The supernova–gamma-ray burst connection

SE Woosley, JS Bloom - Annu. Rev. Astron. Astrophys., 2006 - annualreviews.org
Observations show that at least some gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) happen simultaneously
with core-collapse supernovae (SNe), thus linking by a common thread nature's two …

Low-resolution spectroscopy of gamma-ray burst optical afterglows: biases in the Swift sample and characterization of the absorbers

JPU Fynbo, P Jakobsson, JX Prochaska… - The Astrophysical …, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a sample of 77 optical afterglows (OAs) of Swift detected gamma-ray bursts
(GRBs) for which spectroscopic follow-up observations have been secured. Our first …

Implications for Cosmic Reionization from the Optical Afterglow Spectrum of the Gamma-Ray Burst 050904 at z = 6.3

T Totani, N Kawai, G Kosugi, K Aoki… - Publications of the …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
The gamma-ray burst (GRB) 050904 at provides the first opportunity to probe the
intergalactic medium (IGM) by GRBs at the epoch of reionization. Here, we present a …

The age-metallicity relation of the universe in neutral gas: the first 100 damped Lyα systems

JX Prochaska, E Gawiser, AM Wolfe… - The Astrophysical …, 2003 - iopscience.iop.org
We discuss accurate metallicity measurements for 125 damped Ly α (DLA) systems at 0.5<
z< 5, including≈ 50 new measurements from our recently published Echellette …

Dust depletion of metals from local to distant galaxies-II. Cosmic dust-to-metal ratio and dust composition

C Konstantopoulou, A De Cia, C Ledoux… - Astronomy & …, 2024 - aanda.org
The evolution of cosmic dust content and the cycle between metals and dust in the
interstellar medium (ISM) play a fundamental role in galaxy evolution. The chemical …

Signatures of extragalactic dust in pre-Swift GRB afterglows

DA Kann, S Klose, A Zeh - The Astrophysical Journal, 2006 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the results of a systematic analysis of gamma-ray burst afterglow spectral energy
distributions (SEDs) in the optical/near-infrared bands. Our input list includes the entire …

The SEDs and host galaxies of the dustiest GRB afterglows

T Krühler, J Greiner, P Schady, S Savaglio… - Astronomy & …, 2011 - aanda.org
Context. The afterglows and host galaxies of long gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) offer unique
opportunities to study star-forming galaxies in the high-z Universe. Until recently, however …

Probing the interstellar medium near star-forming regions with gamma-ray burst afterglow spectroscopy: Gas, metals, and dust

JX Prochaska, HW Chen… - The Astrophysical …, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
We study the chemical abundances of the interstellar medium surrounding high-z gamma-
ray bursts (GRBs) through analysis of the damped Lyα systems (DLAs) identified in afterglow …

The cosmic buildup of dust and metals-Accurate abundances from GRB-selected star-forming galaxies at 1.7< z< 6.3

KE Heintz, A De Cia, CC Thöne, JK Krogager… - Astronomy & …, 2023 - aanda.org
The chemical enrichment of dust and metals in the interstellar medium of galaxies
throughout cosmic time is one of the key driving processes of galaxy evolution. Here we …

The first positive detection of molecular gas in a GRB host galaxy

JX Prochaska, Y Sheffer, DA Perley… - The Astrophysical …, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
THE FIRST POSITIVE DETECTION OF MOLECULAR GAS IN A GRB HOST GALAXY -
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