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most citedProbing Cosmic Chemical Evolution with Gamma-Ray Bursts: GRB060206 at z=4.048

181 citations · 411 across the 32 of their papers we have counts for

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35 papers

astro-ph.HE2026

JWST unveils a dust-obscured supernova associated with a gamma-ray burst

B. Schneider, A. J. Levan, N. Sarin +22

Recent observations have challenged the duration-based classification of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), making the detection of an associated supernova (SN) or kilonova crucial for concl…

astro-ph.HE2026

Failed jet breakout in the metal-poor broad-lined type Ic supernova 2026gzf

Antonio Martin-Carrillo, Christina C. Thöne, James K. Leung +103

A long-standing question in the death of massive stars is the role of relativistic jets. While many gamma-ray bursts and some fast X-ray transients seem to be associated with broad…

astro-ph.HE2026

Probing a new subclass of llGRB-SN transients: Insights from EP250304a and its associated supernova

L. Cotter, A. Martin-Carrillo, R. A. J. Eyles-Ferris +62

With the advent of the Einstein Probe (EP) mission, we are entering a new era in the study of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), enabling the detection of faint, low-luminosity transients th…

astro-ph.HE2026

XRF 241001A/SN 2024aiiq: A faint soft X-ray transient detected by SVOM with a broad-line type Ic supernova revealed by JWST

B. Schneider, M. Brunet, B. P. Gompertz +61

X-ray flashes (XRFs) are a type of gamma-ray burst (GRB) with prompt emission predominantly below 30 keV and have been poorly detected by previous missions. The advent of the SVOM…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 3 cited

Unveiling the nature of the Einstein Probe transient EP 241021a

J. Quirola-Vásquez, P. G. Jonker, A. J. Levan +23

We present a multi-wavelength analysis of the fast X-ray transient EP 241021a, discovered by the Wide-field X-ray Telescope aboard the \emph{Einstein Probe} satellite on 2024 Octob…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 1 cited

First Results from the PanRadio Gamma-Ray Burst Collaboration: The 400-day Afterglow of GRB 230815A

James K. Leung, Gemma E. Anderson, Alexander J. van der Horst +26

We introduce the PanRadio Gamma-ray Burst (GRB) program carried out on the Australia Telescope Compact Array: a systematic, multi-year, radio survey of all southern $\textit{Swift}…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 2 cited

Probing evolution of Long GRB properties through their cosmic formation history aided by Machine Learning predicted redshifts

Dhruv S. Bal, Aditya Narendra, Maria Giovanna Dainotti +3

Gamma-ray Bursts (GRBs) are valuable probes of cosmic star formation reaching back into the epoch of reionization, and a large dataset with known redshifts () is an important in…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 2 cited

Discovery and Analysis of Afterglows from Poorly Localised GRBs with the Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO) All-sky Survey

Amit Kumar, B. P. Gompertz, B. Schneider +86

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), particularly those detected by wide-field instruments such as the Fermi/GBM, pose a challenge for optical follow-up due to their large initial localisation…

astro-ph.HE2025

The radio flare and multi-wavelength afterglow of the short GRB 231117A: energy injection from a violent shell collision

G. E. Anderson, G. P. Lamb, B. P. Gompertz +64

We present the early radio detection and multi-wavelength modeling of the short gamma-ray burst (GRB) 231117A at redshift . The Australia Telescope Compact Array automatic…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 5 cited

Probing Evolution of Long Gamma-Ray Burst Properties through Their Cosmic Formation History

Nikita S. Khatiya, Maria Giovanna Dainotti, Aditya Narendra +3

The astrophysics of Long GRB (LGRB) progenitors as well as possible cosmological evolution in their properties still poses many open questions. Previous studies suggest that the LG…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 2 cited

JWST reveals a supernova following a gamma-ray burst at z 7.3

A. J. Levan, B. Schneider, E. Le Floc'h +50

The majority of energetic long-duration gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are thought to arise from the collapse of massive stars, making them powerful tracers of star formation across cosmi…

astro-ph.HE2025

SVOM GRB 250314A at z 7.3: an exploding star in the era of reionization

B. Cordier, J. Y. Wei, N. R. Tanvir +103

Most long Gamma-ray bursts originate from a rare type of massive stellar explosion. Their afterglows, while rapidly fading, can be initially extremely luminous at optical/near-infr…

astro-ph.HE2025

The day-long, repeating GRB 250702BDE / EP250702a: A unique extragalactic transient

Andrew J. Levan, Antonio Martin-Carrillo, Tanmoy Laskar +42

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are singular outbursts of high-energy radiation with durations typically lasting from milliseconds to minutes and, in extreme cases, a few hours. They are a…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 4 cited

GRB 241105A: A test case for GRB classification and rapid r-process nucleosynthesis channels

Dimple, B. P. Gompertz, A. J. Levan +85

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) offer a powerful window to probe the progenitor systems responsible for the formation of heavy elements through the rapid neutron capture (r-) process, than…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 1 cited

First joint absorption and T-based metallicity measured in a GRB host galaxy at using JWST/NIRSpec

Anne Inkenhaag, Patricia Schady, Phil Wiseman +20

We present the first gamma-ray burst (GRB) host galaxy with a measured absorption line and electron temperature (T) based metallicity, using the temperature sensitive [OIII]…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 1 cited

A large, chemically enriched, neutral gas reservoir in a galaxy at z = 6.782

A. Saccardi, S. D. Vergani, L. Izzo +23

The chemical characterization of galaxies in the first billion years after the Big Bang is one of the central goals of current astrophysics. Optical/near-infrared spectroscopy of l…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 1 cited

EP 250108a/SN 2025kg: Observations of the most nearby Broad-Line Type Ic Supernova following an Einstein Probe Fast X-ray Transient

J. C. Rastinejad, A. J. Levan, P. G. Jonker +66

With a small sample of fast X-ray transients (FXTs) with multi-wavelength counterparts discovered to date, the progenitors of FXTs and their connections to gamma-ray bursts (GRBs)…

astro-ph.HE2024

Panning for gold with the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory: an optimal strategy for finding the counterparts to gravitational wave events

R. A. J. Eyles-Ferris, P. A. Evans, A. A. Breeveld +17

The LIGO, Virgo and KAGRA gravitational wave observatories are currently undertaking their O4 observing run offering the opportunity to discover new electromagnetic counterparts to…

astro-ph.CO2024

Revisiting the Intergalactic Medium Around GRB 130606A and Constraints on the Epoch of Reionization

H. M. Fausey, A. J. van der Horst, N. R. Tanvir +4

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are excellent probes of the high-redshift Universe due to their high luminosities and the relatively simple intrinsic spectra of their afterglows. They can…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 1 cited

Rapid Response Mode observations of GRB 160203A: Looking for fine-structure line variability at z=3.52

G. Pugliese, A. Saccardi, V. D Elia +26

Gamma-ray bursts are the most energetic known explosions. Despite fading rapidly, they allow to measure redshift and important properties of their host-galaxies. We report the phot…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 8 cited

The host of GRB 171205A in 3D -- A resolved multiwavelength study of a rare grand-design spiral GRB host

C. C. Thöne, A. de Ugarte Postigo, L. Izzo +17

Long GRB hosts at z<1 are usually low-mass, low metallicity star-forming galaxies. Here we present the until now most detailed, spatially resolved study of the host of GRB 171205A,…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 4 cited

Varying linear polarisation in the dust-free GRB 210610B

J. F. Agüí Fernández, A. de Ugarte Postigo, C. C. Thöne +19

Long gamma ray bursts (GRBs) are produced by the collapse of some very massive stars, which emit ultra-relativistic jets. When the jets collide with the interstellar medium they de…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 1 cited

Neutral Fraction of Hydrogen in the Intergalactic Medium Surrounding High-Redshift Gamma-Ray Burst 210905A

H. M. Fausey, S. Vejlgaard, A. J. van der Horst +22

The Epoch of Reionization (EoR) is a key period of cosmological history in which the intergalactic medium (IGM) underwent a major phase change from being neutral to almost complete…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 12 cited

Fires in the deep: The luminosity distribution of early-time gamma-ray-burst afterglows in light of the Gamow Explorer sensitivity requirements

D. A. Kann, N. E. White, G. Ghirlanda +58

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are ideal probes of the Universe at high redshift (z > 5), pinpointing the locations of the earliest star-forming galaxies and providing bright backlights t…