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astro-ph.HE2016★ 67 cited

Multiband variability studies and novel broadband SED modeling of Mrk 501 in 2009

M. L. Ahnen, S. Ansoldi, L. A. Antonelli +290

We present an extensive study of the BL Lac object Mrk 501 based on a data set collected during the multi-instrument campaign spanning from 2009 March 15 to 2009 August 1 which inc…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 3 cited

ALMA and RATIR observations of GRB131030A

Kuiyun Huang, Yuji Urata, Satoko Takahashi +22

We report on the first open-use based Atacama Large Millimeter/submm Array (ALMA) 345-GHz observation for the late afterglow phase of GRB131030A. The ALMA observation constrained a…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 38 cited

Gamma-ray blazar spectra with H.E.S.S. II mono analysis: the case of PKS 2155-304 and PG 1553+113

H. E. S. S. Collaboration, :, H. Abdalla +332

The addition of a 28 m Cherenkov telescope (CT5) to the H.E.S.S. array extended the experiment's sensitivity to lower energies. The lowest energy threshold is obtained using monosc…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 11 cited

First limits on the very-high energy gamma-ray afterglow emission of a fast radio burst: H.E.S.S. observations of FRB 150418

H. E. S. S. Collaboration, :, H. Abdalla +265

Aims: Following the detection of the fast radio burst FRB150418 by the SUPERB project at the Parkes radio telescope, we aim to search for very-high energy gamma-ray afterglow emiss…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 63 cited

Wait for it: Post-supernova winds driven by delayed radioactive decays

Ken J. Shen, Josiah Schwab

In most astrophysical situations, the radioactive decay of 56Ni to 56Co occurs via electron capture with a fixed half-life of 6.1 days. However, this decay rate is significantly sl…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 39 cited

A search for spectral hysteresis and energy-dependent time lags from X-ray and TeV gamma-ray observations of Mrk 421

A. U. Abeysekara, S. Archambault, A. Archer +220

Blazars are variable emitters across all wavelengths over a wide range of timescales, from months down to minutes. It is therefore essential to observe blazars simultaneously at di…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 46 cited

A Search for Kilonovae in the Dark Energy Survey

Z. Doctor, R. Kessler, H. Y. Chen +68

The coalescence of a binary neutron star (BNS) pair is expected to produce gravitational waves (GW) and electromagnetic (EM) radiation, both of which may be detectable with current…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 253 cited

New physical insights about Tidal Disruption Events from a comprehensive observational inventory at X-ray wavelengths

Katie Auchettl, James Guillochon, Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz

We perform a comprehensive study of the X-ray emission from 70 transient sources which have been classified as a tidal disruption event (TDE) in the literature. We explore the prop…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 59 cited

Deeper H.E.S.S. observations of Vela Junior (RX J0852.04622): Morphology studies and resolved spectroscopy

H. E. S. S. Collaboration, H. Abdalla, A. Abramowski +260

Aims. We study gamma-ray emission from the shell-type supernova remnant (SNR) RX J0852.04622 to better characterize its spectral properties and its distribution over the SNR. Me…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 60 cited

Ultraluminous X-ray bursts in two ultracompact companions to nearby elliptical galaxies

Jimmy A. Irwin, W. Peter Maksym, Gregory R. Sivakoff +8

An X-ray flaring source was found near the galaxy NGC 4697. Two flares were seen, separated by four years. The flux increased by a factor of 90 on a timescale of about one minute.…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 50 cited

Characterizing the gamma-ray long-term variability of PKS 2155-304 with H.E.S.S. and Fermi-LAT

H. E. S. S. Collaboration, H. Abdalla, A. Abramowski +244

Studying the temporal variability of BL Lac objects at the highest energies provides unique insights into the extreme physical processes occurring in relativistic jets and in the v…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 43 cited

Formation of Tidal Captures and Gravitational Wave Inspirals in Binary-Single Interactions

Johan Samsing, Morgan MacLeod, Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz

We perform the first systematic study on how dynamical stellar tides and general relativistic (GR) effects affect the dynamics and outcomes of binary-single interactions. For this,…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 100 cited

The Properties of Short gamma-ray burst Jets Triggered by neutron star mergers

Ariadna Murguia-Berthier, Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz, Gabriela Montes +6

The most popular model for short gamma-ray bursts (sGRBs) involves the coalescence of binary neutron stars. Because the progenitor is actually hidden from view, we must consider un…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 48 cited

A Stringent Limit on the Mass Production Rate of -Process Elements in the Milky Way

Phillip Macias, Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz

We analyze data from several studies of metal-poor stars in the Milky Way, focusing on both strong (Eu) and weak (Sr) -process elements. Because these elements were injected in…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 9 cited

A Search for Very High-Energy Gamma Rays from the Missing Link Binary Pulsar J1023+0038 with VERITAS

E. Aliu, S. Archambault, A. Archer +82

The binary millisecond radio pulsar PSR J1023+0038 exhibits many characteristics similar to the gamma-ray binary system PSR B1259--63/LS 2883, making it an ideal candidate for the…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 46 cited

The supernova remnant W49B as seen with H.E.S.S. and Fermi-LAT

H. E. S. S. Collaboration, H. Abdalla, A. Abramowski +253

The supernova remnant (SNR) W49B originated from a core-collapse supernova that occurred between one and four thousand years ago, and subsequently evolved into a mixed-morphology r…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 179 cited

Revisiting the Lick Observatory Supernova Search Volume-Limited Sample: Updated Classifications and Revised Stripped-Envelope Supernova Fractions

Isaac Shivvers, Maryam Modjaz, Weikang Zheng +11

We re-examine the classifications of supernovae (SNe) presented in the Lick Observatory Supernova Search (LOSS) volume-limited sample with a focus on the stripped-envelope SNe. The…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 4 cited

Very-high-energy observations of the binaries V 404 Cyg and 4U 0115+634 during giant X-ray outbursts

A. Archer, W. Benbow, R. Bird +62

Transient X-ray binaries produce major outbursts in which the X-ray flux can increase over the quiescent level by factors as large as . The low-mass X-ray binary V 404 Cyg an…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 15 cited

Discovery of Very High Energy Gamma Rays from 1ES 1440+122

VERITAS Collaboration, S. Archambault, A. Archer +87

The BL Lacertae object 1ES 1440+122 was observed in the energy range from 85 GeV to 30 TeV by the VERITAS array of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes. The observations, taken…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 33 cited

Very High Energy outburst of Markarian 501 in May 2009

E. Aliu, S. Archambault, A. Archer +108

The very high energy (VHE; E 100 GeV) blazar Markarian 501 was observed between April 17 and May 5 (MJD 54938--54956), 2009, as part of an extensive multi-wavelength campaign f…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 735 cited

Pulsational Pair-Instability Supernovae

S. E. Woosley

The final evolution of stars in the mass range 70 - 140 solar masses is explored. Depending upon their mass loss history and rotation rates, these stars will end their lives as pul…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 382 cited

The Effect of Pair-Instability Mass Loss on Black Hole Mergers

K. Belczynski, A. Heger, W. Gladysz +9

Mergers of two stellar origin black holes are a prime source of gravitational waves and are under intensive investigations. One crucial ingredient in their modeling has so far been…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 41 cited

Searching the Gamma-ray Sky for Counterparts to Gravitational Wave Sources: Fermi GBM and LAT Observations of LVT151012 and GW151226

J. L. Racusin, E. Burns, A. Goldstein +138

We present the Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) and Large Area Telescope (LAT) observations of the LIGO binary black hole merger event GW151226 and candi- date LVT151012. No can…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 47 cited

The Evolution of Active Galactic Nuclei in Clusters of Galaxies from the Dark Energy Survey

E. Bufanda, D. Hollowood, T. E. Jeltema +53

The correlation between active galactic nuclei (AGN) and environment provides important clues to AGN fueling and the relationship of black hole growth to galaxy evolution. In this…