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most citedFar-Ultraviolet to Near-Infrared Observations of SN 2023ixf: A high energy explosion engulfed in complex circumstellar material

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astro-ph.IM2026

PolPy: A universal tool for X-ray/gamma-ray polarimetry using common data format standards

Sujay Mate, Hancheng Li, Utkarsh Pathak +4

X-ray/gamma-ray polarimetry has been a rapidly developing field in recent years. However, the lack of standardized analysis frameworks has hindered cross-instrument comparisons and…

astro-ph.HE2026

Can We Find the Emission Mechanism Behind the Extremely Bright GRB 230812B?

Utkarsh Pathak, Sameer K. Patil, Hitesh Tanenia +23

GRB 230812B is a bright long-duration GRB with a luminous, long-lived afterglow and an AstroSat/CZTI polarization measurement during the prompt phase, enabling a joint study of its…

astro-ph.HE2026

Long GRB 250916A: an Off-axis Powerlaw Jet with Thermal Cocoon

Utkarsh Pathak, Sameer K. Patil, Hitesh Tanenia +22

Some gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) exhibit precursor emission episodes preceding the main emission, with a quiescent period in between. The properties of the precursor emission and the d…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 1 cited

GRB 230204B: GIT Discovery of a Fast Fading Afterglow Associated with an Energetic GRB from a Massive-Star Progenitor

Vishwajeet Swain, Varun Bhalerao, Harsh Kumar +19

We present a comprehensive multi-wavelength study of a bright gamma-ray burst GRB 230204B, analyzing both prompt and afterglow emissions. This GRB is highly energetic, with an isot…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 1 cited

GRB 250704B: An Off-axis Short GRB with a Long-Lived Afterglow Plateau

Vishwajeet Swain, Tomás Ahumada, Sameer K. Patil +27

We present a detailed multi-wavelength afterglow study of the short GRB 250704B, extensively monitored in optical and near-infrared bands. Its afterglow displays an unusually long-…

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.HE2024

"Bursts, Beats, and Beyond": Uncovering the landscape from accretion to ignition of 4U 1728-34 using AstroSat

Anirudh Salgundi, Suman Bala, Gayathri Raman +2

A comprehensive study on persistent and thermonuclear burst emission of 4U 1728-34, commonly known as 'Slow Burster' is performed using seven archival observations of AstroSat span…

astro-ph.HE2023

Characterizing the Ordinary Broad-lined Type Ic SN 2023pel from the Energetic GRB 230812B

Gokul P. Srinivasaragavan, Vishwajeet Swain, Brendan M. O'Connor +39

We report observations of the optical counterpart of the long gamma-ray burst (LGRB) GRB 230812B, and its associated supernova (SN) SN 2023pel. The proximity () and high…

astro-ph.SR2023

Surface activity of rapidly rotating stars from simultaneous X-ray and UV observations with AstroSat

Lalitha Sairam, Utkarsh Pathak, Kulinder Pal Singh

Our study focuses on analysing the coronal, transition and chromospheric activity of four rapidly rotating stars located within 50 pc in the solar neighbourhood. We have used the m…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 67 cited

Far-Ultraviolet to Near-Infrared Observations of SN 2023ixf: A high energy explosion engulfed in complex circumstellar material

Rishabh Singh Teja, Avinash Singh, Judhajeet Basu +13

We present early-phase panchromatic photometric and spectroscopic coverage spanning far-ultraviolet (FUV) to the near-infrared (NIR) regime of the nearest hydrogen-rich core-collap…