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The October 2022 flare in OJ 287 and the mass of its primary black hole
Mauri J. Valtonen, Staszek Zola, Manpreet Singh +21
The bright blazar OJ~287 has demonstrated a sequence of flares, which are well explained by a quasi-Keplerian orbit model. The flares are associated with the impact of the secondar…
Early Optical Follow-up of Gamma-Ray Bursts: The Critical Role of Robotic Telescopes
Rahul Gupta, Judith Racusin, Gor Oganesyan +26
Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are the most luminous electromagnetic explosions in the Universe, and offer unique laboratories for studying relativistic jets, compact-object formation, pa…
On the need of an ultramassive black hole in OJ 287
Mauri J. Valtonen, Staszek Zola, Achamveedu Gopakumar +25
The highly variable blazar OJ~287 is commonly discussed as an example of a binary black hole system. The 130 year long optical light curve is well explained by a model where the ce…
Observational Implications of OJ 287's Predicted 2022 Disk Impact in the Black Hole Binary Model
Mauri J. Valtonen, Lankeswar Dey, Achamveedu Gopakumar +24
We present a summary of the results of the OJ 287 observational campaign, which was carried out during the 2021/2022 observational season. This season is special in the binary mode…
Refining the 2022 OJ 287 impact flare arrival epoch
Mauri J. Valtonen, Staszek Zola, Gopakumar +24
The bright blazar OJ~287 routinely parades high brightness bremsstrahlung flares, which are explained as being a result of a secondary supermassive black hole (SMBH) impacting the…
Prompt emission and early optical afterglow of VHE detected GRB 201015A and GRB 201216C: onset of the external forward shock
Amit Kumar Ror, Rahul Gupta, Martin Jelínek +19
We present a detailed prompt emission and early optical afterglow analysis of the two very high energy (VHE) detected bursts GRB 201015A and GRB 201216C, and their comparison with…