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Spectroscopy of the short-hard GRB 130603B: The host galaxy and environment of a compact object merger
A. de Ugarte Postigo, C. C. Thoene, A. Rowlinson +40
Short duration gamma-ray bursts (SGRBs) are thought to be related to the violent merger of compact objects, such as neutron stars or black holes, which makes them promising sources…
The Dust Extinction Curves of Gamma-Ray Burst Host Galaxies
P. Schady, T. Dwelly, M. J. Page +8
The composition and amount of interstellar dust within gamma-ray burst (GRB) host galaxies is of key importance when addressing selection effects in the GRB redshift distribution,…
A Swift Look at SN 2011fe: The Earliest Ultraviolet Observations of a Type Ia Supernova
Peter J. Brown, Kyle S. Dawson, Massimiliano de Pasquale +8
We present the earliest ultraviolet (UV) observations of the bright Type Ia supernova SN 2011fe/PTF11kly in the nearby galaxy M101 at a distance of only 6.4 Mpc. It was discovered…
GRB 081029: Understanding Multiple Afterglow Components
S. T. Holland, M. De Pasquale, J. Mao +9
We present an analysis of the unusual optical light curve of the gamma-ray burst GRB~081029, which occurred at a redshift of z = 3.8479$. We combine X-ray and optical observations…
Discovery of the nearby long, soft GRB 100316D with an associated supernova
R. L. C. Starling, K. Wiersema, A. J. Levan +43
We report the Swift discovery of nearby long, soft gamma-ray burst GRB 100316D, and the subsequent unveiling of its low redshift host galaxy and associated supernova. We derive the…
Dust and Metal Column Densities in Gamma-Ray Burst Host Galaxies
P. Schady, M. J. Page, S. R. Oates +7
In this paper we present the results from the analysis of a sample of 28 gamma-ray burst (GRB) afterglow spectral energy distributions, spanning the X-ray through to near-infrared…