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GRB Energetics in the Swift Era

We examine the rest frame energetics of 76 gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) with known redshift that were detected by the Swift spacecraft and monitored by the satellite's X-ray Telescope (XRT). Using the bolometric fluence values estimated in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Daniel Kocevski , Nathaniel Butler

Reanalysis of the X-ray burst associated FRB 200428 with Insight-HXMT observations

A double-peak X-ray burst from the Galactic magnetar SGR J1935+2154 was discovered as associated with the two radio pulses of FRB 200428 separated by 28.97+-0.02 ms. Precise measurements of the timing and spectral properties of the X-ray…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-08-09 M. Y. Ge , C. Z. Liu , S. N. Zhang , F. J. Lu , Z. Zhang , Z. Chang , Y. L. Tuo , X. B. Li , C. K. Li , S. L. Xiong , C. Cai , X. F. Li , R. Zhang , Z. G. Dai , J. L. Qu , L. M. Song , S. Zhang , L. J. Wang

Search for Gamma-Ray Bursts and Gravitational Wave Electromagnetic Counterparts with High Energy X-ray Telescope of \textit{Insight}-HXMT

The High Energy X-ray telescope (HE) on-board the Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (\textit{Insight}-HXMT) can serve as a wide Field of View (FOV) gamma-ray monitor with high time resolution ($\mu$s) and large effective area (up to thousands…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-10-04 C. Cai , S. L. Xiong , C. K. Li , C. Z. Liu , S. N. Zhang , X. B. Li , L. M. Song , B. Li , S. Xiao , Q. B. Yi , Y. Zhu , Y. G. Zheng , W. Chen , Q. Luo , Y. Huang , X. Y. Song , H. S. Zhao , Y. Zhao , Z. Zhang , Q. C. Bu , X. L. Cao , Z. Chang , L. Chen , T. X. Chen , Y. B. Chen , Y. Chen , Y. P. Chen , W. W. Cui , Y. Y. Du , G. H. Gao , H. Gao , M. Y. Ge , Y. D. Gu , J. Guan , C. C. Guo , D. W. Han , J. Huo , S. M. Jia , W. C. Jiang , J. Jin , L. D. Kong , G. Li , T. P. Li , W. Li , X. Li , X. F. Li , Z. W. Li , X. H. Liang , J. Y. Liao , B. S. Liu , H. W. Liu , H. X. Liu , X. J. Liu , F. J. Lu , X. F. Lu , T. Luo , R. C. Ma , X. Ma , B. Meng , Y. Nang , J. Y. Nie , G. Ou , J. L. Qu , X. Q. Ren , N. Sai , L. Sun , Y. Tan , L. Tao , Y. L. Tuo , C. Wang , L. J. Wang , P. J. Wang , W. S. Wang , Y. S. Wang , X. Y. Wen , B. B. Wu , B. Y. Wu , M. Wu , G. C. Xiao , Y. P. Xu , R. J. Yang , S. Yang , Y. J. Yang , Y. R. Yang , X. J. Yang , Q. Q. Yin , Y. You , F. Zhang , H. M. Zhang , J. Zhang , P. Zhang , S. Zhang , W. C. Zhang , W. Zhang , Y. F. Zhang , Y. H. Zhang , X. F. Zhao , S. J. Zheng , D. K. Zhou

Optical observational biases in the GRB redshift

The measured redshifts of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), which were first detected by the Swift satellite, seem to be bigger on average than the redshifts of GRBs detected by other satellites. We analyzed the redshift distribution of GRBs…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 Z. Bagoly , P. Veres

Bounding the Time Delay between High-energy Neutrinos and Gravitational-wave Transients from Gamma-ray Bursts

We derive a conservative coincidence time window for joint searches of gravita-tional-wave (GW) transients and high-energy neutrinos (HENs, with energies above 100GeV), emitted by gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). The last are among the most…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2011-08-19 Bruny Baret , Imre Bartos , Boutayeb Bouhou , Alessandra Corsi , Irene Di Palma , Corinne Donzaud , Véronique Van Elewyck , Chad Finley , Gareth Jones , Antoine Kouchner , Szabolcs Màrka , Zsuzsa Màrka , Luciano Moscoso , Eric Chassande-Mottin , Maria Alessandra Papa , Thierry Pradier , Peter Raffai , Jameson Rollins , Patrick Sutton

Discovery of VHE \gamma-ray emission and multi-wavelength observations of the BL Lac object 1RXS J101015.9-311909

1RXS J101015.9-311909 is a galaxy located at a redshift of z=0.14 hosting an active nucleus belonging to the class of bright BL Lac objects. Observations at high (HE, E > 100 MeV) and very high (VHE, E > 100 GeV) energies provide insights…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-04 HESS Collaboration , A. Abramowski , F. Acero , F. Aharonian , A. G. Akhperjanian , G. Anton , A. Balzer , A. Barnacka , Y. Becherini , J. Becker , K. Bernlöhr , E. Birsin , J. Biteau , A. Bochow , C. Boisson , J. Bolmont , P. Bordas , J. Brucker , F. Brun , P. Brun , T. Bulik , I. Büsching , S. Carrigan , S. Casanova , M. Cerruti , P. M. Chadwick , A. Charbonnier , R. C. G. Chaves , A. Cheesebrough , G. Cologna , J. Conrad , M. Dalton , M. K. Daniel , I. D. Davids , B. Degrange , C. Deil , H. J. Dickinson , A. Djannati-Ataï , W. Domainko , L. O'C. Drury , G. Dubus , K. Dutson , J. Dyks , M. Dyrda , K. Egberts , P. Eger , P. Espigat , L. Fallon , S. Fegan , F. Feinstein , M. V. Fernandes , A. Fiasson , G. Fontaine , A. Förster , M. Füßling , Y. A. Gallant , H. Gast , L. Gérard , D. Gerbig , B. Giebels , J. F. Glicenstein , B. Glück , D. Göring , S. Häffner , J. D. Hague , J. Hahn , D. Hampf , J. Harris , M. Hauser , S. Heinz , G. Heinzelmann , G. Henri , G. Hermann , A. Hillert , J. A. Hinton , W. Hofmann , P. Hofverberg , M. Holler , D. Horns , A. Jacholkowska , O. C. de Jager , C. Jahn , M. Jamrozy , I. Jung , M. A. Kastendieck , K. Katarzyński , U. Katz , S. Kaufmann , D. Keogh , B. Khélifi , D. Klochkov , W. Kluźniak , T. Kneiske , Nu. Komin , K. Kosack , R. Kossakowski , F. Krayzel , H. Laffon , G. Lamanna , J. -P. Lenain , D. Lennarz , T. Lohse , A. Lopatin , C. -C. Lu , V. Marandon , A. Marcowith , J. Masbou , N. Maxted , M. Mayer , T. J. L. McComb , M. C. Medina , J. Méhault , R. Moderski , M. Mohamed , E. Moulin , C. L. Naumann , M. Naumann-Godo , M. de Naurois , D. Nedbal , D. Nekrassov , N. Nguyen , B. Nicholas , J. Niemiec , S. J. Nolan , S. Ohm , E. de Oña Wilhelmi , B. Opitz , M. Ostrowski , I. Oya , M. Panter , M. Paz Arribas , N. W. Pekeur , G. Pelletier , J. Perez , P. -O. Petrucci , B. Peyaud , S. Pita , G. Pühlhofer , M. Punch , A. Quirrenbach , M. Raue , S. M. Rayner , A. Reimer , O. Reimer , M. Renaud , R. de los Reyes , F. Rieger , J. Ripken , L. Rob , S. Rosier-Lees , G. Rowell , B. Rudak , C. B. Rulten , V. Sahakian , D. A. Sanchez , A. Santangelo , R. Schlickeiser , A. Schulz , U. Schwanke , S. Schwarzburg , S. Schwemmer , F. Sheidaei , J. L. Skilton , H. Sol , G. Spengler , Ł. Stawarz , R. Steenkamp , C. Stegmann , F. Stinzing , K. Stycz , I. Sushch , A. Szostek , J. -P. Tavernet , R. Terrier , M. Tluczykont , K. Valerius , C. van Eldik , G. Vasileiadis , C. Venter , A. Viana , P. Vincent , H. J. Völk , F. Volpe , S. Vorobiov , M. Vorster , S. J. Wagner , M. Ward , R. White , A. Wierzcholska , M. Zacharias , A. Zajczyk , A. A. Zdziarski , A. Zech , H. -S. Zechlin

The rise and fall of the high-energy afterglow emission of GRB 180720B

The Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) 180720B is one of the brightest events detected by the Fermi satellite and the first GRB detected by the H.E.S.S. telescope above 100 GeV. We analyse the Fermi (GBM and LAT) and Swift (XRT and BAT) data and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-04-22 M. Ronchi , F. Fumagalli , M. E. Ravasio , G. Oganesyan , M. Toffano , O. S. Salafia , L. Nava , S. Ascenzi , G. Ghirlanda , G. Ghisellini

Peculiarly Narrow SED of GRB 090926B with MAXI and Fermi/GBM

The monitor of all-sky X-ray image (MAXI) Gas Slit Camera (GSC) on the International Space Station (ISS) detected a gamma-ray burst (GRB) on 2009, September 26, GRB\,090926B. This GRB had extremely hard spectra in the X-ray energy range.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-02-05 Motoko Serino , Atsumasa Yoshida , Nobuyuki Kawai , Yujin E. Nakagawa , Yoshihiro Ueda , Tatehiro Mihara , Satoshi Nakahira , Satoshi Eguchi , Kazuo Hiroi , Masaki Ishikawa , Naoki Isobe , Masashi Kimura , Hiroki Kitayama , Mitsuhiro Kohama , Takanori Matsumura , Masaru Matsuoka , Mikio Morii , Motoki Nakajima , Hitoshi Negoro , Megumi Shidatsu , Tetsuya Sootome , Kousuke Sugimori , Mutsumi Sugizaki , Fumitoshi Suwa , Takahiro Toizumi , Hiroshi Tomida , Yohko Tsuboi , Hiroshi Tsunemi , Shiro Ueno , Ryuichi Usui , Takayuki Yamamoto , Kazutaka Yamaoka , Makoto Yamauchi , Kyohei Yamazaki , the MAXI Collaboration

Archival searches for transient optical emission in the error box of the 1991 January 22 gamma-ray burst

We present here the results of a study carried out at the Harvard College Observatory Plate Collection. We examined 3995 plates covering the error box of the gamma-ray burst GRB 910122, over a time span of 90 yr (from 1889 to 1979). The…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Javier Gorosabel , Alberto Castro-Tirado

3rd Interplanetary Network Localization, Time History, Fluence, Peak Flux, and Distance Lower Limit of the February 28, 1997 Gamma-Ray Burst

The gamma-ray burst of 1997 February 28 was localized using the arrival-time analysis method with the Ulysses, BeppoSAX, and WIND spacecraft. The result is a plus-or-minus 31.5 arcsec (3 sigma) wide annulus of possible arrival directions…

Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-17 K. Hurley , E. Costa , M. Feroci , F. Frontera , T. Cline , D. Dal Fiume , M. Orlandini , M. Boer , E. Mazets , R. Aptekar , S. Golenetskii , M. Terekhov

Observations of the intense and ultra-long burst GRB041219a with the Germanium Spectrometer on INTEGRAL

GRB041219a is the brightest burst localised by INTEGRAL. The intense burst occurred about ~250s after the precursor and the long delay enabled optical and near infrared telescopes to observe the prompt emission. We present comprehensive…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 S. McBreen , L. Hanlon , S. McGlynn , B. McBreen , S. Foley , R. Preece , A. von Kienlin , O. R. Williams

The prompt optical/near-infrared flare of GRB 050904: the most luminous transient ever detected

With a redshift of z=6.295, GRB 050904 is the most distant gamma-ray burst ever discovered. It was an energetic event at all wavelengths and the afterglow was observed in detail in the near-infrared bands. We gathered all available optical…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 D. A. Kann , N. Masetti , S. Klose

Long-term monitoring of the X-ray afterglow of GRB 050408 with Swift/XRT

We present observations of the X-ray afterglow of GRB 050408, a gamma-ray burst discovered by HETE-II. Swift began observing the field 42 min after the burst, performing follow-up over a period of 38 d (thus spanning three decades in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-03-19 M. Capalbi , D. Malesani , M. Perri , P. Giommi , S. Covino , G. Cusumano , V. Mangano , T. Mineo , S. Campana , G. Chincarini , V. La Parola , A. Moretti , P. Romano , G. Tagliaferri , L. Angelini , P. Boyd , D. N. Burrows , O. Godet , J. E. Hill , J. A. Kennea , F. Marshall , P. T. O'Brien , N. Gehrels

The Case for a High-Redshift Origin of GRB100205A

The number of long gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) known to have occurred in the distant Universe (z greater than 5) is small (approx 15), however these events provide a powerful way of probing star formation at the onset of galaxy evolution. In…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-07-10 A. A. Chrimes , A. J. Levan , E. R. Stanway , E. Berger , J. S. Bloom , S. B. Cenko , B. E. Cobb , A. Cucchiara , A. S. Fruchter , B. P. Gompertz , J. Hjorth , P. Jakobsson , J. D. Lyman , P. O'Brien , D. A. Perley , N. R. Tanvir , P. J. Wheatley , K. Wiersema

A possible bright ultraviolet flash from a galaxy at redshift z ~ 11

In the optical sky, minutes-duration transients from cosmological distances are rare. Known objects that give rise to such transients include gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), the most luminous explosions in the universe that have been detected at…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-12-15 Linhua Jiang , Shu Wang , Bing Zhang , Nobunari Kashikawa , Luis C. Ho , Zheng Cai , Eiichi Egami , Gregory Walth , Yi-Si Yang , Bin-Bin Zhang , Hai-Bin Zhao

XMM-Newton and Swift observations prove GRB 090709A to be a distant, standard, long GRB

GRB 090709A is a long gamma-ray burst (GRB) discovered by Swift, featuring a bright X-ray afterglow as well as a faint infrared transient with very red and peculiar colors. The burst attracted a large interest because of a possible…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-14 A. De Luca , P. Esposito , G. L. Israel , D. Götz , G. Novara , A. Tiengo , S. Mereghetti

Spectral analysis of 35 GRBs/XRFs observed with HETE-2/FREGATE

We present a spectral analysis of 35 GRBs detected with the HETE-2 gamma-ray detectors (the FREGATE instrument) in the energy range 7-400 keV. The GRB sample analyzed is made of GRBs localized with the Wide Field X-ray Monitor onboard…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 C. Barraud , J-F. Olive , J. P. Lestrade , J-L. Atteia , K. Hurley , G. Ricker , D. Q. Lamb , N. Kawai , M. Boer , J-P. Dezalay , G. Pizzichini , R. Vanderspek , G. Crew , J. Doty , G. Monelly , J. Villasenor , N. Butler , A. Levine , A. Yoshida , Y. Shirasaki , T. Sakamoto , T. Tamagawa , K. Torii , M. Matsuoka , E. E. Fenimore , M. Galassi , T. Tavenner , T. Q. Donaghy , C. Graziani , J. G. Jernigan

Discovery of type-I X-ray bursts from GRS 1741.9-2853

For the first time X-ray bursts have been detected from a sky position consistent with the one of GRS 1741.9-2853, a GRANAT transient source located only ~10' from the Galactic Centre. A total of 3 bursts have been observed by the Wide…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 M. Cocchi , A. Bazzano , L. Natalucci , P. Ubertini , J. Heise , J. M. Muller , J. J. M. in 't Zand

Discovery of a 6.4 keV Emission Line in a Burst from SGR 1900+14

We present evidence of a 6.4 keV emission line during a burst from the soft gamma-ray repeater SGR 1900+14. The Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) monitored this source extensively during its outburst in the summer of 1998. A strong burst…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Tod E. Strohmayer , Alaa I. Ibrahim

The Interplanetary Network Supplement to the BATSE 5B Catalog of Cosmic Gamma-Ray Bursts

We present Interplanetary Network (IPN) localization information for 343 gamma-ray bursts observed by the Burst and Transient Source Experiment (BATSE) between the end of the 4th BATSE catalog and the end of the Compton Gamma-Ray…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-08-19 K. Hurley , M. S. Briggs , R. M. Kippen , C. Kouveliotou , C. Meegan , G. Fishman , T. Cline , J. Trombka , T. McClanahan , W. Boynton , R. Starr , R. McNutt , M. Boer