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most citedMASTER optical detection of the first LIGO/Virgo neutron stars merging GW170817

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astro-ph.HE2023★ 9 cited

Orphan optical flare as SOSS emission afterglow, localization in time

V. Lipunov, V. Kornilov, K. Zhirkov +24

We report on MASTER optical observations of an afterglow-like optical and X-ray transient AT2021lfa/ZTF21aayokph. We detected the initial steady brightening of the transient at 7σ…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 5 cited

Three-stage Collapse of the Long Gamma-Ray Burst from GRB 160625B Prompt Multiwavelength Observations

V. M. Lipunov, V. A. Sadovnichy, M. I. Panasyuk +37

This article presents the early results of synchronous multiwavelength observations of one of the brightest gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) GRB 160625B with the detailed continuous fast op…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 21 cited

Probing into emission mechanisms of GRB 190530A using time-resolved spectra and polarization studies: Synchrotron Origin?

Rahul Gupta, S. Gupta, T. Chattopadhyay +47

Multi-pulsed GRB 190530A, detected by the GBM and LAT onboard \fermi, is the sixth most fluent GBM burst detected so far. This paper presents the timing, spectral, and polarimetric…

astro-ph.HE2020★ 28 cited

Optical Observations Reveal Strong Evidence for High Energy Neutrino Progenitor

V. M. Lipunov, V. G. Kornilov, K. K. Zhirkov +32

We present the earliest astronomical observation of a high energy neutrino error box in which its variability was discovered after high-energy neutrinos detection. The one robotic…

astro-ph.HE2019★ 9 cited

Multiwavelength observations of GRB 140629A. A long burst with an achromatic jet break in the optical and X-ray afterglow

Y. -D. Hu, S. R. Oates, V. M. Lipunov +31

We investigate the long GRB140629A through multiwavelength observations, which cover optical, infrared and X-rays between 40s and 3yr after the burst, to derive the properties of t…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 261 cited

MASTER optical detection of the first LIGO/Virgo neutron stars merging GW170817

V. M. Lipunov, E. Gorbovskoy, V. G. Kornilov +30

Following the reported discovery of the gravitational-wave pulse GW170817/ G298048 by three LIGO/Virgo antennae (Abbott et al., 2017a), the MASTER Global Robotic Net telescopes obt…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 40 cited

MASTER OT J004207.99+405501.1/M31LRN 2015 Luminous Red Nova in M31: Discovery, Light Curve, Hydrodynamics, Evolution

V. M. Lipunov, S. Blinnikov, E. Gorbovskoy +18

We report the discovery and multicolor (VRIW) photometry of a rare explosive star MASTER OT J004207.99+405501.1 - a luminous red nova - in the Andromeda galaxy M31N2015-01a. We use…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 19 cited

MASTER optical polarization variability detection in the Microquasar V404 Cyg/GS2023+33

Vladimir M. Lipunov, E. Gorbovskoy, V. Kornilov +23

On 2015 June 15 the Swift space observatory discovered that the Galactic black hole candidate V404 Cyg was undergoing another active X-ray phase, after 25 years of inactivity (Bart…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 48 cited

First Gravitational-Wave Burst GW150914: Part II. MASTER Optical Follow-Up Observations

V. M. Lipunov, V. Kornilov, E. Gorbovskoy +33

The Advanced LIGO observatory recently reported the first direct detection of gravitational waves predicted by Einstein (1916). We report on the first optical observations of the G…

astro-ph.SR2016★ 28 cited

Discovery of an unusual bright eclipsing binary with the longest known period: TYC 2505-672-1 / MASTER OT J095310.04+335352.8

V. Lipunov, E. Gorbovskoy, V. Afanasiev +16

We report on the MASTER Global Robotic Net discovery of an eclipsing binary, MASTER OT J095310.04+335352.8, previously known as unremarkable star TYC 2505-672-1, which displays ext…

astro-ph.HE2015★ 41 cited

Early polarization observations of the optical emission of gamma-ray bursts: GRB150301B and GRB150413A

E. S. Gorbovskoy, V. M. Lipunov, D. Buckley +32

We report early optical linear polarization observations of two gamma-ray bursts made with the MASTER robotic telescope network. We found the minimum polar- ization for GRB150301B…

astro-ph.HE2015★ 38 cited

The optical identifcation of events with poorly defined locations: The case of the Fermi GBM GRB140801A

V. M. Lipunov, J. Gorosabel, M. V. Pruzhinskaya +50

We report the early discovery of the optical afterglow of gamma-ray burst (GRB) 140801A in the 137 deg 3- error-box of the Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM). MASTER is the…

astro-ph.HE2014★ 22 cited

Optical polarization observations with the MASTER robotic net

M. V. Pruzhinskaya, V. V. Krushinsky, G. V. Lipunova +17

We present results of optical polarization observations performed with the MASTER robotic net for three types of objects: gamma-ray bursts, supernovae, and blazars. For the Swift g…