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astro-ph.HE2026

Discovery of 30 Repeating Fast Radio Burst Sources and Uniform Population Statistics of 80 Repeating Sources from CHIME/FRB

Amanda M. Cook, Kaitlyn Shin, Ziggy Pleunis +44

We present 30 newly discovered repeating fast radio burst (FRB) sources from the second catalog of bursts detected by the FRB backend on the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Exp…

astro-ph.HE2026★ 1 cited

GRB 210704A: A Luminous Fast Blue Transient in a GRB Afterglow at

Daniëlle L. A. Pieterse, Andrew J. Levan, Maria E. Ravasio +27

We present detailed, multi-wavelength analysis of GRB 210704A: a Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor discovered and Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) detected gamma-ray burst (GRB). The b…

astro-ph.HE2026

GOTO identification and broadband modelling of the counterpart to the SVOM GRB 250818B

S. Belkin, G. P. Lamb, K. Ackley +61

Rapid localisation and follow-up of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) increasingly rely on low-latency triggers from new missions coupled to wide-field robotic optical facilities. We present…

astro-ph.HE2026★ 1 cited

Multiwavelength Modeling of the Luminous Fast Blue Optical Transient AT2024wpp

Conor M. B. Omand, Nikhil Sarin, Gavin P. Lamb +14

Luminous fast blue optical transients (LFBOTs) are a growing class of enigmatic energetic transients. They show fast rises and declines, high temperatures throughout their evolutio…

astro-ph.HE2026★ 4 cited

AT2024wpp: An Extremely Luminous Fast Ultraviolet Transient Powered by Accretion onto a Black Hole

Daniel A. Perley, Anna Y. Q. Ho, Zoë McGrath +69

We present the discovery of AT 2024wpp ("Whippet"), a fast and luminous 18cow-like transient. At a redshift of z=0.0868, revealed by Keck Cosmic Web Imager spectroscopy of its fain…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 1 cited

Revealing the accelerating wind in the inner region of the colliding-wind binary WR 112

John D. Monnier, Yinuo Han, Michael F. Corcoran +17

Colliding winds in massive binaries generate X-ray-bright shocks, synchrotron radio emission, and sometimes even dusty "pinwheel" spirals. We report the first X-ray detections of t…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 5 cited

Astrophysical Implications of Eccentricity in Gravitational Waves from Neutron Star-Black Hole Binaries

Isobel Romero-Shaw, Jakob Stegmann, Gonzalo Morras +2

The gravitational-wave signal from the neutron star-black hole (NSBH) merger GW200105 is consistent with this binary having significant orbital eccentricity close to merger. This r…

astro-ph.HE2025

Probing the origin of the kilonova candidate GRB 230307A: analysis of host galaxy and offset

Clecio R. Bom, Davi C. Rodrigues, Arianna Cortesi +12

We investigate the host galaxy of the long gamma-ray burst GRB 230307A, which is associated with a kilonova candidate likely produced by a binary neutron-star (BNS) merger. The tra…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 1 cited

GRB 230204B: GIT Discovery of a Fast Fading Afterglow Associated with an Energetic GRB from a Massive-Star Progenitor

Vishwajeet Swain, Varun Bhalerao, Harsh Kumar +19

We present a comprehensive multi-wavelength study of a bright gamma-ray burst GRB 230204B, analyzing both prompt and afterglow emissions. This GRB is highly energetic, with an isot…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 12 cited

GRB 250702B: Discovery of a Gamma-Ray Burst from a Black Hole Falling into a Star

Eliza Neights, Eric Burns, Chris L. Fryer +52

Gamma-ray bursts are the most luminous electromagnetic events in the universe. Their prompt gamma-ray emission has typical durations between a fraction of a second and several minu…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 1 cited

EP250207b is not a collapsar fast X-ray transient. Is it due to a compact object merger?

P. G. Jonker, A. J. Levan, Xing Liu +41

Fast X-ray Transients (FXTs) are short-lived extra-galactic X-ray sources. Recent progress through multi-wavelength follow-up of Einstein Probe discovered FXTs has shown that sever…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 2 cited

AT2019cmw: A highly luminous, cooling featureless TDE candidate from the disruption of a high mass star in an early-type galaxy

Jacob L. Wise, Daniel A. Perley, Nikhil Sarin +23

We present optical/UV photometric and spectroscopic observations, as well as X-ray and radio follow-up, of the extraordinary event AT2019cmw. With a peak bolometric luminosity of ~…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 8 cited

Localisation and host galaxy identification of new Fast Radio Bursts with MeerKAT

Inés Pastor-Marazuela, Alexa C. Gordon, Ben Stappers +18

Accurately localising fast radio bursts (FRBs) is essential for understanding their birth environments and for their use as cosmological probes. Recent advances in radio interferom…

astro-ph.HE2025

FRB 20250316A: A Brilliant and Nearby One-Off Fast Radio Burst Localized to 13 parsec Precision

FRB Collaboration, Thomas C. Abbott, Daniel Amouyal +83

Precise localizations of a small number of repeating fast radio bursts (FRBs) using very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) have enabled multiwavelength follow-up observations rev…

astro-ph.HE2025

A Black Hole is Born: 3D GRMHD Simulation of Black Hole Formation from Core-Collapse

Goni Halevi, Swapnil Shankar, Philipp Mösta +2

We present the first three-dimensional, fully general-relativistic magnetohydrodynamic (3D GRMHD) simulation of a black hole (BH) formed from the collapsed core of a massive star.…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 4 cited

Surrogate models for lightcurves and photosphere properties of Type II supernovae

Nikhil Sarin, Takashi J. Moriya, Avinash Singh +5

Inferences on the properties Type II supernovae (SNe) can provide significant insights into the lives and deaths of the astrophysical population of massive stars and potentially pr…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 14 cited

Early and Extensive Ultraviolet Through Near Infrared Observations of the Intermediate-Luminosity Type Iax Supernovae 2024pxl

W. B. Hoogendam, C. Ashall, D. O. Jones +12

We present ultraviolet (UV) through near-infrared (NIR) photometric and spectroscopic observations of the nearby SN 2024pxl, the third Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) in NGC 6384. SN 202…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 3 cited

Binary neutron star merger offsets from their host galaxies II. Short-duration gamma-ray bursts

N. Gaspari, A. J. Levan, A. A. Chrimes +1

The mergers of binary neutron stars (BNSs) and neutron star-black holes (NSBHs) binaries have long been linked to short-duration gamma-ray bursts (SGRBs). However, despite their st…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 3 cited

The Ultraviolet Spectra of 2003fg-like Type Ia Supernovae

Snehasish Bhattacharjee, Yen-Chen Pan, Hao-Yu Miao +5

2003fg-like Type Ia supernovae (03fg-like SNe Ia) are rare subtype of SNe Ia, photometrically characterized by broader optical light curves and bluer ultraviolet (UV) colors compar…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 11 cited

The Type I Superluminous Supernova Catalogue II: Spectroscopic Evolution in the Photospheric Phase, Velocity Measurements, and Constraints on Diversity

Aysha Aamer, Matt Nicholl, Sebastian Gomez +29

Hydrogen-poor superluminous supernovae (SLSNe) are among the most energetic explosions in the universe, reaching luminosities up to 100 times greater than those of normal supernova…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 13 cited

Inferring CSM Properties of Type II SNe Using a Magnitude-Limited ZTF Sample

K-Ryan Hinds, Daniel Perley, Jesper Sollerman +20

Although all Type II supernovae (SNe) originate from massive stars possessing a hydrogen-rich envelope, their light curve morphology is diverse, reflecting poorly characterised het…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 17 cited

Exploring the evolution of gravitational-wave emitters with efficient emulation: Constraining the origins of binary black holes using normalising flows

Storm Colloms, Christopher P L Berry, John Veitch +1

Binary population synthesis simulations allow detailed modelling of gravitational-wave sources from a variety of formation channels. These population models can be compared to the…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 5 cited

Evidence for a hot galactic halo around the Andromeda Galaxy using fast radio bursts along two sightlines

Reshma Anna-Thomas, Casey J. Law, Eric W. Koch +17

Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) are millisecond-duration radio transients that serve as unique probes of ionized extragalactic matter. We report the discovery and localization of two FRBs…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 2 cited

Detection Prospects of Electromagnetic Signatures from OGLE-2011-BLG-0462

Shigeo S. Kimura, Lena Murchikova, Kailash C. Sahu

Stellar-mass isolated black holes (IsoBHs) wandering in interstellar medium (ISM) are expected to be abundant in our Galaxy. Recently, an IsoBH, OGLE-2011-BLG-0462, was unambiguous…