GRB polarization: a unique probe of GRB physics

R Gill, M Kole, J Granot - Galaxies, 2021 - mdpi.com
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 …

The radio to GeV afterglow of GRB 221009A

T Laskar, KD Alexander, R Margutti… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract GRB 221009A (z= 0.151) is one of the closest known long γ-ray bursts (GRBs). Its
extreme brightness across all electromagnetic wavelengths provides an unprecedented …

AT2018cow: a luminous millimeter transient

AYQ Ho - The Landscape of Relativistic Stellar Explosions, 2022 - Springer
We present detailed submillimeter—through centimeter—wave observations of the
extraordinary extragalactic transient AT2018cow. The apparent characteristics—the high …

The Afterglow of GRB 130427A from 1 to 1016 GHz

DA Perley, SB Cenko, A Corsi, NR Tanvir… - The Astrophysical …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
We present multiwavelength observations of the afterglow of GRB 130427A, the brightest (in
total fluence) gamma-ray burst (GRB) of the past 29 yr. Optical spectroscopy from Gemini …

Precise measurements of self-absorbed rising reverse shock emission from gamma-ray burst 221009A

JS Bright, L Rhodes, W Farah, R Fender… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The deaths of massive stars are sometimes accompanied by the launch of highly relativistic
and collimated jets. If the jet is pointed towards Earth, we observe a 'prompt'gamma-ray burst …

The broadband counterpart of the short GRB 200522A at z= 0.5536: a luminous kilonova or a collimated outflow with a reverse shock?

W Fong, T Laskar, J Rastinejad… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the discovery of the radio afterglow and near-infrared (NIR) counterpart of the
Swift short gamma-ray burst (GRB) GRB 200522A, located at a small projected offset of≈ 1 …

Gamma-ray bursts and their use as cosmic probes

P Schady - Royal Society open science, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Since the launch of the highly successful and ongoing Swift mission, the field of gamma-ray
bursts (GRBs) has undergone a revolution. The arcsecond GRB localizations available …

Cosmological fast optical transients with the Zwicky Transient Facility: a search for dirty fireballs

AYQ Ho, DA Perley, Y Yao, D Svinkin… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Dirty fireballs are a hypothesized class of relativistic massive-star explosions with an initial
Lorentz factor Γ init below the Γ init∼ 100 required to produce a long-duration gamma-ray …

Extragalactic synchrotron transients in the era of wide-field radio surveys. I. Detection rates and light curve characteristics

BD Metzger, PKG Williams, E Berger - The Astrophysical Journal, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
The impending era of wide-field radio surveys has the potential to revolutionize our
understanding of astrophysical transients. Here we evaluate the prospects of a wide range …

Electrons' energy in GRB afterglows implied by radio peaks

P Beniamini, AJ van der Horst - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Gamma-ray burst (GRB) afterglows have been observed across the electromagnetic
spectrum, and physical parameters of GRB jets and their surroundings have been derived …