Neutron star mergers and how to study them
E Burns - Living Reviews in Relativity, 2020 - Springer
Neutron star mergers are the canonical multimessenger events: they have been observed
through photons for half a century, gravitational waves since 2017, and are likely to be …
through photons for half a century, gravitational waves since 2017, and are likely to be …
GRB polarization: a unique probe of GRB physics
Over half a century from the discovery of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), the dominant radiation
mechanism responsible for their bright and highly variable prompt emission remains poorly …
mechanism responsible for their bright and highly variable prompt emission remains poorly …
A structured jet explains the extreme GRB 221009A
B O'Connor, E Troja, G Ryan, P Beniamini… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Long-duration gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are powerful cosmic explosions, signaling the
death of massive stars. Among them, GRB 221009A is by far the brightest burst ever …
death of massive stars. Among them, GRB 221009A is by far the brightest burst ever …
MASTER optical detection of the first LIGO/Virgo neutron star binary merger GW170817
VM Lipunov, E Gorbovskoy, VG Kornilov… - The Astrophysical …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Following the discovery of the gravitational-wave source GW170817 by three Laser
Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO)/Virgo antennae (Abbott et al., 2017a) …
Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO)/Virgo antennae (Abbott et al., 2017a) …
The THESEUS space mission concept: science case, design and expected performances
THESEUS is a space mission concept aimed at exploiting Gamma-Ray Bursts for
investigating the early Universe and at providing a substantial advancement of multi …
investigating the early Universe and at providing a substantial advancement of multi …
Transition from fireball to Poynting-flux-dominated outflow in the three-episode GRB 160625B
The ejecta composition is an open question in gamma-ray burst (GRB) physics. Some GRBs
possess a quasi-thermal spectral component in the time-resolved spectral analysis …
possess a quasi-thermal spectral component in the time-resolved spectral analysis …
THESEUS: A key space mission concept for Multi-Messenger Astrophysics
The recent discovery of the electromagnetic counterpart of the gravitational wave source
GW170817, has demonstrated the huge informative power of multi-messenger observations …
GW170817, has demonstrated the huge informative power of multi-messenger observations …
Science with the 2.5-meter wide field survey telescope (wfst)
Abstract The Wide Field Survey Telescope (WFST) is a dedicated photometric surveying
facility being built jointly by University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) and the …
facility being built jointly by University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) and the …
Cosmological evolution of the formation rate of short gamma-ray bursts with and without extended emission
MG Dainotti, V Petrosian… - The Astrophysical Journal …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Originating from neutron star–neutron star or neutron star–black hole mergers, short gamma-
ray bursts (SGRBs) are the first electromagnetic emitters associated with gravitational waves …
ray bursts (SGRBs) are the first electromagnetic emitters associated with gravitational waves …
The X-shooter GRB afterglow legacy sample (XS-GRB)
In this work we present spectra of all γ-ray burst (GRB) afterglows that have been promptly
observed with the X-shooter spectrograph until 31/03/2017. In total, we have obtained …
observed with the X-shooter spectrograph until 31/03/2017. In total, we have obtained …