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20032023
most citedThe GRB 060218/SN 2006aj event in the context of other Gamma-Ray Burst Supernovae

126 citations · 612 across the 19 of their papers we have counts for

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20 papers

astro-ph.SR2023★ 16 cited

A flash of polarized optical light points to an aspherical "cow"

J. R. Maund, P. A. Hoeflich, I. A. Steele +8

The astronomical transient AT2018cow is the closest example of the new class of luminous, fast blue optical transients (FBOTs). Liverpool Telescope RINGO3 observations of AT2018cow…

astro-ph.IM2021★ 14 cited

Automated SpectroPhotometric Image REDuction (ASPIRED)

Marco C. Lam, Robert J. Smith, Iair Arcavi +3

We provide a suite of public open-source spectral data-reduction software to rapidly obtain scientific products from all forms of long-slit-like spectroscopic observations. Automat…

astro-ph.IM2020

An update on the development of ASPIRED

Marco C Lam, Robert J Smith, Josh Veitch-Michaelis +2

We are reporting the updates in version 0.2.0 of the Automated SpectroPhotometric REDuction (ASPIRED) pipeline, designed for common use on different instruments. The default settin…

astro-ph.IM2020★ 32 cited

Characterization of a dual-beam, dual-camera optical imaging polarimeter

Manisha Shrestha, Iain A. Steele, Andrez S. Piascik +3

Polarization plays an important role in various time-domain astrophysics to understand the magnetic fields, geometry, and environments of spatially unresolved variable sources. In…

astro-ph.IM2019

Automated SpectroPhotometric Image REDuction (ASPIRED)

Marco C Lam, Robert J Smith, Iain A Steele

We aim to provide a suite of publicly available spectral data reduction software to facilitate rapid scientific outcomes from time-domain observations. For time resolved observatio…

astro-ph.IM2019★ 2 cited

A robotic pipeline for fast GRB followup with the Las Cumbres observatory network

R. Martone, C. Guidorzi, C. G. Mundell +9

In the era of multi-messenger astronomy the exploration of the early emission from transients is key for understanding the encoded physics. At the same time, current generation net…