20 papers
Polarization of impulsive relativistic jets propagating in a stratified medium
Gal Birenbaum, Paz Beniamini, Jonathan Granot
Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) and at least some tidal disruption events (TDEs) are highly energetic transients involving impulsive relativistic jets. As these jets propagate into their s…
Revealing the Structure and Magnetization of GRB Jets with ALMA Polarization Observations
Tanmoy Laskar, Collin T. Christy, Noah Franz +9
We present a systematic study of the currently available ALMA millimeter polarimetric sample of gamma-ray burst (GRB) afterglows. Our sample comprises 24 observations (20 new) of 1…
Old and Bright: The Remarkable Radio Brightening of the Engine-driven SN 2012au Several Years After Explosion Signals the Birth of a PWN
Eli Wiston, Raffaella Margutti, A. J. Nayana +23
We present the results from an extensive broad-band (radio to X-rays) observing campaign of the engine-driven Type Ib SN 2012au in the first 13 years of evolution. The early-time (…
A 14-year-old Mystery: The Peculiar Case of the Engine-driven SN 2012ap
Itai Sfaradi, Raffaella Margutti, Ryan Chornock +29
We present late-time ( d) optical (Keck), X-ray (Chandra and NuSTAR), and radio (VLA, ALMA, and the uGMRT) observations of the Type Ic-BL SN 2012ap. Previous studies of…
The Deep Newtonian Regime in Late-Time Blast Waves: Inevitable Transition and Distinct Flux Signatures
Sk. Minhajur Rahaman, Jonathan Granot, Paz Beniamini
In many astrophysical transients, outflows drive shocks into the ambient medium, accelerating electrons to non-thermal energy distributions that produce broadband synchrotron emiss…
First Detection of Faraday Rotation in a Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglow: Low Polarization and High Rotation Measure in GRB 260310A Reveal Jet Magnetic Structure and Environment
Collin T. Christy, Tanmoy Laskar, Kate D. Alexander +10
We report the detection of linear polarization in the radio afterglow of GRB 260310A, representing the first centimeter-wavelength polarization detection of a gamma-ray burst (GRB)…