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most citedThe first JWST spectrum of a GRB afterglow: No bright supernova in observations of the brightest GRB of all time, GRB 221009A

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astro-ph.HE2026

X-rays breaking out of pre-explosion ejecta mark a supernova's first light

Weimin Yuan, Qiu-Ju Huang, Jin-Ping Zhu +130

Massive stars die as core-collapse supernovae, whose optical light emerges days after the implosion. Theory predicts that the initial collapse-driven shock, upon breaking through t…

astro-ph.HE2026

GRB 250424A: A Case Study of Energy Injection with Multiwavelength Observations

Yifang Liang, Yun Wang, WeiKang Zheng +61

We present a comprehensive multiwavelength analysis of the long-duration gamma-ray burst (GRB) 250424A. Our dataset spans from the prompt gamma-ray emission to late-time optical mo…

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

EP250302a: violent shell collision in a soft-X-ray-selected GRB-like transient

Shao-Yu Fu, Cui-Yuan Dai, Ai-Ling Wang +57

The Einstein Probe opens a previously unexplored soft X-ray window onto gamma-ray bursts, filling a critical observational gap in the soft X-ray coverage of their prompt emission.…

astro-ph.HE2026

Minutes-long soft X-ray prompt emission from a compact object merger

An Li, Chen-Wei Wang, Niccolò Passaleva +75

Compact object mergers are multi-messenger sources and known progenitors of some gamma-ray bursts, bright flashes of high-energy radiation powered by a central engine, either an ac…

astro-ph.HE2025

JWST and HST observations of the host galaxy and supernova, SN 2024aihh in EP240801a at z=1.67

Agnes P. C. van Hoof, Andrew J. Levan, Peter G. Jonker +15

We present James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and Hubble Space Telescope (HST) observations of the counterpart of EP240801a, at z=1.67, the first fast X-ray transient (FXT) identifi…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 1 cited

EP241217a: a likely Type II GRB with an achromatic bump at z = 4.59

Hao Zhou, Jia Ren, Chen-Wei Wang +22

EP241217a is an X-ray transient detected by the Einstein Probe (EP) lasting for about 100 seconds and without accompanying -ray detection. The optical spectroscopy reveals the r…

astro-ph.HE2025

EP250827b/SN 2025wkm: An X-ray Flash-Supernova Powered by a Central Engine and Circumstellar Interaction

Gokul P. Srinivasaragavan, Dongyue Li, Xander J. Hall +100

We present the discovery of EP250827b/SN 2025wkm, an X-ray Flash (XRF) discovered by the Einstein Probe (EP), accompanied by a broad-line Type Ic supernova (SN Ic-BL) at $z = 0.119…

astro-ph.HE2025

GRB 240825A: Early Reverse Shock and Its Physical Implications

Chao Wu, Yun Wang, Hua-Li Li +84

Early multiwavelength observations offer crucial insights into the nature of the relativistic jets responsible for gamma-ray bursts and their interaction with the surrounding mediu…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 1 cited

EP250207b is not a collapsar fast X-ray transient. Is it due to a compact object merger?

P. G. Jonker, A. J. Levan, Xing Liu +41

Fast X-ray Transients (FXTs) are short-lived extra-galactic X-ray sources. Recent progress through multi-wavelength follow-up of Einstein Probe discovered FXTs has shown that sever…

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★ 13 cited

Spectral Hardening Reveals Afterglow Emergence in Long-Duration Fast X-ray Transients: A Case Study of GRB 250404A/EP250404a

Yi-Han Iris Yin, Yuan Fang, Bin-Bin Zhang +56

The prompt emission and afterglow phases of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) have been extensively studied, yet the transition between these two phases remains inadequately characterized du…

astro-ph.HE2025

EP241021a: A catastrophic collapse/merger of compact star binary leading to the formation of a remnant millisecond magnetar?

Guang-Lei Wu, Yun-Wei Yu, Liang-Duan Liu +7

Observations of fast X-ray transients (FXRTs) with the Einstein Probe have successfully led to the discovery of some unusual extragalactic optical transients. EP241021a is a newly…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 15 cited

EP241021a: a months-duration X-ray transient with luminous optical and radio emission

Shu Xinwen, Yang Lei, Yang Haonan +82

We present the discovery of a peculiar X-ray transient, EP241021a, by the Einstein Probe (EP) mission, and the results from multiwavelength follow-up observations. The transient wa…

astro-ph.HE2025

EP240801a/XRF 240801B: An X-ray Flash Detected by the Einstein Probe and Implications of its Multiband Afterglow

Shuai-Qing Jiang, Dong Xu, Agnes P. C. van Hoof +89

We present multiband observations and analysis of EP240801a, a low-energy, extremely soft gamma-ray burst (GRB) discovered on August 1, 2024 by the Einstein Probe (EP) satellite, w…

astro-ph.HE2025

GRB 241030A: a prompt thermal X-ray emission component and diverse origin of the very early UVOT WHITE and U band emission

Qiu-Li Wang, Hao Zhou, Yun Wang +17

We present a detailed analysis of the long-duration GRB 241030A detected by {\it Swift}. Thanks to the rapid response of XRT and UVOT, the strongest part of the prompt emission of…

astro-ph.HE2024

GRB 211024B: an ultra-long GRB powered by magnetar

Shao-Yu Fu, Dong Xu, Wei-Hua Lei +15

Ultra-long gamma-ray bursts (ULGRBs) are characterized by exceptionally long-duration central engine activities, with characteristic timescales exceeding 1000 seconds. We present g…

astro-ph.HE2024

Unveiling the Multifaceted GRB 200613A: Prompt Emission Dynamics, Afterglow Evolution, and the Host Galaxy's Properties

Shao-Yu Fu, Dong Xu, Wei-Hua Lei +17

We present our optical observations and multi-wavelength analysis of the GRB\,200613A detected by \texttt{Fermi} satellite. Time-resolved spectral analysis of the prompt -ray em…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 34 cited

Triggering the Untriggered: The First Einstein Probe-Detected Gamma-Ray Burst 240219A and Its Implications

Yi-Han Iris Yin, Bin-Bin Zhang, Jun Yang +49

The Einstein Probe (EP) achieved its first detection and localization of a bright X-ray flare, EP240219a, on 2024 February 19, during its commissioning phase. Subsequent targeted s…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 6 cited

The fast X-ray transient EP240315a: a z ~ 5 gamma-ray burst in a Lyman continuum leaking galaxy

Andrew J. Levan, Peter G. Jonker, Andrea Saccardi +73

The nature of the minute-to-hour long Fast X-ray Transients (FXTs) localised by telescopes such as Chandra, Swift, and XMM-Newton remains mysterious, with numerous models suggested…

astro-ph.HE2023

AT2022cmc: a Tidal Disruption Event with Two-component Jet in a Bondi-profile Circumnuclear Medium

Chang Zhou, Zi-Pei Zhu, Wei-Hua Lei +3

A supermassive black hole can launch a relativistic jet when it violently disrupts a star that passes too close. Such jetted tidal disruption events (TDEs) are rare and unique tool…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 47 cited

The first JWST spectrum of a GRB afterglow: No bright supernova in observations of the brightest GRB of all time, GRB 221009A

A. J. Levan, G. P. Lamb, B. Schneider +57

We present JWST and Hubble Space Telescope (HST) observations of the afterglow of GRB 221009A, the brightest gamma-ray burst (GRB) ever observed. This includes the first mid-IR spe…