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

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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

EP260119a: A High-Redshift Gamma-Ray Quiet Fast X-ray Transient Probing a Potentially Hidden Population of Relativistic Explosions

Camila Angulo-Valdez, Asuka Kuwata, Edilberto Aguilar-Ruiz +41

Gamma-ray quiet fast X-ray transients (FXTs) provide a new approach for studying relativistic explosions that evade traditional gamma-ray triggers. In this work, we present multi-w…

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

GRB 260310A / SN 2026fgk: A Multi-Wavelength Study of a Nearby Underluminous Long GRB and SN with a Complex Afterglow

Ramandeep Gill, Rosa L. Becerra, Antonio de Ugarte Postigo +54

We present a comprehensive multi-wavelength study of GRB 260310A / SN 2026fgk, a nearby (), long-duration gamma-ray burst (GRB) with an exceptionally underluminous prompt…

astro-ph.HE2026

GRB 241030A: a bright afterglow challenging forward shock emission

J. -G. Ducoin, C. Pellouin, V. Aivazyan +97

Gamma-Ray Burst GRB 241030A (z = 1.411) exhibited a bright afterglow (similar to GRB 221009A), detected across gamma-ray, X-ray, UV, and optical bands, providing a probe of GRB aft…

astro-ph.HE2025

The most distant optically polarised GRB afterglow: GRB 240419A at z = 5.178

R. Brivio, S. Covino, M. Ferro +31

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are extremely bright phenomena powered by relativistic jets arising from explosive events at cosmological distances. The nature of the jet and the configura…

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.CO2025★ 1 cited

HOLISMOKES XIX: SN 2025wny at , the first strongly lensed superluminous supernova

Stefan Taubenberger, Ana Acebron, Raoul Cañameras +45

We present imaging and spectroscopic observations of supernova SN 2025wny, associated with the lens candidate PS1 J0716+3821. Photometric monitoring from the Lulin and Maidanak obs…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 3 cited

Evidence of Energy Injection in the Short and Distant GRB 250221A in a High Density Environment

Camila Angulo-Valdez, Rosa L. Becerra, Ramandeep Gill +29

We present the photometric and spectroscopic analysis of the short-duration GRB 250221A ( s), using a data set from the optical facilities COLIBRÍ, the Harlingt…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 1 cited

JWST Spectroscopy of GRB 250702B: An Extremely Rare and Exceptionally Energetic Burst in a Dusty, Massive Galaxy at

Benjamin P. Gompertz, Andrew J. Levan, Tanmoy Laskar +25

We present follow-up observations of the day-long, repeating GRB 250702B with the Near Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) on board the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Through the i…

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

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★ 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.HE2025★ 1 cited

The kangaroo's first hop: the early fast cooling phase of EP250108a/SN 2025kg

Rob A. J. Eyles-Ferris, Peter G. Jonker, Andrew J. Levan +52

Fast X-ray transients (FXTs) are a rare and poorly understood population of events. Previously difficult to detect in real time, the launch of the Einstein Probe with its wide fiel…

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.HE2024★ 2 cited

Soft X-ray prompt emission from a high-redshift gamma-ray burst EP240315a

Y. Liu, H. Sun, D. Xu +191

Long gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are believed to originate from core collapse of massive stars. High-redshift GRBs can probe the star formation and reionization history of the early un…

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…