Exploring Damped Lyman-$\alpha$ System Host Galaxies using Gamma-ray Bursts

Vicki L. Toy, Antonino Cucchiara, Sylvain Veilleux +6

We present a sample of 45 Damped Lyman-$\alpha$ system (DLA, \nhi\ $\ge 2\times 10^{20}{\mathrm{cm}}^{-2}$) counterparts (33 detections, 12 upper limits) which host gamma-ray bursts (GRB…