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astro-ph.HE2023★ 9 cited

Orphan optical flare as SOSS emission afterglow, localization in time

V. Lipunov, V. Kornilov, K. Zhirkov +24

We report on MASTER optical observations of an afterglow-like optical and X-ray transient AT2021lfa/ZTF21aayokph. We detected the initial steady brightening of the transient at 7σ…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 5 cited

Three-stage Collapse of the Long Gamma-Ray Burst from GRB 160625B Prompt Multiwavelength Observations

V. M. Lipunov, V. A. Sadovnichy, M. I. Panasyuk +37

This article presents the early results of synchronous multiwavelength observations of one of the brightest gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) GRB 160625B with the detailed continuous fast op…

astro-ph.HE2020★ 28 cited

Optical Observations Reveal Strong Evidence for High Energy Neutrino Progenitor

V. M. Lipunov, V. G. Kornilov, K. K. Zhirkov +32

We present the earliest astronomical observation of a high energy neutrino error box in which its variability was discovered after high-energy neutrinos detection. The one robotic…

astro-ph.HE2019★ 9 cited

Multiwavelength observations of GRB 140629A. A long burst with an achromatic jet break in the optical and X-ray afterglow

Y. -D. Hu, S. R. Oates, V. M. Lipunov +31

We investigate the long GRB140629A through multiwavelength observations, which cover optical, infrared and X-rays between 40s and 3yr after the burst, to derive the properties of t…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 261 cited

MASTER optical detection of the first LIGO/Virgo neutron stars merging GW170817

V. M. Lipunov, E. Gorbovskoy, V. G. Kornilov +30

Following the reported discovery of the gravitational-wave pulse GW170817/ G298048 by three LIGO/Virgo antennae (Abbott et al., 2017a), the MASTER Global Robotic Net telescopes obt…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 40 cited

MASTER OT J004207.99+405501.1/M31LRN 2015 Luminous Red Nova in M31: Discovery, Light Curve, Hydrodynamics, Evolution

V. M. Lipunov, S. Blinnikov, E. Gorbovskoy +18

We report the discovery and multicolor (VRIW) photometry of a rare explosive star MASTER OT J004207.99+405501.1 - a luminous red nova - in the Andromeda galaxy M31N2015-01a. We use…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 19 cited

MASTER optical polarization variability detection in the Microquasar V404 Cyg/GS2023+33

Vladimir M. Lipunov, E. Gorbovskoy, V. Kornilov +23

On 2015 June 15 the Swift space observatory discovered that the Galactic black hole candidate V404 Cyg was undergoing another active X-ray phase, after 25 years of inactivity (Bart…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 48 cited

First Gravitational-Wave Burst GW150914: Part II. MASTER Optical Follow-Up Observations

V. M. Lipunov, V. Kornilov, E. Gorbovskoy +33

The Advanced LIGO observatory recently reported the first direct detection of gravitational waves predicted by Einstein (1916). We report on the first optical observations of the G…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 55 cited

Supplement: Localization and broadband follow-up of the gravitational-wave transient GW150914

B. P. Abbott, R. Abbott, T. D. Abbott +1538

This Supplement provides supporting material for arXiv:1602.08492 . We briefly summarize past electromagnetic (EM) follow-up efforts as well as the organization and policy of the c…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 327 cited

Localization and broadband follow-up of the gravitational-wave transient GW150914

B. P. Abbott, R. Abbott, T. D. Abbott +1538

A gravitational-wave (GW) transient was identified in data recorded by the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) detectors on 2015 September 14. The e…

astro-ph.HE2015★ 41 cited

Early polarization observations of the optical emission of gamma-ray bursts: GRB150301B and GRB150413A

E. S. Gorbovskoy, V. M. Lipunov, D. Buckley +32

We report early optical linear polarization observations of two gamma-ray bursts made with the MASTER robotic telescope network. We found the minimum polar- ization for GRB150301B…

astro-ph.HE2015★ 38 cited

The optical identifcation of events with poorly defined locations: The case of the Fermi GBM GRB140801A

V. M. Lipunov, J. Gorosabel, M. V. Pruzhinskaya +50

We report the early discovery of the optical afterglow of gamma-ray burst (GRB) 140801A in the 137 deg 3- error-box of the Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM). MASTER is the…

astro-ph.HE2014★ 22 cited

Optical polarization observations with the MASTER robotic net

M. V. Pruzhinskaya, V. V. Krushinsky, G. V. Lipunova +17

We present results of optical polarization observations performed with the MASTER robotic net for three types of objects: gamma-ray bursts, supernovae, and blazars. For the Swift g…

astro-ph.HE2013★ 66 cited

The MASTER-II Network of Robotic Optical Telescopes. First Results

E. S. Gorbovskoy, V. M. Lipunov, V. G. Kornilov +36

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astro-ph.HE2011★ 60 cited

Prompt, early, and afterglow optical observations of five gamma-ray bursts (GRBs 100901A, 100902A, 100905A, 100906A, and 101020A)

E. S. Gorbovskoy, G. V. Lipunova, V. M. Lipunov +35

We present results of the prompt, early, and afterglow optical observations of five gamma-ray bursts, GRBs 100901A, 100902A, 100905A, 100906A, and 101020A, made with the Mobile Ast…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 10 cited

MASTER prompt and follow-up GRB observations

Nataly Tyurina, Vladimir Lipunov, Victor Kornilov +14

There are the results of gamma-ray bursts observations obtained using the MASTER robotic telescope in 2007 - 2009. We observed 20 error-boxes of gamma-ray bursts this period.The li…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 215 cited

Master Robotic Net

Vladimir Lipunov, Victor Kornilov, Evgeny Gorbovskoy +19

The main goal of the MASTER-Net project is to produce a unique fast sky survey with all sky observed over a single night down to a limiting magnitude of 19 - 20mag. Such a survey w…