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Swift gives a new BAT-GLIMPSE: Gamma-ray Localization using Imaging and Mosaic techniques for Pointing and Slew Epochs
S. Ronchini, T. Parsotan, J. DeLaunay +1
The Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) onboard the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is capable of localizing gamma-ray transients with arcminute precision, enabling rapid multi-wavelength f…
SVOM GRB 250314A at z 7.3: an exploding star in the era of reionization
B. Cordier, J. Y. Wei, N. R. Tanvir +103
Most long Gamma-ray bursts originate from a rare type of massive stellar explosion. Their afterglows, while rapidly fading, can be initially extremely luminous at optical/near-infr…
The ultraviolet luminosity function of star-forming galaxies between redshifts of 0.4 and 0.6
M. J. Page, T. Dwelly, I. McHardy +7
We combine ultraviolet imaging of the 13H survey field, taken with the XMM-Newton Optical Monitor telescope (XMM-OM) and the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory Ultraviolet and Optical…
Panning for gold with the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory: an optimal strategy for finding the counterparts to gravitational wave events
R. A. J. Eyles-Ferris, P. A. Evans, A. A. Breeveld +17
The LIGO, Virgo and KAGRA gravitational wave observatories are currently undertaking their O4 observing run offering the opportunity to discover new electromagnetic counterparts to…
Results of the follow-up of ANTARES neutrino alerts
A. Albert, S. Alves, M. André +188
High-energy neutrinos could be produced in the interaction of charged cosmic rays with matter or radiation surrounding astrophysical sources. To look for transient sources associat…
Windows on the Universe: Establishing the Infrastructure for a Collaborative Multi-messenger Ecosystem
The 2023 Windows on the Universe Workshop White Paper Working Group, T. Ahumada, J. E. Andrews +43
In this White Paper, we present recommendations for the scientific community and funding agencies to foster the infrastructure for a collaborative multi-messenger and time-domain a…
Swift Deep Galactic Plane Survey Classification of Swift J170800402551.8 as a Candidate Intermediate Polar Cataclysmic Variable
B. O'Connor, E. Gogus, J. Hare +24
Here, we present the results of our multi-wavelength campaign aimed at classifying \textit{Swift} J170800402551.8 as part of the \textit{Swift} Deep Galactic Plane Survey (DGPS)…
Swift/UVOT discovery of Swift J221951-484240: a UV luminous ambiguous nuclear transient
S. R. Oates, N. P. M. Kuin, M. Nicholl +57
We report the discovery of Swift J221951-484240 (hereafter: J221951), a luminous slow-evolving blue transient that was detected by the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory Ultra-violet/O…
A rare outburst from the stealthy BeXRB system Swift J0549.7-6812
M. J. Coe, J. A. Kennea, I. M. Monageng +3
Swift J0549.7-6812 is an Be/X-ray binary system (BeXRB) in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) exhibiting a 6s pulse period. Like many such systems the variable X-ray emission is beli…
The Swift Deep Galactic Plane Survey (DGPS) Phase-I Catalog
B. O'Connor, C. Kouveliotou, P. A. Evans +30
The \textit{Swift} Deep Galactic Plane Survey is a \textit{Swift} Key Project consisting of 380 tiled pointings covering 40 deg of the Galactic Plane between longitude \,…
Identification of 1RXS J165424.6-433758 as a polar cataclysmic variable
B. O'Connor, J. Brink, D. A. H. Buckley +25
We present the results of our X-ray, ultraviolet, and optical follow-up campaigns of 1RXS J165424.6-433758, an X-ray source detected with the \textit{Swift} Deep Galactic Plane Sur…
MAXI J1848-015: The First Detection of Relativistically Moving Outflows from a Globular Cluster X-ray Binary
A. Bahramian, E. Tremou, A. J. Tetarenko +12
Over the past decade, observations of relativistic outflows from outbursting X-ray binaries in the Galactic field have grown significantly. In this work, we present the first detec…
The first JWST spectrum of a GRB afterglow: No bright supernova in observations of the brightest GRB of all time, GRB 221009A
A. J. Levan, G. P. Lamb, B. Schneider +57
We present JWST and Hubble Space Telescope (HST) observations of the afterglow of GRB 221009A, the brightest gamma-ray burst (GRB) ever observed. This includes the first mid-IR spe…
A real-time transient detector and the Living Swift-XRT Point Source catalogue
P. A. Evans, K. L. Page, A. P. Bearmore +5
We present the Living Swift-XRT Point Source catalogue (LSXPS) and real-time transient detector. This system allows us for the first time to carry out low-latency searches for new…
SXP 15.6 -- an accreting pulsar close to spin equilibrium?
M. J. Coe, I. M. Monageng, J. A. Kennea +12
SXP 15.6 is a recently established Be star X-ray binary system (BeXRB) in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC). Like many such systems the variable X-ray emission is driven by the unde…
Disentangling the neighbouring pulsars SXP 15.3 and SXP 305
Itumeleng M. Monageng, Malcolm J. Coe, Lee J. Townsend +8
SXP 15.3 and SXP 305 are two Be X-ray binaries in the Small Magellanic Cloud that are spatially separated by ~7 arcsec. The small separation between these sources has, in the past,…
A Swift study of long-term changes in the X-ray flaring properties of Sagittarius A*
A. Andrés, J. van den Eijnden, N. Degenaar +12
The radiative counterpart of the supermassive black hole at the Galactic Centre, Sagittarius A*, displays flaring emission in the X-ray band atop a steady, quiescent level. Flares…
Identification of an X-ray Pulsar in the BeXRB system IGR J182191347
B. O'Connor, E. Gogus, D. Huppenkothen +25
We report on observations of the candidate Be/X-ray binary IGR J182191347 with \textit{Swift}/XRT, \textit{NuSTAR}, and \textit{NICER} during Type-I outbursts in March and June…
Swift J011511.0-725611: Discovery of a rare Be Star / White Dwarf binary system in the SMC
J. A. Kennea, M. J. Coe, P. A. Evans +3
We report on the discovery of Swift J011511.0-725611, a rare Be X-ray binary system (BeXRB) with a White Dwarf (WD) compact object, in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) by S-CUBED,…
The ultraviolet luminosity function of star-forming galaxies between redshifts of 0.6 and 1.2
M. J. Page, T. Dwelly, I. McHardy +11
We use ultraviolet imaging taken with the XMM-Newton Optical Monitor telescope (XMM-OM), covering 280 square arcminutes in the UVW1 band (effective wavelength 2910 Angstroms) to me…
The Swift Bulge Survey: Motivation, Strategy, and First X-ray Results
A. Bahramian, C. O. Heinke, J. A. Kennea +12
Very faint X-ray transients (VFXTs) are X-ray transients with peak X-ray luminosities () of erg/s, which are not well-understood. We carried out a survey…
The First Year of S-CUBED: The Swift Small Magellanic Cloud Survey
J. A. Kennea, M. J. Coe, P. A. Evans +2
The Swift Small Magellanic Cloud Survey, S-CUBED, is a high cadence shallow X-ray survey of the SMC. The survey consists of 142 tiled pointings covering the optical extent of the S…
Space Telescope and Optical Reverberation Mapping Project. VII. Understanding the UV anomaly in NGC 5548 with X-Ray Spectroscopy
S. Mathur, A. Gupta, K. Page +147
During the Space Telescope and Optical Reverberation Mapping Project (STORM) observations of NGC 5548, the continuum and emission-line variability became de-correlated during the s…
Space Telescope and Optical Reverberation Mapping Project. IV. Anomalous behavior of the broad ultraviolet emission lines in NGC 5548
M. R. Goad, K. T. Korista, G. De Rosa +99
During an intensive Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Cosmic Origins Spectrograph (COS) UV monitoring campaign of the Seyfert~1 galaxy NGC 5548 performed from 2014 February to July, the…