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We report on the status of our search for X-ray afterglows of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) using the ROSAT all-sky survey data. The number of potential X-ray afterglow candidates with respect to the expected number of beamed GRBs allows to…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 J. Greiner , W. Voges , Th. Boller , D. Hartmann

Using the generic hydrodynamic model of Gamma-Ray Burst (GRB) afterglows, we calculate the radio afterglow light curves of low luminosity, high luminosity, failed and standard GRBs in different observational bands of FAST's energy window.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-18 Zhi-Bin Zhang , Si-Wei Kong , Yong-Feng Huang , Di Li , Long-Biao Li

Based on a refined generic dynamical model, we investigate afterglows from jetted gamma-ray burst (GRB) remnants numerically. In the relativistic phase, the light curve break could marginally be seen. However, an obvious break does exist at…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-01-27 Y. F. Huang , T. Lu , Z. G. Dai , K. S. Cheng

Major advances have been made in the field of gamma-ray bursts in the last two years. The successful discovery of X-ray, optical and radio afterglows, which were predicted by theory, has made possible the identification of host galaxies at…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 P. Meszaros

The present common view about GRB origin is related to cosmology, what is based on statistical analysis, and on measurements of the redshifts in the GRB optical afterglows of long GRB. Models of radiation, and models of the central machine…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 G. S. Bisnovatyi-Kogan

We review recent results on the high-redshift universe and the cosmic evolution obtained using Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs) as tracers of high-redshift galaxies. Most of the results come from photometric and spectroscopic observations of GRB…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-27 P. Petitjean , S. D. Vergani

We briefly discuss the theoretical implications of recent detections of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) by BSAX. Relativistic shock wave theories of fireball expansion are challenged by the wealth of X-ray, optical and radio data obtained after the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 Marco Tavani

We consider some general implications of bright gamma-ray counterparts to fast radio bursts (FRBs). We show that even if these manifest in only a fraction of FRBs, gamma-ray detections with current satellites (including Swift) can provide…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-02-09 Kohta Murase , Peter Meszaros , Derek B. Fox

Gamma-ray burst (GRB) afterglows are well described by synchrotron emission originating from the interaction between a relativistic blast wave and the external medium surrounding the GRB progenitor. We introduce a code to reconstruct…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-09-02 H. J. van Eerten , R. A. M. J. Wijers

We calculate the GeV afterglow emission expected from a few mechanisms related to GRBs and their afterglows. Given the brightness of the early X-ray afterglow emission measured by Swift/XRT, GLAST/LAT should detect the self-Compton emission…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 A. Panaitescu

Bright optical and X-ray flares have been observed in many Gamma-ray Burst (GRB) afterglows. These flares have been attributed to late activity of the central engine. In most cases the peak energy is not known and it is possible and even…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Yizhong Fan , Tsvi Piran

A scenario is proposed that explains both the observed high pulsar velocities and extragalactic gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). The model involves an ultra- relativistic jet from a supernova (SN), that produces a GRB and its afterglow, whose…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 Renyue Cen

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are among the most violent occurrences in the universe. They are powerful explosions, visible to high redshift, and thought to be the signature of black hole birth. They are highly luminous events and provide…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2013-02-04 Neil Gehrels , Soebur Razzaque

Recent observations of the environments of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) favour massive stars as their progenitors, which are likely to be surrounded by gas and dust. The visibility of the optical and UV emission of a GRB are expected to depend…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 B. P. Venemans , A. W. Blain

GRB 140903A, a short duration $\gamma-$ray burst (SGRB) detected by {\it Swift}, is characterized by its long-lasting radio emission among SGRBs. In addition to the $\sim 10^{6}$ s radio afterglow emission, the afterglow of GRB 140903A…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-01-25 Shuai Zhang , Zhi-Ping Jin , Yuan-Zhu Wang , Da-Ming Wei

GRB afterglows are among the best examples of astrophysical sources requiring a true multiwavelength observational approach. Radiation processes and main physical ingredients can only be disentangled with knowledge of their spectral and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2010-03-23 S. Covino

The successful discovery of X-ray, optical and radio afterglows of GRB has made possible the identification of host galaxies at cosmological distances. The energy release inferred in these outbursts place them among the most energetic and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 P. Meszaros

With its rapid response, {\it Swift} has revealed plenty of unexpected properties of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). With an abundance of observations, our current understanding is only limited by complexity of early X-ray light curves. In this…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-19 Lang Shao , Yi-Zhong Fan , Da-Ming Wei

Context. Multi-wavelength observations of gamma-ray burst (GRB) afterglows provide important information about the activity of their central engines and their environments. In particular, the short timescale variability, such as bumps…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2012-02-10 J. Mao , D. Malesani , P. D'Avanzo , S. Covino , S. Li , P. Jakobsson , J. M. Bai

Two separate topics are discussed. (1) We describe the classifications of the long GRB early afterglow lightcurves within the framework of the fireball shock model, focusing on the interplay between the reverse and forward shock emission…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Bing Zhang , Shiho Kobayashi , Peter Meszaros , Nicole M. Lloyd-Ronning , Xinyu Dai