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GRB 020410: A Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglow Discovered by its Supernova Light

We present the discovery and monitoring of the optical transient (OT) associated with GRB 020410. The fading OT was found by Hubble Space Telescope (HST) observations taken 28 and 65 days after burst at a position consistent with the X-ray…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 A. Levan , P. Nugent , A. Fruchter , I Burud , D. Branch , J. Rhoads , A. J. Castro-Tirado , J. Gorosabel , J. M. Castro Cerón , S. E. Thorsett , C. Kouveliotou , S. Golenetskii , J. P. U. Fynbo , P. Garnavich , S. T. Holland , J. Hjorth , P. Moller , E. Pian , N. Tanvir , M. Ulanov , R. A. M. J. Wijers , S. Woosley

Detection of a supernova signature associated with GRB 011121

Using observations from an extensive monitoring campaign with the Hubble Space Telescope we present the detection of an intermediate-time flux excess which is redder in color relative to the afterglow of GRB 011121, currently distinguished…

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

GRB 080407: an ultra-long burst discovered by the IPN

We present observations of the extremely long GRB 080704 obtained with the instruments of the Interplanetary Network (IPN). The observations reveal two distinct emission episodes, separated by a ~1500 s long period of quiescence. The total…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2013-01-23 V. Pal'shin , K. Hurley , J. Goldsten , I. G. Mitrofanov , W. Boynton , A. von Kienlin , J. Cummings , M. Feroci , R. Aptekar , D. Frederiks , S. Golenetskii , E. Mazets , D. Svinkin , D. Golovin , M. L. Litvak , A. B. Sanin , C. Fellows , K. Harshman , R. Starr , A. Rau , V. Savchenko , X. Zhang , S. Barthelmy , N. Gehrels , H. Krimm , D. Palmer , E. Del Monte , M. Marisaldi

GRB 060505: A possible short-duration gamma-ray burst in a star forming region at redshift of 0.09

On 2006 May 5, a four second duration, low energy, ~10^49 erg, Gamma-Ray Burst (GRB) was observed, spatially associated with a z=0.0894 galaxy. Here, we report the discovery of the GRB optical afterglow and observations of its environment…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-05-12 E. O. Ofek , S. B. Cenko , A. Gal-Yam , D. B. Fox , E. Nakar , A. Rau , D. A. Frail , S. R. Kulkarni , P. A. Price , B. P. Schmidt , A. M. Soderberg , B. Peterson , E. Berger , K. Sharon , O. Shemmer , B. E. Penprase , R. A. Chevalier , P. J. Brown , D. N. Burrows , N. Gehrels , F. Harrison , S. T. Holland , V. Mangano , P. J. McCarthy , D. -S. Moon , J. A. Nousek , S. E. Persson , T. Piran , R. Sari

GRB 050509b: the elusive optical/nIR/mm afterglow of a short-duration GRB

We present multiwavelength (optical/near infrared/millimetre) observations of a short duration gamma-ray burst detected by Swift (GRB 050509b) collected between 0 seconds and ~18.8 days after the event. No optical, near infrared or…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 A. J. Castro-Tirado , A. de Ugarte Postigo , J. Gorosabel , T. Fatkhullin , V. Sokolov , M. Bremer , I. Márquez , A. J. Marin , S. Guziy , M. Jelinek , P. Kubanek , R. Hudec , S. Vitek , T. J. Mateo Sanguino , A. Eigenbrod , M. D. Pérez-Ramírez , A. Sota , J. Masegosa , F. Prada , M. Moles

GRB 050505: A high redshift burst discovered by Swift

We report the discovery and subsequent multi-wavelength afterglow behaviour of the high redshift (z = 4.27) Gamma Ray Burst GRB 050505. This burst is the third most distant burst, measured by spectroscopic redshift, discovered after GRB…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-03-19 C. P. Hurkett , J. P. Osborne , K. L. Page , E. Rol , M. R. Goad , P. T. O'Brien , A. Beardmore , O. Godet , D. N. Burrows , N. R. Tanvir , A. Levan , B. Zhang , D. Malesani , J. E. Hill , J. A. Kennea , R. Chapman , V. La Parola , M. Perri , P. Romano , R. Smith , N. Gehrels

Deep Photometry of GRB 041006 Afterglow: Hypernova Bump at Redshift z=0.716

We present deep optical photometry of the afterglow of gamma-ray burst (GRB) 041006 and its associated hypernova obtained over 65 days after detection (55 R-band epochs on 10 different nights). Our early data (t<4 days) joined with…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 K. Z. Stanek , P. M. Garnavich , P. A. Nutzman , J. D. Hartman , A. Garg , K. Adelberger , P. Berlind , A. Z. Bonanos , M. L. Calkins , P. Challis , B. S. Gaudi , M. J. Holman , R. P. Kirshner , B. A. McLeod , D. Osip , T. Pimenova T. H. Reiprich , W. Romanishin , T. Spahr , S. C. Tegler , X. Zhao

The Early (<1 hr) Multi-Color Afterglow of GRB 050502a: Possible Evidence for a Uniform Medium with Density Clumps

The 2-m robotic Liverpool Telescope reacted promptly to the gamma-ray burst GRB 050502a discovered by INTEGRAL and started observing 3 min after the onset of the GRB. The automatic identification of a bright afterglow of r'~15.8 triggered…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-08-29 C. Guidorzi , A. Monfardini , A. Gomboc , C. G. Mundell , I. A. Steele , D. Carter , M. F. Bode , R. J. Smith , C. J. Mottram , M. J. Burgdorf , N. R. Tanvir , N. Masetti , E. Pian , ;

A tale of two GRB-SNe at a common redshift of z = 0.54

We present ground-based and HST optical observations of the optical transients (OTs) of long-duration Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs) 060729 and 090618, both at a redshift of z = 0.54. For GRB 060729, bumps are seen in the optical light curves…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-03-17 Z. Cano , D. Bersier , C. Guidorzi , R. Margutti , K. M Svensson , S. Kobayashi , A. Melandri , K. Wiersema , A. Pozanenko , A. J. van der Horst , G. G. Pooley , A. Fernandez-Soto , A. J. Castro-Tirado , A. de Ugarte Postigo , M. Im , A. P. Kamble , D. Sahu , J. Alonso-Lorite , G. Anupama , J. L. Bibby , M. J. Burgdorf , N. Clay , P. A. Curran , T. A. Fatkhullin , A. S. Fruchter , P. Garnavich , A. Gomboc , J. Gorosabel , J. F. Graham , U. Gurugubelli , J. Haislip , K. Huang , A. Huxor , M. Ibrahimov , Y. Jeon , Y-B. Jeon , K. Ivarsen , D. Kasen , E. Klunko , C. Kouveliotou , A. LaCluyze , A. J. Levan , V. Loznikov , P. A. Mazzali , A. S. Moskvitin , C. Mottram , C. G. Mundell , P. E. Nugent , M. Nysewander , P. T. O'Brien , W. -K. Park , V. Peris , E. Pian , D. Reichart , J. E. Rhoads , E. Rol , V. Rumyantsev , V. Scowcroft , D. Shakhovskoy , E. Small , R. J. Smith , V. V. Sokolov , R. L. C. Starling , I. Steele , R. G. Strom , N. R. Tanvir , Y. Tsapras , Y. Urata , O. Vaduvescu , A. Volnova , A. Volvach , R. A. M. J. Wijers , S. E. Woosley , D. R. Young

GRB 060605: multi-wavelength analysis of the first GRB observed using integral field spectroscopy

The long and relatively faint gamma-ray burst GRB 060605 detected by \emph{Swift}/BAT lasted about 20 sec. Its afterglow could be observed with \emph{Swift}/XRT for nearly 1 day, while \emph{Swift}/UVOT could detect the afterglow during the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-23 Patrizia Ferrero , Sylvio Klose , David Alexander Kann , Sandra Savaglio , Steve Schulze , Eliana Palazzi , Elisabetta Maiorano , Petra Böhm , Dirk Grupe , Samantha R. Oates , Sebastián F. Sánchez , Lorenzo Amati , Jochen Greiner , Jens Hjorth , Daniele Malesani , Scott D. Barthelmy , Javier Gorosabel , Nicola Masetti , Martin M. Roth

Four GRB-Supernovae at Redshifts between 0.4 and 0.8

Twenty years ago, GRB 980425/SN 1998bw revealed that long Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) are physically associated with broad-lined type Ic supernovae. Since then more than 1000 long GRBs have been localized to high angular precision, but only in…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-02-13 S. Klose , S. Schmidl , D. A. Kann , A. Nicuesa Guelbenzu , S. Schulze , J. Greiner , F. Olivares , T. Kruehler , P. Schady , P. M. J. Afonso , R. Filgas , J. P. U. Fynbo , D. A. Perley , A. Rau , A. Rossi , K. Takats , M. Tanga , A. C. Updike , K. Varela

GRB 051028: an intrinsically faint GRB at high redshift?

We present multiwavelength observations of the gamma-ray burst GRB 051028 detected by HETE-2 in order to derive its afterglow emission parameters and to determine the reason for its optical faintness when compared to other events.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 A. J. Castro-Tirado , M. Jelinek , S. B. Pandey , S. McBreen , J. de Jong , D. K. Sahu , P. Ferrero , J. A. Caballero , J. Gorosabel , D. A. Kann , S. Klose , A. de Ugarte Postigo , G. C. Anupama , C. Gry , S. Guziy , S. Srividya , L. Valdivielso , S. Vanniarajan , A. A. Henden

The Rapidly Flaring Afterglow of the Very Bright and Energetic GRB 070125

We report on multi-wavelength observations, ranging from the X-ray to radio wave bands, of the IPN-localized gamma-ray burst GRB 070125. Spectroscopic observations reveal the presence of absorption lines due to O I, Si II, and C IV,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Adria C. Updike , Joshua B. Haislip , Melissa C. Nysewander , Andrew S. Fruchter , D. Alexander Kann , Sylvio Klose , Peter A. Milne , G. Grant Williams , Weikang Zheng , Carl W. Hergenrother , Jason X. Prochaska , Jules P. Halpern , Nestor Mirabal , John R. Thorstensen , Alexander J. van der Horst , Rhaana L. C. Starling , Judith L. Racusin , David N. Burrows , N. P. M. Kuin , Peter W. A. Roming , Eric Bellm , Kevin Hurley , Weidong Li , Alexei V. Filippenko , Cullen Blake , Dan Starr , Emilio E. Falco , Warren R. Brown , Xinyu Dai , Jinsong Deng , Liping Xin , Yulei Qiu , Jianyan Wei , Yuji Urata , Domenico Nanni , Elisabetta Maiorano , Eliana Palazzi , Giuseppe Greco , Corrado Bartolini , Adriano Guarnieri , Adalberto Piccioni , Graziella Pizzichini , Federica Terra , Kuntal Misra , B. C. Bhatt , G. C. Anupama , X. Fan , L. Jiang , Ralph A. M. J. Wijers , Dan E. Reichart , Hala A. Eid , Ginger Bryngelson , Jason Puls , R. C. Goldthwaite , Dieter H. Hartmann

Evidence for Supernova Signatures in the Spectrum of the Late-time Bump of the Optical Afterglow of GRB 021211

We present photometric and spectroscopic observations of the gamma-ray burst GRB 021211 obtained during the late stages of its afterglow. The light curve shows a rebrightening occurring ~25 days after the GRB. The analysis of a VLT spectrum…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-05-23 M. Della Valle , D. Malesani , S. Benetti , V. Testa , M. Hamuy , L. A. Antonelli , G. Chincarini , G. Cocozza , S. Covino , P. D'Avanzo , D. Fugazza , G. Ghisellini , R. Gilmozzi , D. Lazzati , E. Mason , P. Mazzali , L. Stella

Spectroscopy and multiband photometry of the afterglow of intermediate duration gamma-ray burst 040924 and its host galaxy

We present optical photometry and spectroscopy of the afterglow and host galaxy of gamma-ray burst 040924. This GRB had a rather short duration of T90 ~2.4s, and a well sampled optical afterglow light curve. We aim to use this dataset to…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-04-13 K. Wiersema , A. J. van der Horst , D. A. Kann , E. Rol , R. L. C. Starling , P. A. Curran , J. Gorosabel , A. J. Levan , J. P. U. Fynbo , A. de Ugarte Postigo , R. A. M. J. Wijers , A. J. Castro-Tirado , S. S. Guziy , A. Hornstrup , J. Hjorth , M. Jelinek , B. L. Jensen , M. Kidger , F. Martin-Luis , N. R. Tanvir , P. Tristram , P. M. Vreeswijk

The Spectral Lag of GRB060505: A Likely Member of the Long Duration Class

Two long gamma-ray bursts, GRB 060505 and GRB 060614, occurred in nearby galaxies at redshifts of 0.089 and 0.125 respectively. Due to their proximity and durations, deep follow-up campaigns to search for supernovae (SNe) were initiated.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-04-15 S. McBreen , S. Foley , D. Watson , L. Hanlon , D. Malesani , J. P. U. Fynbo , D. A. Kann , N. Gehrels , S. McGlynn , D. Palmer

On the Afterglow and Host Galaxy of GRB021004: A Comprehensive Study with the Hubble Space Telescope

(Abridged) We report on HST observations of the late-time afterglow and host galaxy of GRB021004 (z=2.33). Although this GRB is one of the best observed so far, there is substantial disagreement between different interpretations of data…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 J. P. U. Fynbo , J. Gorosabel , A. Smette , A. Fruchter , J. Hjorth , K. Pedersen , A. Levan , I. Burud , K. Sahu , P. M. Vreeswijk , E. Bergeron , C. Kouveliotou , N. Tanvir , S. E. Thorsett , R. A. M. J. Wijers , J. M. Castro Cerón , A. Castro-Tirado , P. Garnavich , S. T. Holland , P. Jakobsson , P. Moller , P. Nugent , E. Pian , J. Rhoads , B. Thomsen , D. Watson , S. Woosley

The long-active afterglow of GRB 210204A: Detection of the most delayed flares in a Gamma-Ray Burst

We present results from extensive broadband follow-up of GRB 210204A over the period of thirty days. We detect optical flares in the afterglow at 7.6 x 10^5 s and 1.1 x 10^6 s after the burst: the most delayed flaring ever detected in a GRB…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-06-24 Harsh Kumar , Rahul Gupta , Divita Saraogi , Tomás Ahumada , Igor Andreoni , G. C. Anupama , Amar Aryan , Sudhanshu Barway , Varun Bhalerao , Poonam Chandra , Michael W. Coughlin , Dimple , Anirban Dutta , Ankur Ghosh , Anna Y. Q. Ho , E. C. Kool , Amit Kumar , Michael S. Medford , Kuntal Misra , Shashi B. Pandey , Daniel A. Perley , Reed Riddle , Amit Kumar Ror , Jason M. Setiadi , Yuhan Yao

Detection of GRB 060927 at z = 5.47: Implications for the Use of Gamma-Ray Bursts as Probes of the End of the Dark Ages

We report on follow-up observations of the GRB 060927 using the ROTSE-IIIa telescope and a suite of larger aperture ground-based telescopes. An optical afterglow was detected 20 s after the burst, the earliest rest-frame detection of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-04-14 A. E. Ruiz-Velasco , H. Swan , E. Troja , D. Malesani , J. P. U. Fynbo , R. L. C. Starling , D. Xu , F. Aharonian , C. Akerlof , M. I. Andersen , M. C. B. Ashley , S. D. Barthelmy , D. Bersier , J. M. Castro Cerón , A. J. Castro-Tirado , N. Gehrels , E. Göğüş , J. Gorosabel , C. Guidorzi , T. Güver , J. Hjorth , D. Horns , K. Y. Huang , P. Jakobsson , B. L. Jensen , Ü. Kızıloǧlu , C. Kouveliotou , H. A. Krimm , C. Ledoux , A. J. Levan , T. Marsh , T. McKay , A. Melandri , B. Milvang-Jensen , C. G. Mundell , P. T. O'Brien , M. Özel , A. Phillips , R. Quimby , G. Rowell , W. Rujopakarn , E. S. Rykoff , B. E. Schaefer , J. Sollerman , N. R. Tanvir , C. C. Thöne , Y. Urata , W. T. Vestrand , P. M. Vreeswijk , D. Watson , J. C. Wheeler , R. A. M. J. Wijers , J. Wren , S. A. Yost , F. Yuan , M. Zhai , W. K. Zheng

Radio Observations of GRB Host Galaxies

We present 5.5 and 9.0 GHz observations of a sample of seventeen GRB host galaxies at 0.5<z<1.4, using the radio continuum to explore their star formation properties in the context of the small but growing sample of galaxies with similar…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-02-01 E R Stanway , A J Levan , Luke J M Davies