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The Host Galaxies of Swift Dark Gamma-Ray Bursts: Observational Constraints on Highly Obscured and Very High-Redshift GRBs

In this work we present the first results of our imaging campaign at Keck Observatory to identify the host galaxies of "dark" gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), events with no detected optical afterglow or with detected optical flux significantly…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2009-11-03 D. A. Perley , S. B. Cenko , J. S. Bloom , H. -W. Chen , N. R. Butler , D. Kocevski , J. X. Prochaska , M. Brodwin , K. Glazebrook , M. M. Kasliwal , S. R. Kulkarni , S. Lopez , E. O. Ofek , M. Pettini , A. M. Soderberg , D. Starr

The extreme, red afterglow of GRB 060923A: Distance or dust?

Gamma-ray bursts are powerful probes of the early universe, but locating and identifying very distant GRBs remains challenging. We report here the discovery of the K-band afterglow of Swift GRB 060923A, imaged within the first hour…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-23 N. R. Tanvir , A. J. Levan , E. Rol , R. L. C. Starling , J. Gorosabel , R. S. Priddey , D. Malesani , P. Jakobsson , P. T. O'Brien , A. O. Jaunsen , J. Hjorth , J. P. U. Fynbo , A. Melandri , A. Gomboc , B. Milvang-Jensen , A. S. Fruchter , M. Jarvis , C. A. C. Fernandes , T. Wold

Revisiting the Redshift Distribution of Gamma Ray Bursts in the Swift Era

Le & Dermer developed a gamma-ray burst (GRB) model to fit the redshift and the jet opening angle distributions measured with pre-Swift and Swift missions and showed that GRBs do not follow the star formation rate. Their fitted results were…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-03-08 Truong Le , Vedant Mehta

Swift panchromatic observations of the bright gamma-ray burst GRB050525a

The bright gamma-ray burst GRB050525a has been detected with the Swift observatory, providing unique multiwavelength coverage from the very earliest phases of the burst. The X-ray and optical/UV afterglow decay light curves both exhibit a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-14 A. J. Blustin , D. Band , S. Barthelmy , P. Boyd , M. Capalbi , S. T. Holland , F. E. Marshall , K. O. Mason , M. Perri , T. Poole , P. Roming , S. Rosen , P. Schady , M. Still , B. Zhang

Soft X-ray prompt emission from a high-redshift gamma-ray burst EP240315a

Long gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are believed to originate from core collapse of massive stars. High-redshift GRBs can probe the star formation and reionization history of the early universe, but their detection remains rare. Here we report the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-04-26 Y. Liu , H. Sun , D. Xu , D. S. Svinkin , J. Delaunay , N. R. Tanvir , H. Gao , C. Zhang , Y. Chen , X. -F. Wu , B. Zhang , W. Yuan , J. An , G. Bruni , D. D. Frederiks , G. Ghirlanda , J. -W. Hu , A. Li , C. -K. Li , J. -D. Li , D. B. Malesani , L. Piro , G. Raman , R. Ricci , E. Troja , S. D. Vergani , Q. -Y. Wu , J. Yang , B. -B. Zhang , Z. -P. Zhu , A. de Ugarte Postigo , A. G. Demin , D. Dobie , Z. Fan , S. -Y. Fu , J. P. U. Fynbo , J. -J. Geng , G. Gianfagna , Y. -D. Hu , Y. -F. Huang , S. -Q. Jiang , P. G. Jonker , Y. Julakanti , J. A. Kennea , A. A. Kokomov , E. Kuulkers , W. -H. Lei , J. K. Leung , A. J. Levan , D. -Y. Li , Y. Li , S. P. Littlefair , X. Liu , A. L. Lysenko , Y. -N. Ma , A. Martin-Carrillo , P. O'Brien , T. Parsotan , J. Quirola-Vasquez , A. V. Ridnaia , S. Ronchini , A. Rossi , D. Mata-Sanchez , B. Schneider , R. -F. Shen , A. L. Thakur , A. Tohuvavohu , M. A. P. Torres , A. E. Tsvetkova , M. V. Ulanov , J. -J. Wei , D. Xiao , Y. -H. I. Yin , M. Bai , V. Burwitz , Z. -M. Cai , F. -S. Chen , H. -L. Chen , T. -X. Chen , W. Chen , Y. -F. Chen , Y. -H. Chen , H. -Q. Cheng , C. -Z. Cui , W. -W. Cui , Y. -F. Dai , Z. -G. Dai , J. Eder , D. -W. Fan , C. Feldman , H. Feng , Z. Feng , P. Friedrich , X. Gao , J. Guan , D. -W Han , J. Han , D. -J. Hou , H. -B. Hu , T. Hu , M. -H. Huang , J. Huo , I. Hutchinson , Z. Ji , S. -M. Jia , Z. -Q. Jia , B. -W. Jiang , C. -C. Jin , G. Jin , J. -J. Jin , A. Keereman , H. Lerman , J. -F. Li , L. -H. Li , M. -S. Li , W. Li , Z. -D. Li , T. -Y. Lian , E. -W. Liang , Z. -X. Ling , C. -Z. Liu , H. -Y. Liu , H. -Q. Liu , M. -J. Liu , Y. -R. Liu , F. -J. Lu , H. -J. LU , L. -D. Luo , F. L. Ma , J. Ma , J. -R. Mao , X. Mao , M. McHugh , N. Meidinger , K. Nandra , J. P. Osborne , H. -W. Pan , X. Pan , M. E. Ravasio , A. Rau , N. Rea , U. Rehman , J. Sanders , A. Santovincenzo , L. -M. Song , J. Su , L. -J. Sun , S. -L. Sun , X. -J. Sun , Y. -Y. Tan , Q. -J. Tang , Y. -H. Tao , J. -Z. Tong , H. Wang , J. Wang , L. Wang , W. -X. Wang , X. -F. Wang , X. -Y. Wang , Y. -L. Wang , Y. -S. Wang , D. -M. Wei , R. Willingale , S. -L. Xiong , H. -T. Xu , J. -J. Xu , X. -P. Xu , Y. -F. Xu , Z. Xu , C. -B. Xue , Y. -L. Xue , A. -L. Yan , F. Yang , H. -N. Yang , X. -T. Yang , Y. -J Yang , Y. -W. Yu , J. Zhang , M. Zhang , S. -N. Zhang , W. -D. Zhang , W. -J. Zhang , Y. -H. Zhang , Z. Zhang , Z. Zhang , Z. -L. Zhang , D. -H. Zhao , H. -S. Zhao , X. -F. Zhao , Z. -J. Zhao , L. -X. Zhou , Y. -L. Zhou , Y. -X. Zhu , Z. -C. Zhu , X. -X. Zuo

Flares in Gamma Ray Bursts

The flare activity that is observed in GRBs soon after the prompt emission with the XRT (0.3-10 KeV) instrument on board of the Swift satellite is leading to important clues in relation to the physical characteristics of the mechanism…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 G. Chincarini , J. Mao , F. Pasotti , R. Margutti , G. Guidorzi , M. G. Bernardini , Swift Italian team

The 999th Swift gamma-ray burst: Some like it thermal

We present a multiwavelength study of GRB 151027A. This is the 999th GRB detected by the Swift satellite and it has a densely sampled emission in the X-ray and optical band and has been observed and detected in the radio up to 140 days…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-02-01 F. Nappo , A. Pescalli , G. Oganesyan , G. Ghirlanda , M. Giroletti , A. Melandri , S. Campana , G. Ghisellini , O. S. Salafia , P. D'Avanzo , M. G. Bernardini , S. Covino , E. Carretti , A. Celotti , V. D'Elia , L. Nava , E. Palazzi , S. Poppi , I. Prandoni , S. Righini , A. Rossi , R. Salvaterra , G. Tagliaferri , V. Testa , T. Venturi , S. D. Vergani

On the future of Gamma-Ray Burst Cosmology

With the understanding that the enigmatic Gamma-Ray Burts (GRBs) are beamed explosions, and with the recently discovered ``Ghirlanda-relation'', the dream of using GRBs as cosmological yardsticks may have come a few steps closer to reality.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-07-29 E. Mortsell , J. Sollerman

Gamma Ray Bursts: Cosmic Rulers for the High-Redshift Universe?

The desire to extend the Hubble Diagram to higher redshifts than the range of current Type Ia Supernovae observations has prompted investigation into spectral correlations in Gamma Ray Bursts, in the hope that standard candle-like…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Fiona C. Speirits , Martin A. Hendry , Alejandro Gonzalez

The second H.E.S.S. gamma-ray burst catalogue: 15 years of observations with the H.E.S.S. telescopes

Recent observational efforts using imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes (IACTs) have led to firm detections of very-high-energy (VHE) signals from bright gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), often at moderate redshifts. This work presents 15 years…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-03-24 A. Acharyya , F. Aharonian , C. Arcaro , H. Ashkar , M. Backes , V. Barbosa Martins , R. Batzofin , Y. Becherini , D. Berge , K. Bernlöhr , M. Böttcher , C. Boisson , J. Bolmont , J. Borowska , F. Brun , B. Bruno , C. Burger-Scheidlin , S. Casanova , J. Celic , M. Cerruti , S. Chandra , A. Chen , M. Chernyakova , J. O. Chibueze , O. Chibueze , T. Collins , B. Cornejo , G. Cotter , J. Damascene Mbarubucyeye , I. D. Davids , J. de Assis Scarpin , M. de Bony de Lavergne , M. de Naurois , E. de Oña Wilhelmi , A. G. Delgado Giler , J. Devin , A. Djannati-Ataï , J. Djuvsland , A. Dmytriiev , K. Egberts , K. Egg , J. -P. Ernenwein , C. Escañuela Nieves , M. D. Filipovic , G. Fontaine , S. Funk , S. Gabici , Y. A. Gallant , M. Genaro , J. F. Glicenstein , J. Glombitza , M. -H. Grondin , L. Heckmann , B. Heß , J. A. Hinton , W. Hofmann , T. L. Holch , M. Holler , D. Horns , Z. Huang , M. Jamrozy , F. Jankowsky , I. Jaroschewski , D. Jimeno Sanchez , I. Jung-Richardt , E. Kasai , K. Kasprzak , K. Katarzyński , D. Kerszberg , B. Khélifi , W. Kluzniak , N. Komin , K. Kosack , D. Kostunin , R. G. Lang , S. Lazarević , M. Lemoine-Goumard , J. -P. Lenain , P. Liniewicz , A. Luashvili , J. Mackey , D. Malyshev , D. Malyshev , V. Marandon , M. Mayer , A. Mehta , A. Mikhno , A. M. W. Mitchell , R. Moderski , M. O. Moghadam , L. Mohrmann , A. Montanari , E. Moulin , J. Niemiec , P. O'Brien , L. Olivera-Nieto , S. Panny , M. Panter , R. D. Parsons , U. Pensec , P. Pichard , S. Pita , G. Pühlhofer , M. Punch , A. Quirrenbach , M. Regeard , A. Reimer , O. Reimer , I. Reis , H. Ren , B. Reville , F. Rieger , G. Rowell , B. Rudak , E. Ruiz-Velasco , K. Sabri , V. Sahakian , H. Salzmann , D. A. Sanchez , A. Santangelo , M. Sasaki , F. Schüssler , M. Senniappan , J. N. S. Shapopi , W. Si Said , H. Sol , S. Spencer , Ł. Stawarz , S. Steinmassl , T. Tanaka , A. M. Taylor , G. L. Taylor , R. Terrier , M. Tsirou , T. Unbehaun , C. van Eldik , M. Vecchi , C. Venter , J. Vink , T. Wach , S. J. Wagner , A. Wierzcholska , M. Zacharias , A. A. Zdziarski , W. Zhong , S. J. Zhu , A. Zech

A Complete Sample of Long Bright Swift GRBs

Starting from the Swift sample we define a complete sub-sample of 58 bright long Gamma Ray Bursts (GRB), 55 of them (95%) with a redshift determination, in order to characterize their properties. Our sample (BAT6) allows us to study the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2013-09-11 R. Salvaterra , S. Campana , S. Covino , P. D'Avanzo , G. Ghirlanda , G. Ghisellini , A. Melandi , G. Tagliaferri , L. Nava , S. Vergani

The Afterglows, Redshifts, and Properties of Swift Gamma-Ray Bursts

We present optical, near-IR, and radio follow up of sixteen Swift bursts, including our discovery of nine afterglows and a redshift determination for three. These observations, supplemented by data from the literature, provide an afterglow…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-05-12 E. Berger , S. R. Kulkarni , D. B. Fox , A. M. Soderberg , F. A. Harrison , E. Nakar , D. D. Kelson , M. D. Gladders , J. S. Mulchaey , A. Oemler , A. Dressler , S. B. Cenko , P. A. Price , B. P. Schmidt , D. A. Frail , N. Morrell , S. Gonzalez , W. Krzeminski , R. Sari , A. Gal-Yam , D. -S. Moon , B. E. Penprase , R. Jayawardhana , A. Scholz , J. Rich , B. A. Peterson , G. Anderson , R. McNaught , T. Minezaki , Y. Yoshii , L. L. Cowie , K. Pimbblet

Pulse-wise GRB correlation: implication as a cosmological tool

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are cosmological explosions which carry valuable information from the distant past of the expanding universe. One of the greatest discoveries in modern cosmology is the finding of the accelerated expansion of the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-06-15 Rupal Basak , A. R. Rao

Galaxies as seen through the most Energetic Explosions in the Universe

A gamma-ray burst (GRB) is a strong and fast gamma-ray emission from the explosion of stellar systems (massive stars or coalescing binary compact stellar remnants), happening at any possible redshift, and detected by space missions.…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-07-15 Sandra Savaglio

Estimating the peak energy of Swift gamma-ray bursts using supervised machine learning

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are among the most energetic explosive phenomena in the Universe, and their peak energy ($E_{\rm p}$) is a key physical quantity for understanding the prompt emission mechanism. However, due to the limited energy…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-04-08 Wan-Peng Sun , Si-Yuan Zhu , Da-Ling Ma , Fu-Wen Zhang

Multiwavelength Gamma-Ray Bursts Observations with ECLAIRs

ECLAIRs is the next space borne instrument that will be fully dedicated to multi-wavelength studies of Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs). It consists of a coded mask telescope with a wide (~2 sr) field of view, made of 6400 CdTe pixels (~1000 cm^2),…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-11-11 Diego Gotz

GRB081028 and its late-time afterglow re-brightening

Swift captured for the first time a smoothly rising X-ray re-brightening of clear non-flaring origin after the steep decay in a long gamma-ray burst (GRB): GRB081028. A rising phase is likely present in all GRBs but is usually hidden by the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2010-02-24 R. Margutti , F. Genet , J. Granot , R. Barniol Duran , C. Guidorzi , G. Chincarini , J. Mao , P. Schady , T. Sakamoto , A. A. Miller , G. Olofsson , J. S. Bloom , P. A. Evans , J. P. U. Fynbo , D. Malesani , A. Moretti , F. Pasotti , D. Starr , D. N. Burrows , S. D. Barthelmy , P. W. A. Roming , N. Gehrels

The Afterglows of Swift-era Gamma-Ray Bursts. I. Comparing pre-Swift and Swift era Long/Soft (Type II) GRB Optical Afterglows

We have gathered optical photometry data from the literature on a large sample of Swift-era gamma-ray burst (GRB) afterglows including GRBs up to September 2009, for a total of 76 GRBs, and present an additional three pre-Swift GRBs not…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-03-28 D. A. Kann , S. Klose , B. Zhang , D. Malesani , E. Nakar , A. Pozanenko , A. C. Wilson , N. R. Butler , P. Jakobsson , S. Schulze , M. Andreev , L. A. Antonelli , I. F. Bikmaev , V. Biryukov , M. Böttcher , R. A. Burenin , J. M. Castro Cerón , A. J. Castro-Tirado , G. Chincarini , B. E. Cobb , S. Covino , P. D'Avanzo , V. D'Elia , M. Della Valle , A. de Ugarte Postigo , Yu. Efimov , P. Ferrero , D. Fugazza , J. P. U. Fynbo , M. Gålfalk , F. Grundahl , J. Gorosabel , S. Gupta , S. Guziy , B. Hafizov , J. Hjorth , K. Holhjem , M. Ibrahimov , M. Im , G. L. Israel , M. Jeĺinek , B. L. Jensen , R. Karimov , I. M. Khamitov , Ü. Kızıloǧlu , E. Klunko , P. Kubánek , A. S. Kutyrev , P. Laursen , A. J. Levan , F. Mannucci , C. M. Martin , A. Mescheryakov , N. Mirabal , J. P. Norris , J. -E. Ovaldsen , D. Paraficz , E. Pavlenko , S. Piranomonte , A. Rossi , V. Rumyantsev , R. Salinas , A. Sergeev , D. Sharapov , J. Sollerman , B. Stecklum , L. Stella , G. Tagliaferri , N. R. Tanvir , J. Telting , V. Testa , A. C. Updike , A. Volnova , D. Watson , K. Wiersema , D. Xu

On the Association of Gamma-ray Bursts with Massive Stars: Implications for Number Counts and Lensing Statistics

Recent evidence appears to link gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) to star-forming regions in galaxies at cosmological distances. If short-lived massive stars are the progenitors of GRBs, the rate of events per unit cosmological volume should be an…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Cristiano Porciani , Piero Madau

The very high energy view of gamma-ray bursts with the MAGIC telescopes

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are one of the main targets for the observations of the MAGIC telescopes. As a result of the effort in improving the sensitivity of the instrument and the automatic follow-up strategy, MAGIC detected two GRBs in the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-10-10 Alessio Berti , Željka Bošnjak , Alberto Castro-Tirado , Stefano Covino , Susumu Inoue , Francesco Longo , Serena Loporchio , Davide Miceli , Razmik Mirzoyan , Elena Moretti , Lara Nava , Koji Noda , David Paneque , Antonio Stamerra , Yusuke Suda , Kenta Terauchi , Ievgen Vovk , Katsuaki Asano , Satoshi Fukami , Nuria Jordana-Mitjans , Andrea Melandri , Carole Mundell , Michele Palatiello , Manisha Shrestha , Iain Steele