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most citedGWTC-2: Compact Binary Coalescences Observed by LIGO and Virgo During the First Half of the Third Observing Run

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astro-ph.HE2023

Characterizing the Ordinary Broad-lined Type Ic SN 2023pel from the Energetic GRB 230812B

Gokul P. Srinivasaragavan, Vishwajeet Swain, Brendan M. O'Connor +39

We report observations of the optical counterpart of the long gamma-ray burst (LGRB) GRB 230812B, and its associated supernova (SN) SN 2023pel. The proximity () and high…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 1 cited

Multi-band analyses of the bright GRB 230812B and the associated SN2023pel

T. Hussenot-Desenonges, T. Wouters, N. Guessoum +109

GRB~230812B is a bright and relatively nearby () long gamma-ray burst (GRB) that has generated significant interest in the community and has thus been observed over the en…

astro-ph.HE2023

A Joint Fermi-GBM and Swift-BAT Analysis of Gravitational-Wave Candidates from the Third Gravitational-wave Observing Run

C. Fletcher, J. Wood, R. Hamburg +1696

We present Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (Fermi-GBM) and Swift Burst Alert Telescope (Swift-BAT) searches for gamma-ray/X-ray counterparts to gravitational wave (GW) candidate even…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 6 cited

Search for Eccentric Black Hole Coalescences during the Third Observing Run of LIGO and Virgo

The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, the KAGRA Collaboration +1772

Despite the growing number of confident binary black hole coalescences observed through gravitational waves so far, the astrophysical origin of these binaries remains uncertain. Or…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 3 cited

Chemical Distribution of the Dynamical Ejecta in the Neutron Star Merger GW170817

Shreya Anand, Peter T. H. Pang, Mattia Bulla +11

GW170817 and its associated electromagnetic counterpart AT2017gfo continue to be a treasure trove as observations and modeling continue. Recent precision astrometry of AT2017gfo wi…

astro-ph.IM2023★ 91 cited

A data science platform to enable time-domain astronomy

Michael W. Coughlin, Joshua S. Bloom, Guy Nir +50

SkyPortal is an open-source software package designed to efficiently discover interesting transients, manage follow-up, perform characterization, and visualize the results. By enab…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 55 cited

Updated observing scenarios and multi-messenger implications for the International Gravitational-wave Network's O4 and O5

R. Weizmann Kiendrebeogo, Amanda M. Farah, Emily M. Foley +14

An advanced LIGO and Virgo's third observing run brought another binary neutron star merger (BNS) and the first neutron-star black hole mergers. While no confirmed kilonovae were i…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 14 cited

Probing pre-supernova mass loss in double-peaked Type Ibc supernovae from the Zwicky Transient Facility

Kaustav K. Das, Mansi M. Kasliwal, Jesper Sollerman +34

Eruptive mass loss of massive stars prior to supernova (SN) explosion is key to understanding their evolution and end fate. An observational signature of pre-SN mass loss is the de…

gr-qc2023★ 19 cited

Search for gravitational-lensing signatures in the full third observing run of the LIGO-Virgo network

The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, the KAGRA Collaboration +1692

Gravitational lensing by massive objects along the line of sight to the source causes distortions of gravitational wave-signals; such distortions may reveal information about funda…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 36 cited

A Sensitive Search for Supernova Emission Associated with the Extremely Energetic and Nearby GRB 221009A

Gokul P. Srinivasaragavan, Brendan O' Connor, S. Bradley Cenko +24

We report observations of the optical counterpart of the long gamma-ray burst (LGRB) GRB 221009A. Due to the extreme rarity of being both nearby () and highly energetic…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 10 cited

A structured jet explains the extreme GRB 221009A

B. O'Connor, E. Troja, G. Ryan +29

Long duration gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are powerful cosmic explosions, signaling the death of massive stars. Among them, GRB 221009A is by far the brightest burst ever observed. Due…

gr-qc2023★ 331 cited

Open data from the third observing run of LIGO, Virgo, KAGRA and GEO

The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, the KAGRA Collaboration +1741

The global network of gravitational-wave observatories now includes five detectors, namely LIGO Hanford, LIGO Livingston, Virgo, KAGRA, and GEO 600. These detectors collected data…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 27 cited

Collapsars as Sites of r-process Nucleosynthesis: Systematic Near-Infrared Follow-up of Type Ic-BL Supernovae

Shreya Anand, Jennifer Barnes, Sheng Yang +41

One of the open questions following the discovery of GW170817 is whether neutron star mergers are the only astrophysical sites capable of producing -process elements. Simulation…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 14 cited

Bayesian model selection for GRB 211211A through multi-wavelength analyses

Nina Kunert, Sarah Antier, Vsevolod Nedora +12

Although GRB 211211A is one of the closest gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), its classification is challenging because of its partially inconclusive electromagnetic signatures. In this pape…