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We use joint observations by the Neil Gehrels Swift X-ray Telescope (XRT) and the Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) of gamma-ray burst (GRB) afterglows to investigate the nature of the long-lived high-energy emission observed by Fermi LAT.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-08-08 The Fermi LAT Collaboration

We present motivations for and study feasibility of a small, rapid optical to IR response gamma ray burst (GRB) space observatory. By analyzing existing GRB data, we give realistic detection rates for X-ray and optical/IR instruments of…

With its rapid-response capability and multiwavelength complement of instruments, the Swift satellite has transformed our physical understanding of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). Providing high-quality observations of hundreds of bursts, and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2014-11-20 N. Gehrels , E. Ramirez-Ruiz , D. B. Fox

We analyze the emission in the 0.3-30 GeV energy range of Gamma-Ray Bursts detected with the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. We concentrate on bursts that were previously only detected with the Gamma-Ray Burst Monitor in the keV energy…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-12 Johannes Lange , Martin Pohl

We present the fourth in a series of catalogs of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) observed with Fermi's Gamma-Ray Burst Monitor (Fermi-GBM). It extends the six year catalog by four more years, now covering the ten year time period from trigger…

We report the results of the rapid follow-up observations of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) detected by the Fermi satellite to search for associated fast radio bursts. The observations were conducted with the Australian Square Kilometre Array…

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are a promising probe of the high-redshift Universe, but their detection remains observationally challenging. In this work, we explore the detectability of high-$z$ GRBs by the Wide-field X-ray Telescope (WXT) aboard…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-07-21 Jun-Jie Wei , Xue-Feng Wu

We report on a search for high-energy counterparts to fast radio bursts (FRBs) with the Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM), Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT), and the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory Burst Alert Telescope (BAT). We find no…

Gamma-ray bursts (GRB) are short and intense bursts of $\sim$100 keV$-$1MeV photons, usually followed by long-lasting decaying afterglow emission in a wide range of electromagnetic wavelengths from radio to X-ray and, sometimes, even to GeV…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-04-05 Yun-Wei Yu , He Gao , Fa-Yin Wang , Bin-Bin Zhang

Very-high-energy (VHE) emission is usually interpreted in the synchrotron-self Compton (SSC) scenario, and expected from the low-redshift and high-luminosity gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), as GRB 180720B and GRB 190114C. Recently, VHE emission…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-09-08 N. Fraija , P. Veres , P. Beniamini , A. Galvan-Gamez , B. D. Metzger , R. Barniol Duran , R. L. Becerra

Emission of high energy (HE) photons above 100 MeV that is delayed and lasts much longer than the prompt MeV emission has been detected from several long duration gamma ray bursts (LGRBs) and short hard bursts (SHBs) by the Compton, Fermi…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2009-11-18 Shlomo Dado , Arnon Dar

Prompt emission from the very fluent and nearby (z=0.34) gamma-ray burst GRB 130427A was detected by several orbiting telescopes and by ground-based, wide-field-of-view optical transient monitors. Apart from the intensity and proximity of…

Gamma-ray Bursts (GRBs) are among the potential extragalactic sources of very-high-energy (VHE) gamma-rays. We discuss the prospects of detecting VHE gamma-rays with current ground-based Cherenkov instruments during the afterglow phase.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-11-11 P. H. Tam , R. R. Xue , S. J. Wagner , B. Behera , Y. Z. Fan , D. M. Wei

GRB 131231A was detected by the Large Area Telescope onboard Fermi Space Gamma-ray Telescope. The high energy gamma-ray ($> 100$ MeV) afterglow emission spectrum is $F_\nu \propto \nu^{-0.54\pm0.15}$ in the first $\sim 1300$ s after the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-18 Bin Liu , Wei Chen , Yun-Feng Liang , Bei Zhou , Hao-Ning He , Pak-Hin Thomas Tam , Lang Shao , Zhi-Ping Jin , Yi-Zhong Fan , Da-Ming Wei

We present results from the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) follow-up observations of Gamma-ray Bursts (GRBs) between 2004 and 2019. We are focusing on non-detections and providing the most extensive set of very-high-energy (VHE,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-09-22 E. Ruiz-Velasco , C. Arcaro , M. de Bony de Lavergne , Z. Huang , D. Sanchez , M. Senniappan , S. Wagner , S. Zhu , the H. E. S. S. Collaboration

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) have been an enigma since their discovery forty years ago. However, considerable progress unraveling their mysteries has been made in recent years. Developments in observations, theory, and instrumentation have…

The gravitational wave GW170817 from a binary neutron star merger and the simultaneous electromagnetic detection of the GRB170817A by Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope, opened a new era in the multi-messenger astronomy. Furthermore, the GRBs…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-07-16 Alessandro Drago , Simone Bini , Mariangela Cestelli Guidi , Augusto Marcelli , Valerio Bocci , Emanuele Pace

We present detailed observations of the bright short-hard gamma-ray burst GRB 090510 made with the Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) and Large Area Telescope (LAT) on board the Fermi observatory. GRB 090510 is the first burst detected by the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-03-17 The Fermi LAT , GBM Collaborations

We have used the 2- year Differential Microwave Radiometer data from the COsmic Background Explorer (COBE) satellite to systematically search for millimetric (31 - 90 GHz) emission from the Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs) in the Burst And Transient…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 S. Ali , R. K. Schaefer , M. Limon , L. Piccirillo

The NaI and BGO detectors on the Gamma ray Burst Monitor (GBM) on Fermi are now being used for long term monitoring of the hard X-ray/low energy gamma ray sky. Using the Earth occultation technique demonstrated previously by the BATSE…