 10 hours after the burst the optical afterglow was the brightest so far detected by Swift and one of the brightest optical…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-30 Dirk Grupe , Peter Brown , Jay Cummings , Bing Zhang , Alon Retter , David N. Burrows , Patricia T. Boyd , Milvia Capalbi , Neil Gehrels , Stephen T. Holland , Peter Meszaros , John A. Nousek , Jamie A. Kennea , Paul O'Brien , Julian Osborne , Claudio Pagani , Judith L. Racusin , Peter Roming , Patricia Schady

The optical afterglow and host galaxy of GRB 000926

In this paper we illustrate with the case of GRB 000926 how Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs) can be used as cosmological lighthouses to identify and study star forming galaxies at high redshifts. The optical afterglow of the burst was located with…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 J. P. U. Fynbo , J. Gorosabel , P. Moller , J. Hjorth , M. I. Andersen , M. P. Egholm , B. L. Jensen , H. Pedersen , B. Thomsen , M. Weidinger

Photometry and spectroscopy of GRB 060526: A detailed study of the afterglow and host galaxy of a z=3.2 gamma-ray burst

Aims: With this paper we want to investigate the highly variable afterglow light curve and environment of gamma-ray burst (GRB) 060526 at $z=3.221$. Methods: We present one of the largest photometric datasets ever obtained for a GRB…

Astrophysics · Physics 2014-09-16 C. C. Thöne , D. A. Kann , G. Jóhannesson , J. H. Selj , A. O. Jaunsen , J. P. U. Fynbo , C. W. Akerlof , K. S. Baliyan , C. Bartolini , I. F. Bikmaev , J. S. Bloom , R. A. Burenin , B. E. Cobb , S. Covino , P. A. Curran , H. Dahle , A. Ferrero , S. Foley , J. French , A. S. Fruchter , S. Ganesh , J. F. Graham , G. Greco , A. Guarnieri , L. Hanlon , J. Hjorth , M. Ibrahimov , G. L. Israel , P. Jakobsson , M. Jelínek , B. L. Jensen , U. G. Jørgensen , I. M. Khamitov , T. S. Koch , A. J. Levan , D. Malesani , N. Masetti , S. Meehan , G. Melady , D. Nanni , J. Näränen , E. Pakstiene , M. N. Pavlinsky , D. A. Perley , A. Piccioni , G. Pizzichini , A. Pozanenko , P. W. A. Roming , W. Rujopakarn , V. Rumyantsev , E. S. Rykoff , D. Sharapov , D. Starr , R. A. Sunyaev , H. Swan , N. R. Tanvir , F. Terra , P. M. Vreeswijk , A. C. Wilson , S. A. Yost , F. Yuan

Rapid Response Mode observations of GRB 160203A: Looking for fine-structure line variability at z=3.52

Gamma-ray bursts are the most energetic known explosions. Despite fading rapidly, they allow to measure redshift and important properties of their host-galaxies. We report the photometric and spectroscopic study of GRB 160203A and its…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-09-25 G. Pugliese , A. Saccardi , V. D Elia , S. D. Vergani , K. E. Heintz , S. Savaglio , L. Kaper , A. de Ugarte Postigo , D. H. Hartmann , A. De Cia , S. Vejlgaard , J. P. U. Fynbo , L. Christensen , S. Campana , D. van Rest , J. Selsing , K. Wiersema , D. B. Malesani , S. Covino , D. Burgarella , M. De Pasquale , P. Jakobsson , J. Japelj , D. A. Kann , C. Kouveliotou , A. Rossi , N. R. Tanvir , C. C. Thoene , D. Xu

Unraveling the dynamics and kinematics of GRB hosts with high resolution spectroscopy

In the last years the research on GRB host galaxies has proceeded to more detailed studies both using high resolution afterglow spectroscopy and spatially resolved spectra of nearby hosts. High resolution spectra give a detailed picture of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-23 Christina C. Thoene , Johan P. U. Fynbo , Lise Christensen , Klaas Wiersema , Joshua S. Bloom

GRB 140102A: Insight into Prompt Spectral Evolution and Early Optical Afterglow Emission

We present and perform a detailed analysis of multi-wavelength observations of \thisgrb, an optical bright GRB with an observed reverse shock (RS) signature. Observations of this GRB were acquired with the BOOTES-4 robotic telescope, the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-06-30 Rahul Gupta , S. R. Oates , S. B. Pandey , A. J. Castro-Tirado , Jagdish C. Joshi , Y. -D. Hu , A. F. Valeev , B. B. Zhang , Z. Zhang , Amit Kumar , A. Aryan , A. Lien , B. Kumar , Ch. Cui , Ch. Wang , Dimple , D. Bhattacharya , E. Sonbas , J. Bai , J. C. Tello , J. Gorosabel , J. M. Castro Cerón , J. R. F. Porto , K. Misra , M. De Pasquale , M. D. Caballero-García , M. Jelínek , P. Kubánek , P. Yu. Minaev , R. Cunniffe , R. Sánchez-Ramírez , S. Guziy , S. Jeong , S. N. Tiwari , S. Razzaque , V. Bhalerao , V. C. Pintado , V. V. Sokolov , X. Zhao , Y. Fan , Y. Xin