Properties of X-ray selected Broad Absorption Line Quasars (2008)
Blustin, A. J., Dwelly, T., Page, M. J., McHardy, I. M., Seymour, N., Kennea, J. A., ...
Broad absorption line quasars (commonly termed BALQSOs) contain the most dramatic examples of AGN-driven winds. The high absorbing columns in these winds, ~10^24 cm^-2, ensure that BALQSOs are...
A Swift gaze into the 2006 March 29th burst forest of SGR 1900+14 (2008)
Israel, G. L., Romano, P., Mangano, V., Dall'Osso, S., Chincarini, G., Stella, L., ...
We report on the intense burst ``forest'' recorded on 2006 March 29 which lasted for ~30s. More than 40 bursts were detected both by BAT and by XRT, seven of which are rare intermediate flares (IFs):...
Publication and citation statistics for UK astronomers (2007)
This article presents a survey of publication and citation statistics for 835 UK professional astronomers: the majority of academics and contract researchers within the UK astronomical community. I...
The association of GRB 060218 with a supernova and the evolution of the shock wave (2007)
Campana, Sergio, Mangano, Vanessa, Blustin, A.J., Brown, P., Burrows, David N., Chincarini, Guido, ...
Although the link between long Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs) and supernovae (SNe) has been established, hitherto there have been no observations of the beginning of a supernova explosion and its intimate...
Photometric Calibration of the Swift Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope (2007)
Poole, T. S., Breeveld, A. A., Page, M. J., Landsman, W., Holland, S. T., Roming, P., ...
We present the photometric calibration of the Swift UltraViolet/Optical Telescope (UVOT) which includes: optimum photometric and background apertures, effective area curves, colour transformations,...
The Two-Component Afterglow of Swift GRB 050802 (2007)
Oates, S. R., De Pasquale, M., Page, M. J., Blustin, A. J., Zane, S., McGowan, K., ...
This paper investigates GRB 050802, one of the best examples of a it Swift gamma-ray burst afterglow that shows a break in the X-ray lightcurve, while the optical counterpart decays as a single...
Early afterglow detection in the Swift observations of GRB 050801 (2007)
De Pasquale, Massimiliano, Oates, S. R., Page, M. J., Burrows, D. N., Blustin, A. J., Zane, S., ...
We present results of Swift optical, UV and X-ray observations of the afterglow of GRB 050801. The source is visible over the full optical, UV and X-ray energy range of the Swift UVOT and XRT...
Giommi, P., Capalbi, M., Cavazzuti, E., Colafrancesco, S., Cucchiara, A., Falcone, A., ...
Almost the totality of the bright foreground sources in the WMAP CMB maps are blazars, a class of sources that show usually also X-ray emission. However, 23 objects in a flux-limited sample of 140...
The mass-energy budget of the ionised outflow in NGC 7469 (2007)
Blustin, A. J., Kriss, G. A., Holczer, T., Behar, E., Kaastra, J. S., Page, M. J., ...
Although AGN feedback through ionised winds is of great importance in models of AGN/galaxy coevolution, the mass and energy output via these winds, even in the nearby universe, is poorly understood....
Shock break-out: how a GRB revealed the beginnings of a supernova (2007)
In February 2006, Swift caught a GRB in the act of turning into a supernova, and made the first ever direct observations of the break-out and early expansion of a supernova shock wave. GRB 060218...
The association of GRB 060218 with a supernova and the evolution of the shock wave (2006)
Campana, S., Mangano, V., Blustin, A.J., Brown, P., Burrows, D.N., Chincarini, G., ...
Although the link between long -ray bursts (GRBs) and supernovae has been established, hitherto there have been no observations of the beginning of a supernova explosion and its intimate link to a...
Anatomy of A Dark Burst - The Afterglow of GRB 060108 (2006)
Oates, S. R., Mundell, C. G., Piranomonte, S., Page, K. L., De Pasquale, M., Monfardini, A., ...
We report the first detection of an optical afterglow of a GRB (060108) that would have been classified as 'dark' in the absence of deep, rapid ground-based optical imaging with the 2-m robotic...
Giommi, P., Blustin, A. J., Capalbi, M., Colafrancesco, S., Cucchiara, A., Fuhrmann, L., ...
We present the results of a series of Swift and quasi simultaneous ground-based infra-red observations of the blazar 3C 454.3 carried out in April-May 2005 when the source was 10 to 30 times brighter...
Optical, Infrared, and Ultraviolet Observations of the X-Ray Flash GRB 050416A (2006)
Holland, S. T., Boyd, P. T., Gorosabel, J., Hjorth, J., Schady, P., Thomsen, B., ...
We present ultraviolet, optical, and infrared photometry of the afterglow of the X-ray flash XRF 050416A taken between approximately 100 seconds and 36 days after the burst. We find an intrinsic...
The shock break-out of GRB 060218/SN 2006aj (2006)
Campana, S., Mangano, V., Blustin, A. J., Brown, P., Burrows, D. N., Chincarini, G., ...
Although the link between long Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs) and supernovae (SNe) has been established, hitherto there have been no observations of the beginning of a supernova explosion and its intimate...
Prompt optical observations of GRB 050319 with the Swift UVOT (2006)
Mason, K.O., Blustin, A.J., Boyd, P., Holland, S.T., Page, M.J., Roming, P., ...
The UVOT telescope on the Swift observatory has detected optical afterglow emission from GRB 050319. The flux declines with a power law slope of alpha = -0.57 between the start of observations some...
Swift panchromatic observations of the bright gamma‐ray burst GRB 050525a (2006)
Blustin, A.J., Band, D., Barthelmy, S., Boyd, P., Capalbi, M., Holland, S.T., ...
The bright gamma-ray burst GRB 050525a has been detected with the Swift observatory, providing unique multiwavelength coverage from the very earliest phases of the burst. The X-ray and optical/UV...
Swift-UVOT Observations of the X-Ray Flash 050406 (2006)
Schady, P., Mason, K. O., Osborne, J. P., Page, M. J., Roming, P. W. A., Still, M., ...
We present Swift-UVOT data on the optical afterglow of the X-ray flash of 2005 April 6 (XRF 050406) from 88s to \sim 10^5s after the initial prompt gamma-ray emission. Our observations in the V, B...
XMM-Newton observations of the Seyfert 1 AGN H0557-385 (2005)
Ashton, C. E., Page, M. J., Branduardi-Raymont, G., Blustin, A. J.
We present XMM-Newton observations of the Seyfert 1 AGN H0557-385. We have conducted a study into the warm absorber present in this source, and using high-resolution RGS data we find that the...
First Results from the Swift UVOT (2005)
Mason, K. O., Blustin, A. J., Roming, P. W. A.
We review some of the initial data from the UVOT telescope on the Swift observatory. Statistics based on about six months of data suggest a dark burst fraction of about 50% when combining both UVOT...
Prompt optical observations of GRB050319 with the Swift UVOT (2005)
Mason, K. O., Blustin, A. J., Boyd, P., Holland, S. T., Page, M. J., Roming, P., ...
The UVOT telescope on the Swift observatory has detected optical afterglow emission from GRB 050319. The flux declines with a power law slope of alpha = -0.57 between the start of observations some...
Principal component analysis of the X-ray variability in NGC 7469 (2005)
Blustin, A. J., Fuerst, S. V., Branduardi-Raymont, G., Page, M. J., Behar, E., Kaastra, J. S.
We apply Principal Component Analysis (PCA) to study the variability of the X-ray continuum in the Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 7469. The PCA technique is used to separate out linear components contributing...
High spatial resolution mapping of extinction in the SMC with the Swift-UVOT (2005)
Blustin, A. J., Landsman, W. B., Still, M., Rosen, S. R., Page, M. J., Roming, P. W. A.
The wide range of UV extinction properties in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) probably traces the effects of star formation on interstellar dust. The Swift UVOT, with its three UV filters (centred...
Very Early Optical Afterglows of Gamma-Ray Bursts: Evidence for Relative Paucity of Detection (2005)
Roming, P. W. A., Schady, P., Fox, D. B., Zhang, B., Liang, E., Mason, K. O., ...
Very early observations with the Swift satellite of gamma-ray burst (GRB) afterglows reveal that the optical component is not detected in a large number of cases. This is in contrast to the bright...
Swift panchromatic observations of the bright gamma-ray burst GRB050525a (2005)
Blustin, A. J., Band, D., Barthelmy, S., Boyd, P., Capalbi, M., Holland, S. T., ...
The bright gamma-ray burst GRB050525a has been detected with the Swift observatory, providing unique multiwavelength coverage from the very earliest phases of the burst. The X-ray and optical/UV...
Ultraviolet, Optical, and X-Ray Observations of the Type Ia Supernova 2005am with Swift (2005)
Brown, P. J., Holland, S. T., James, C., Milne, P., Roming, P. W. A., Mason, K. O., ...
We present ultraviolet and optical light curves in six broadband filters and grism spectra obtained by Swift's Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope for the Type Ia supernova SN2005am. The data were...
The nature and origin of Seyfert warm absorbers (2005)
Blustin, A.J., Page, M.J., Fuerst, S.V., Branduardi-Raymont, G., Ashton, C.E.
We collate the results of recent high resolution X-ray spectroscopic observations of 23 AGN, and use the resulting information to try to provide answers to some of the main open questions about warm...
A short gamma-ray burst apparently associated with an elliptical galaxy at redshift 0.225 (2005)
Gehrels, Neil, Sarazin, C.L., O'Brien, Paul T., Zhang, B., Barbier, L., Barthelmy, Scott D., ...
The nature and origin of Seyfert warm absorbers (2004)
Blustin, A. J., Page, M. J., Fuerst, S. V., Branduardi-Raymont, G., Ashton, C. E.
We collate the results of recent high resolution X-ray spectroscopic observations of 23 AGN, and use the resulting information to try to provide answers to some of the main open questions about warm...
XMM-Newton observations of the heavily absorbed Seyfert 1 galaxy IC 4329A (2004)
Steenbrugge, K. C., Kaastra, J. S., Sako, M., Branduardi-Raymont, G., Behar, E., Paerels, F. B. S., ...
We detect seven distinct absorbing systems in the high-resolution X-ray spectrum of the Seyfert 1 galaxy IC 4329A, taken with XMM-Newton. Firstly we detect absorption due to cold gas in our own...
XMM-Newton observations of warm absorbers in PG quasars (2004)
Ashton, C. E., Page, M. J., Blustin, A. J., Puchnarewicz, E. M., Branduardi-Raymont, G., Mason, K. O., ...
We present XMM-Newton EPIC observations of warm absorbers in the quasars PG 1114+445 and PG 1309+355, both of which exhibit evidence for absorption by warm material in the line-of-sight. We find the...
Intrinsic absorbers in BL Lac objects: the XMM-Newton view (2003)
Blustin, A. J., Page, M. J., Branduardi-Raymont, G.
We present XMM-Newton observations of four BL Lac objects (1H1219+301, H1426+428, Markarian 501 and PKS 0548-322), which have been found with past X-ray missions to contain evidence of broad soft...
Chandra LETGS and XMM-Newton observations of NGC 4593 (2003)
Steenbrugge, K. C., Kaastra, J. S., Blustin, A. J., Branduardi-Raymont, G., Sako, M., Behar, E., ...
In this paper, we analyze spectra of the Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 4593 obtained with the Chandra Low Energy Transmission Grating Spectrometer (LETGS), the Reflection Grating Spectrometer (RGS) and the...
Blustin, A. J., Branduardi-Raymont, G., Behar, E., Kaastra, J. S., Kriss, G. A., Page, M. J., ...
We present an XMM-Newton observation of NGC 7469, including studies of the X-ray and UV variability, 0.2-10 keV spectral continuum, Fe K-alpha emission line and the first-ever high-resolution X-ray...
Multi-wavelength study of the Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 3783 with XMM-Newton (2002)
Blustin, A.J., Branduardi-Raymont, G., Behar, E., Kaastra, J.S., Kahn, S.M., Page, M.J., ...
We present the analysis of multi-wavelength XMM-Newton data from the Seyfert galaxy NGC 3783, including UV imaging, X-ray and UV lightcurves, the 0.2-10 keV X-ray continuum, the iron K-alpha emission...
Ultraviolet images of Seyfert galaxies from the Optical Monitor on XMM-Newton (2002)
Blustin, A. J., Branduardi-Raymont, G., Breeveld, A., Brinkman, A., Kahn, S.
The Optical Monitor telescope (Mason et al. 2001) on XMM-Newton provides an exciting multi-wavelength dimension to observations of Active Galactic Nuclei. Here we present ultraviolet images, taken...
Multi-wavelength study of the Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 3783 with XMM-Newton (2002)
Blustin, A J, Branduardi-Raymont, G, Behar, E, Kaastra, J S, Kahn, S M, Page, M J, ...
We present the analysis of multi-wavelength XMM-Newton data from the Seyfert galaxy NGC 3783, including UV imaging, X-ray and UV lightcurves, the 0.2-10 keV X-ray continuum, the iron K-alpha emission...
Multi-wavelength study of the Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 3783 with XMM-Newton (2002)
Blustin, A. J., Branduardi-Raymont, G., Behar, E., Kaastra, J. S., Kahn, S. M., Page, M. J., ...
We present the analysis of multi-wavelength XMM-Newton data from the Seyfert galaxy NGC 3783, including UV imaging, X-ray and UV lightcurves, the 0.2-10 keV X-ray continuum, the iron K-alpha emission...