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JWST unveils a dust-obscured supernova associated with a gamma-ray burst
B. Schneider, A. J. Levan, N. Sarin +22
Recent observations have challenged the duration-based classification of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), making the detection of an associated supernova (SN) or kilonova crucial for concl…
GRB 220706A: a gamma-ray burst with a month-long engine and a luminous supernova
Benjamin P. Gompertz, Nusrin Habeeb, Dheeraj R. Pasham +30
While the progenitors of many long gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are well established as the core collapse of very massive, envelope-stripped, rapidly-rotating stars, it has been suggest…
Exploring the multi-wavelength properties of the high energetic event ZTF20abbiixp/GRB 200524A: from prompt emission to afterglow
A. Ghosh, Dimple, K. Misra +32
We conducted a comprehensive multi-wavelength analysis of a high energetic long-duration ZTF20abbiixp / GRB~200524A detected by \textit{Fermi} Gamma Ray Burst Monitor (GBM). Our st…
GRB 260310A / SN 2026fgk: A Multi-Wavelength Study of a Nearby Underluminous Long GRB and SN with a Complex Afterglow
Ramandeep Gill, Rosa L. Becerra, Antonio de Ugarte Postigo +54
We present a comprehensive multi-wavelength study of GRB 260310A / SN 2026fgk, a nearby (), long-duration gamma-ray burst (GRB) with an exceptionally underluminous prompt…
XRF 241001A/SN 2024aiiq: A faint soft X-ray transient detected by SVOM with a broad-line type Ic supernova revealed by JWST
B. Schneider, M. Brunet, B. P. Gompertz +61
X-ray flashes (XRFs) are a type of gamma-ray burst (GRB) with prompt emission predominantly below 30 keV and have been poorly detected by previous missions. The advent of the SVOM…
JWST Spectroscopy of GRB 250702B: An Extremely Rare and Exceptionally Energetic Burst in a Dusty, Massive Galaxy at
Benjamin P. Gompertz, Andrew J. Levan, Tanmoy Laskar +25
We present follow-up observations of the day-long, repeating GRB 250702B with the Near Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) on board the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Through the i…
Unveiling the Multifaceted GRB 200613A: Prompt Emission Dynamics, Afterglow Evolution, and the Host Galaxy's Properties
Shao-Yu Fu, Dong Xu, Wei-Hua Lei +17
We present our optical observations and multi-wavelength analysis of the GRB\,200613A detected by \texttt{Fermi} satellite. Time-resolved spectral analysis of the prompt -ray em…
Rapid Response Mode observations of GRB 160203A: Looking for fine-structure line variability at z=3.52
G. Pugliese, A. Saccardi, V. D Elia +26
Gamma-ray bursts are the most energetic known explosions. Despite fading rapidly, they allow to measure redshift and important properties of their host-galaxies. We report the phot…
HI and CO spectroscopy of the unusual host of GRB 171205A: A grand design spiral galaxy with a distorted HI field
A. de Ugarte Postigo, M. Michalowski, C. C. Thoene +22
GRBs produced by the collapse of massive stars are usually found near the most prominent star-forming regions of star-forming galaxies. GRB 171205A happened in the outskirts of a s…
The host of GRB 171205A in 3D -- A resolved multiwavelength study of a rare grand-design spiral GRB host
C. C. Thöne, A. de Ugarte Postigo, L. Izzo +17
Long GRB hosts at z<1 are usually low-mass, low metallicity star-forming galaxies. Here we present the until now most detailed, spatially resolved study of the host of GRB 171205A,…
The fast X-ray transient EP240315a: a z ~ 5 gamma-ray burst in a Lyman continuum leaking galaxy
Andrew J. Levan, Peter G. Jonker, Andrea Saccardi +73
The nature of the minute-to-hour long Fast X-ray Transients (FXTs) localised by telescopes such as Chandra, Swift, and XMM-Newton remains mysterious, with numerous models suggested…
Varying linear polarisation in the dust-free GRB 210610B
J. F. Agüí Fernández, A. de Ugarte Postigo, C. C. Thöne +19
Long gamma ray bursts (GRBs) are produced by the collapse of some very massive stars, which emit ultra-relativistic jets. When the jets collide with the interstellar medium they de…
Fires in the deep: The luminosity distribution of early-time gamma-ray-burst afterglows in light of the Gamow Explorer sensitivity requirements
D. A. Kann, N. E. White, G. Ghirlanda +58
Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are ideal probes of the Universe at high redshift (z > 5), pinpointing the locations of the earliest star-forming galaxies and providing bright backlights t…
Multi-band analyses of the bright GRB 230812B and the associated SN2023pel
T. Hussenot-Desenonges, T. Wouters, N. Guessoum +109
GRB~230812B is a bright and relatively nearby () long gamma-ray burst (GRB) that has generated significant interest in the community and has thus been observed over the en…
JWST detection of heavy neutron capture elements in a compact object merger
A. Levan, B. P. Gompertz, O. S. Salafia +80
The mergers of binary compact objects such as neutron stars and black holes are of central interest to several areas of astrophysics, including as the progenitors of gamma-ray burs…
A long-duration gamma-ray burst of dynamical origin from the nucleus of an ancient galaxy
Andrew J. Levan, Daniele B. Malesani, Benjamin P. Gompertz +29
The majority of long duration ( s) gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are believed to arise from the collapse of massive stars \cite{Hjorth+03}, with a small proportion created from the m…
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…
The brightest GRB ever detected: GRB 221009A as a highly luminous event at z = 0.151
D. B. Malesani, A. J. Levan, L. Izzo +39
Context: The extreme luminosity of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) makes them powerful beacons for studies of the distant Universe. The most luminous bursts are typically detected at moder…
Simultaneous Radio and Optical Polarimetry of GRB 191221B Afterglow
Yuji Urata, Kenji Toma, Stefano Covino +16
Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are the most luminous transients in the universe and are utilized as probes of early stars, gravitational wave counterparts, and collisionless shock physics…
Multi-wavelength analysis of short GRB 201221D and its comparison with other high \& low redshift short GRBs
Dimple, K. Misra, D. A. Kann +9
We present a detailed analysis of short GRB 201221D lying at redshift . We analyse the high-energy data of the burst and compare it with the sample of short gamma-ray bur…
A Kilonova Following a Long-Duration Gamma-Ray Burst at 350 Mpc
J. C. Rastinejad, B. P. Gompertz, A. J. Levan +32
Here, we report the discovery of a kilonova associated with the nearby (350 Mpc) minute-duration GRB 211211A. In tandem with deep optical limits that rule out the presence of an ac…
A blast from the infant Universe: the very high-z GRB 210905A
A. Rossi, D. D. Frederiks, D. A. Kann +52
We present a detailed follow-up of the very energetic GRB 210905A at a high redshift of z = 6.312 and its luminous X-ray and optical afterglow. We obtained a photometric and spectr…
Cosmological Fast Optical Transients with the Zwicky Transient Facility: A Search for Dirty Fireballs
Anna Y. Q. Ho, Daniel A. Perley, Yuhan Yao +33
Dirty fireballs are a hypothesized class of relativistic massive-star explosions with an initial Lorentz factor below the required to pro…
The supernova of the MAGIC GRB190114C
A. Melandri, L. Izzo, E. Pian +42
We observed GRB190114C (redshift z = 0.4245), the first GRB ever detected at TeV energies, at optical and near-infrared wavelengths with several ground-based telescopes and the Hub…