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most cited10.4m GTC observations of the nearby VHE-detected GRB 190829A/SN 2019oyw

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astro-ph.HE2026

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…

astro-ph.HE2025

Large Language Model-driven Analysis of General Coordinates Network (GCN) Circulars

Vidushi Sharma, Ronit Agarwala, Judith L. Racusin +9

The General Coordinates Network (GCN) is NASA's time-domain and multimessenger alert system. GCN distributes two data products: automated "Notices" and human-generated "Circulars"…

astro-ph.HE2025

Investigating Temporal Features in Swift GRB Afterglows: A Comparative Study of UVOT and XRT Data

Amit K. Ror, S. B. Pandey, S. R. Oates +4

This study presents a statistical analysis of optical light curves (LCs) of 200 UVOT-detected GRBs from 2005 to 2018. We have categorised these LCs based on their distinct morpholo…

astro-ph.HE2025

Deciphering the Physical Origin of GRB 240825A: A Long GRB Lacking a Bright Supernova

Rahul Gupta, Judith L. Racusin, R. Sanchez-Ramirez +54

We present a comprehensive multiwavelength analysis of GRB 240825A, a bright gamma-ray burst (GRB) detected by Fermi and Swift, with a prompt duration ( 4 sec in…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 1 cited

Search for the Optical Counterpart of Einstein Probe Discovered Fast X-ray Transients from Lulin Observatory

Amar Aryan, Ting-Wan Chen, Sheng Yang +24

The launch of the Einstein Probe (EP) mission has revolutionized the detection and follow-up observations of fast X-ray transients (FXTs) by providing prompt and timely access to t…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 1 cited

Extremely luminous optical afterglow of an energetic gamma-ray burst GRB 230204B

Rahul Gupta, Judith Racusin, Vladimir Lipunov +47

Robotic telescope networks play an important role in capturing early and bright optical afterglows, providing critical insights into the energetics and emission mechanisms of GRBs.…

astro-ph.HE2024

X-ray and gamma-ray timing of GRB 180720B, GRB 181222B, GRB 211211A and GRB 220910A observed with Fermi and ASIM

M. D. Caballero-Garcia, E. Gogus, J. Navarro-Gonzalez +20

We present a timing study of the gamma and X-ray observations and analysis of a sample of bright gamma-ray bursts (GRBs; i.e. GRB 180720B, GRB 181222B, GRB 211211A and GRB 220910A)…

astro-ph.HE2024

The core collapse of a 16.5 M star

Amar Aryan, Shashi Bhushan Pandey, Rahul Gupta +2

We investigate the 1D stellar evolution of a 16.5 M zero-age main-sequence star having different initial rotations. Starting from the pre-main-sequence, the models evolve…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 1 cited

An Intermediate Luminosity GRB 210210A: The early onset of the external forward shock in the X-ray?

Rahul Gupta, A. K. Ror, S. B. Pandey +5

We have analyzed the prompt and afterglow characteristics of the intermediate luminosity burst ``GRB 210210A". Our prompt emission analysis indicates that GRB 210210A is among the…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 1 cited

Magnetar central engine powering the energetic GRB 210610B ?

Amit Kumar Ror, Shashi B. Pandey, Rahul Gupta +1

The bright GRB 210610B was discovered simultaneously by Fermi and Swift missions at redshift 1.13. We utilized broadband Fermi-GBM observations to perform a detailed prompt emissio…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 1 cited

Exploring Origin of Ultra-Long Gamma-ray Bursts: Lessons from GRB 221009A

Amit Kumar Ror, Rahul Gupta, Amar Aryan +4

The brightest Gamma-ray burst (GRB) ever, GRB 221009A, displays ultra-long GRB (ULGRB) characteristics, with a prompt emission duration exceeding 1000 s. To constrain the origin an…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 9 cited

A detailed time-resolved and energy-resolved spectro-polarimetric study of bright GRBs detected by AstroSat CZTI in its first year of operation

Rahul Gupta, S. B. Pandey, S. Gupta +11

The radiation mechanism underlying the prompt emission remains unresolved and can be resolved using a systematic and uniform time-resolved spectro-polarimetric study. In this paper…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 1 cited

Multiwavelength Observations of Gamma Ray Bursts

Rahul Gupta

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are fascinating sources studied in modern astronomy. They are extremely luminous electromagnetic explosions in the Universe observed from cosmological dista…

astro-ph.HE2020★ 44 cited

10.4m GTC observations of the nearby VHE-detected GRB 190829A/SN 2019oyw

Y. -D. Hu, A. J. Castro-Tirado, A. Kumar +15

Aims. GRB 190829A (z = 0.0785), detected by Fermi and Swift with two emission episodes separated by a quiescent gap of ~40 s, was also observed by the H.E.S.S. telescopes at Very-H…