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GRB051210: Swift detection of a short gamma ray burst

The short/hard GRB051210 was detected and located by the Swift-BAT instrument and rapidly pointed towards by the narrow field instrumens. The XRT was able to observe a bright X-ray afterglow, one of the few ever observed for this class of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-03-19 V. La Parola , V. Mangano , D. Fox , B. Zhang , H. A. Krimm , G. Cusumano , T. Mineo , D. Burrows , S. Barthelmy , S. Campana , M. Capalbi , G. Chincarini , N. Gehrels , P. Giommi , F. E. Marshall , P. Meszaros , A. Moretti , P. T. O'Brien , D. M. Palmer , M. Perri , P. Romano , G. Tagliaferri

Swift observations of the X-ray bright GRB 050315

This paper discusses Swift observations of the gamma-ray burst GRB 050315 (z=1.949) from 80 s to 10 days after the onset of the burst. The X-ray light curve displayed a steep early decay (t^-5) for ~200 s and several breaks. However, both…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-03-19 S. Vaughan , M. R. Goad , A. P. Beardmore , P. T. O'Brien , J. P. Osborne , K. L. Page , S. D. Barthelmy , D. N. Burrows , S. Campana , J. K. Cannizzo , M. Capalbi , G. Chincarini , J. R. Cummings , G. Cusumano , P. Giommi , O. Godet , J. E. Hill , S. Kobayashi , P. Kumar , V. La Parola , A. Levan , V. Mangano , P. Meszaros , A. Moretti , D. C. Morris , J. A. Nousek , C. Pagani , D. M. Palmer , J. L. Racusin , P. Romano , G. Tagliaferri , B. Zhang , N. Gehrels

Swift and Fermi observations of the early afterglow of the short Gamma-Ray Burst 090510

We present the observations of GRB090510 performed by the Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope and the Swift observatory. This is a bright, short burst that shows an extended emission detected in the GeV range. Furthermore, its optical emission…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-14 M. De Pasquale , P. Schady , N. P. M. Kuin , M. J. Page , P. A. Curran , S. Zane , S. R. Oates , S. T. Holland , A. A. Breeveld , E. A. Hoversten , G. Chincarini , D. Grupe , Fermi/LAT , Fermi/GBM collaborations. Minor changes in the authorlist

Swift XRT Observations of the Afterglow of GRB 050319

Swift discovered the high redshift GRB 050319 with the Burst Alert Telescope and began observing with its narrow field instruments only 225 s after the burst onset. The afterglow X-ray emission was monitored by the XRT up to 28 days after…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 G. Cusumano , V. Mangano , L. Angelini , S. Barthelmy , A. P. Beardmore , D. N. Burrows , S. Campana , J. K. Cannizzo , M. Capalbi , G. Chincarini , N. Gehrels , P. Giommi , M. R. Goad , J. E. Hill , J. A. Kennea , S. Kobayashi , V. La Parola , D. Malesani , P. Meszaros , T. Mineo , A. Moretti , J. A. Nousek , P. T. O'Brien , J. P. Osborne , C. Pagani , K. L. Page , M. Perri , P. Romano , G. Tagliaferri , B. Zhang

Discovery of an Afterglow Extension of the Prompt Phase of Two Gamma Ray Bursts Observed by Swift

BAT and XRT observations of two recent well-covered GRBs observed by Swift, GRB 050315 and GRB 050319, show clearly a prompt component joining the onset of the afterglow emission. By fitting a power law form to the gamma-ray spectrum, we…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-03-19 S. D. Barthelmy , J. K. Cannizzo , N. Gehrels , G. Cusumano , V. Mangano , P. T. O'Brien , S. Vaughan , B. Zhang , D. N. Burrows , S. Campana , G. Chincarini , M. R. Goad , C. Kouveliotou , P. Kumar , P. Meszaros , J. A. Nousek , J. P. Osborne , A. Panaitescu , J. N. Reeves , T. Sakamoto , G. Tagliaferri , R. A. M. J. Wijers

Swift observations of GRB050712

We present the results of X-ray and optical observations of GRB050712 performed by Swift. The X-ray lightcurve of this burst exhibits episodes of flares in the first 1000s, the same epoch at which the UVOT detected an optical counterpart. A…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-03-19 M. De Pasquale , D. Grupe , T. S. Poole , A. A. Breeveld , S. Zane , S. R. Rosen , M. J. Page , K. O. Mason , D. N. Burrows , H. A. Krimm. , N. Gehrels , J. A. Nousek , P. W. A. Roming , S. Kobayashi , B. Zhang

Swift and optical observations of GRB 050401

We present the results of the analysis of gamma-ray and X-ray data of GRB 050401 taken with the Swift satellite, together with a series of ground-based follow-up observations. The Swift X-ray light curve shows a clear break at about 4900…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-03-19 Massimiliano De Pasquale , Andy P. Beardmore , S. D. Barthelmy , P. Boyd , D. N. Burrows , R. Fink , N. Geherls , S. Kobayashi , K. O. Mason , R. McNought , J. A. Nousek , K. L. Page , D. M. Palmer , B. A. Peterson , P. A. Price , J. Rich , P. Roming , S. R. Rosen , T. Sakamoto , B. P. Schimdt , J. Tueller , A. A. Wells , S. Zane , B. Zhang , H. Ziaeepour

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

GRB 050410 and GRB 050412: are they really dark GRBs?

We present a detailed analysis of the prompt and afterglow emission of GRB 050410 and GRB 050412 detected by Swift for which no optical counterpart was observed. The 15-150 keV energy distribution of the GRB 050410 prompt emission shows a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 T. Mineo , V. Mangano , S. Covino , G. Cusumano , V. La Parola , E. Troja , P. Roming , D. N. Burrows , S. Campana , M. Capalbi , G. Chincarini , N. Gehrels , P. Giommi , J. E. Hill , F. Marshall , A. Moretti , P. O'Brien , M. Page , M. Perri , P. Romano , B. Sbarufatti , G. Sato , G. Tagliaferri

Swift multi-wavelength observations of the bright flaring burst GRB051117A

We report on the temporal and spectral characteristics of the early X-ray emission from the Gamma Ray Burst 051117A as observed by Swift. The superb quality of the early X-ray light-curve and spectra of this source, one of the brightest…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 M. R. Goad , K. L. Page , O. Godet , A. Beardmore , J. P. Osborne , P. T. O'Brien , R. Starling , S. Holland , D. Band , N. Gehrels , A. Falcone , D. N. Burrows , J. A. Nousek , P. W. A. Roming , A. Moretti , M. Perri

Extended Emission of Short Gamma-Ray Bursts

Preliminary results of our analysis on the extended emission of short/medium duration GRBs observed with Swift/BAT are presented. The Bayesian blocks algorithm is used to analyze the burst durations and the temporal structure of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Lin Lin , En-Wei Liang , Bin-Bin Zhang , Shuang Nan Zhang

The first Swift X-ray Flash: The faint afterglow of XRF 050215B

We present the discovery of XRF 050215B and its afterglow. The burst was detected by the Swift BAT during the check-out phase and observations with the X-ray telescope began approximately 30 minutes after the burst. These observations found…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-03-19 A. J. Levan , J. P. Osborne , N. R. Tanvir , K. L. Page , E. Rol , B. Zhang , M. R. Goad , P. T. O'Brien , R. S. Priddey , D. Bersier , D. N. Burrows , R. Chapman , A. S. Fruchter , P. Giommi , N. Gehrels , M. A. Hughes , S. Pak , C. Simpson , G. Tagliaferri , E. Vardoulaki

Probing the Nature of Short Swift Bursts via Deep INTEGRAL Monitoring of GRB 050925

We present results from Swift, XMM-Newton, and deep INTEGRAL monitoring in the region of GRB 050925. This short Swift burst is a candidate for a newly discovered soft gamma-ray repeater (SGR) with the following observational burst…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-19 T. Sakamoto , L. Barbier , S. D. Barthelmy , J. R. Cummings , E. E. Fenimore , N. Gehrels , H. A. Krimm , C. B. Markwardt , D. M. Palmer , A. M. Parsons , G. Sato , M. Stamatikos , J. Tueller

Swift XRT Observations of the Afterglow of XRF 050416A

Swift discovered XRF 050416A with the BAT and began observing it with its narrow field instruments only 64.5 s after the burst onset. Its very soft spectrum classifies this event as an X-ray flash. The afterglow X-ray emission was monitored…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Vanessa Mangano , Valentina La Parola , Giancarlo Cusumano , Teresa Mineo , Daniele Malesani , Jaroslaw Dyks , Sergio Campana , Milvia Capalbi , Guido Chincarini , Paolo Giommi , Alberto Moretti , Matteo Perri , Patrizia Romano , Gianpiero Tagliaferri , David N. Burrows , Neil Gehrels , Olivier Godet , Stephen T. Holland , Jamie A. Kennea , Kim L. Page , Judith L. Racusin , Peter W. A. Roming , Bing Zhang

The Swift/Fermi GRB 080928 from 1 eV to 150 keV

We present the results of a comprehensive study of the gamma-ray burst 080928 and of its afterglow. GRB 080928 was a long burst detected by Swift/BAT and Fermi/GBM. It is one of the exceptional cases where optical emission had already been…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-19 A. Rossi , S. Schulze , S. Klose , D. A. Kann , A. Rau , H. A. Krimm , G. Jóhannesson , A. Panaitescu , F. Yuan , P. Ferrero , T. Krühler , J. Greiner , P. Schady , S. B. Pandey , L. Amati , P. M. J. Afonso , C. W. Akerlof , L. Arnold , C. Clemens , R. Filgas , D. H. Hartmann , A. Küpcü Yoldaş , S. McBreen , T. A. McKay , A. Nicuesa Guelbenzu , F. Olivares E. , B. Paciesas , E. S. Rykoff , G. Szokoly , A. C. Updike , A. Yoldaş

Swift observations of GRB050128: the early X-ray afterglow

Swift discovered GRB050128 with the Burst Alert Telescope and promptly pointed its narrow field instruments to monitor the afterglow. X-ray observations started 108 s after the trigger time. The early decay of the afterglow is relatively…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-03-19 S. Campana , L. A. Antonelli , G. Chincarini , S. Covino , G. Cusumano , D. Malesani , V. Mangano , A. Moretti , C. Pagani , P. Romano , G. Tagliaferri , M. Capalbi , M. Perri , P. Giommi , L. Angelini , P. Boyd , D. N. Burrows , J. E. Hill , C. Gronwall , J. A. Kennea , S. Kobayashi , P. Kumar , P. Meszaros , J. A. Nousek , P. W. A. Roming , B. Zhang , A. F. Abbey , A. P. Beardmore , A. Breeveld , M. R. Goad , O. Godet , K. O. Mason , J. P. Osborne , K. L. Page , T. Poole , N. Gehrels

Agile Detection of Delayed Gamma-Ray Emission from the Short Gamma-Ray Burst GRB 090510

Short gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), typically lasting less than 2 s, are a special class of GRBs of great interest. We report the detection by the AGILE satellite of the short GRB 090510 which shows two clearly distinct emission phases: a prompt…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-13 A. Giuliani , F. Fuschino , G. Vianello , M. Marisaldi , S. Mereghetti , M. Tavani , S. Cutini , G. Barbiellini , F. Longo , E. Moretti , M. Feroci , E. Del Monte , A. Argan , A. Bulgarelli , P. Caraveo , P. W. Cattaneo , A. W. Chen , T. Contessi , F. D'Ammando , E. Costa , G. De Paris , G. Di Cocco , I. Donnarumma , Y. Evangelista , A. Ferrari , M. Fiorini , M. Galli , F. Gianotti , C. Labanti , I. Lapshov , F. Lazzarotto , P. Lipari , A. Morselli , L. Pacciani , A. Pellizzoni , F. Perotti , G. Piano , P. Picozza , M. Pilia , G. Pucella , M. Prest , M. Rapisarda , A. Rappoldi , A. Rubini , S. Sabatini , E. Scalise , E. Striani , P. Soffitta , M. Trifoglio , A. Trois , E. Vallazza , S. Vercellone , V. Vittorini , A. Zambra , D. Zanello , C. Pittori , F. Verrecchia , P. Santolamazza , P. Giommi , S. Colafrancesco , L. A. Antonelli , L. Salotti

Swift observations of GRB 060614: an anomalous burst with a well behaved afterglow

GRB 060614 is a remarkable GRB observed by Swift with puzzling properties, which challenge current progenitor models. The lack of any bright SN down to very strict limits and the vanishing spectral lags are typical of short GRBs, strikingly…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-07-11 V. Mangano , S. T. Holland , D. Malesani , E. Troja , G. Chincarini , B. Zhang , V. La Parola , P. J. Brown , D. N. Burrows , S. Campana , M. Capalbi , G. Cusumano , M. Della Valle , N. Gehrels , P. Giommi , D. Grupe , C. Guidorzi , T. Mineo , A. Moretti , J. P. Osborne , S. B. Pandey , M. Perri , P. Romano , P. W. A. Roming , G. Tagliaferri

The Swift X-ray flaring afterglow of GRB 050607

The unique capability of the Swift satellite to perform a prompt and autonomous slew to a newly detected Gamma-Ray Burst (GRB) has yielded the discovery of interesting new properties of GRB X-ray afterglows, such as the steep early…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Claudio Pagani , David C. Morris , Shiho Kobayashi , Takanori Sakamoto , Abraham D. Falcone , Alberto Moretti , Kim Page , David N. Burrows , Dirk Grupe , Alon Retter , Judith Racusin , Jamie A. Kennea , Sergio Campana , Patrizia Romano , Gianpiero Tagliaferri , Joanne E. Hill , Lorella Angelini , Giancarlo Cusumano , Michael R. Goad , Scott Barthelmy , Guido Chincarini , Alan Wells , Paolo Giommi , John A. Nousek , Neil Gehrels

Swift Observations of GRB 050603: An afterglow with a steep late time decay slope

We report the results of Swift observations of the Gamma Ray Burst GRB 050603. With a V magnitude V=18.2 about 10 hours after the burst the optical afterglow was the brightest so far detected by Swift and one of the brightest optical…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-30 Dirk Grupe , Peter Brown , Jay Cummings , Bing Zhang , Alon Retter , David N. Burrows , Patricia T. Boyd , Milvia Capalbi , Neil Gehrels , Stephen T. Holland , Peter Meszaros , John A. Nousek , Jamie A. Kennea , Paul O'Brien , Julian Osborne , Claudio Pagani , Judith L. Racusin , Peter Roming , Patricia Schady