Publications (4)
GRBs as Probes of the Early Universe with TSO
Nial Tanvir, Jonathan Grindlay, Edo Berger +12
Long gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are the most luminous known electromagnetic radiation sources in the Universe for the 3 to 300 sec of their prompt flashes (isotropic X/ gamma-ray lumi…
Kilonovae: nUV/Optical/IR Counterparts of Neutron Star Binary Mergers with TSO
Brian D. Metzger, Edo Berger, Jonathan Grindlay +12
With the epochal first detection of gravitational waves from a binary neutron star (NS) merger with the GW170817 event, and its direct confirmation that NS-NS mergers are significa…
Astro2020 Science White Paper - Quasar Microlensing: Revolutionizing our Understanding of Quasar Structure and Dynamics
Leonidas Moustakas, Matthew O'Dowd, Timo Anguita +20
Microlensing by stars within distant galaxies acting as strong gravitational lenses of multiply-imaged quasars, provides a unique and direct measurement of the internal structure o…
Big Science with a nUV-MidIR Rapid-Response 1.3m telescope at L2
Jonathan Grindlay, Edo Berger, Brian Metzger +12
Time-domain Astrophysics (TDA), a foundation of Astronomy, has become a major part of current and projected (2020s) astrophysics. While much has been derived from temporal measures…