Rise and fall of the X-ray flash 080330: an off-axis jet? (2009)
Guidorzi, C., Clemens, C., Kobayashi, S., Granot, J., Melandri, A., D'Avanzo, P., ...
X-ray flashes (XRFs) are a class of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) with the peak energy of the time-integrated spectrum, Ep, below 30 keV, whereas classical GRBs have Ep of a few hundreds keV. Apart from Ep...
Melandri, A., Guidorzi, C., Kobayashi, S., Bersier, D., Mundell, C. G., Milne, P., ...
We present a comprehensive multiwavelength temporal and spectral analysis of the FRED GRB 070419A. The early-time emission in the $\gamma$-ray and X-ray bands can be explained by a central engine...
The unusual X-ray light-curve of GRB 080307: the onset of the afterglow? (2009)
Page, K. L., Willingale, R., O'Brien, P. T., Tanvir, N. R., Osborne, J. P., Zhang, B., ...
Swift-detected GRB 080307 showed an unusual smooth rise in its X-ray light-curve around 100 seconds after the burst, at the start of which the emission briefly softened. This `hump' has a longer...
Rise and fall of the X-ray flash 080330: an off-axis jet? (2009)
Guidorzi, C., Clemens, C., Kobayashi, S., Granot, J., Melandri, A., D'Avanzo, P., ...
Original article can be found at: http://www.aanda.org/ Copyright The European Southern Observatory (ESO). DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/200911719
Rise and fall of the X-ray flash 080330: an off-axis jet? (2009)
Guidorzi, C., Clemens, C., Kobayashi, S., Granot, J., Melandri, A., D'Avanzo, P., ...
GRB 070714B - Discovery of the Highest Spectroscopically Confirmed Short Burst Redshift (2008)
Graham, J. F., Fruchter, A. S., Levan, A. J., Melandri, A., Kewley, L. J., Levesque, E. M., ...
We detect the optical afterglow and host galaxy of GRB 070714B. Our observations of the afterglow show an initial plateau in the lightcurve for approximately the first 5 to 25 minutes, then...
GRB 080319B: A Naked-Eye Stellar Blast from the Distant Universe (2008)
Racusin, J. L., Karpov, S. V., Sokolowski, M., Granot, J., Wu, X. F., Pal'shin, V., ...
Long duration gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) release copious amounts of energy across the entire electromagnetic spectrum, and so provide a window into the process of black hole formation from the collapse...
Gomboc, A., Kobayashi, S., Guidorzi, C., Melandri, A., Mangano, V., Sbarufatti, B., ...
We present a detailed study of the prompt and afterglow emission from Swift GRB 061126 using BAT, XRT, UVOT data and multi-color optical imaging from ten ground-based telescopes. GRB 061126 was a...
The Early-time Optical Properties of Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows (2008)
Melandri, A., Mundell, C. G., Kobayashi, S., Guidorzi, C., Gomboc, A., Steele, I. A., ...
We present a multiwavelength analysis of 63 Gamma-Ray Bursts observed with the world's three largest robotic optical telescopes, the Liverpool and Faulkes Telescopes (North and South). Optical...
The extreme, red afterglow of GRB 060923A: Distance or dust? (2008)
Tanvir, N. R., Levan, A. J., Rol, E., Starling, R. L. C., Gorosabel, J., Priddey, R. S., ...
Gamma-ray bursts are powerful probes of the early universe, but locating and identifying very distant GRBs remains challenging. We report here the discovery of the K-band afterglow of Swift GRB...
The extreme red afterglow of GRB 060923: distance or dust? (2008)
Tanvir, N., Levan, A., Rol, E., Starling, R.L., Gorosabel, J., Priddey, R., ...
‘The definitive version is available at www.blackwell-synergy.com.’ Copyright Blackwell Publishing DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13496.x
The Early-Time Optical Properties of Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows. (2008)
Melandri, A., Mundell, C.G., Kobayashi, S., Guidorzi, C., Gomboc, A., Steele, I.A., ...
Original article can be found at: http://www.iop.org/EJ/journal/apj Copyright American Astronomical Society DOI: 10.1086/591243 [Full text of this article is not available in the UHRA]
Broadband observations of the naked-eye y-ray burst GRB 080319B (2008)
Racusin, Judith L., Karpov, S. V., Sokolowski, M., Granot, Jonathan, Wu, Xiao Feng, Pal'shin, V., ...
Long-duration y-ray bursts (GRBs) release copious amounts of energy across the entire electromagnetic spectrum, and so provide a window into the process of black hole formation from the collapse of...
Gomboc, A., Kobayashi, S., Guidorzi, C., Melandri, A., Mangano, V., Sbarufatti, B., ...
We present a detailed study of the prompt and afterglow emission from Swift GRB 061126 using BAT, XRT, UVOT data and multicolor optical imaging from 10 ground-based telescopes. GRB 061126 was a long...
Broadband observations of the naked-eye gamma-ray burst GRB 080319B (2008)
Racusin, J.L., Karpov, S.V., Sokolowski, M., Granot, J., Wu, X.F., Pal'shin, V., ...
Long-duration gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) release copious amounts of energy across the entire electromagnetic spectrum, and so provide a window into the process of black hole formation from the collapse...
Broadband observations of the naked-eye y-ray burst GRB 080319B (2008)
Racusin, Judith L., Karpov, S. V., Sokolowski, M., Granot, Jonathan, Wu, Xiao Feng, Pal'shin, V., ...
Long-duration y-ray bursts (GRBs) release copious amounts of energy across the entire electromagnetic spectrum, and so provide a window into the process of black hole formation from the collapse of...
Multicolor observations of the afterglow of the short/hard GRB 050724 (2007)
Malesani, D., Covino, S., D'Avanzo, P., D'Elia, V., Fugazza, D., Piranomonte, S., ...
New information on short/hard gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) is being gathered thanks to the discovery of their optical and X-ray afterglows. However, some key aspects are still poorly understood, including...
D'Elia, V., Fiore, F., Meurs, E., Chincarini, G., Melandri, A., Norci, L., ...
We analyze high resolution spectroscopic observations of the optical afterglow of GRB050730, obtained with UVES@VLT about hours after the GRB trigger. The spectrum shows that the ISM of the GRB host...
D'Elia, V., Fiore, F., Meurs, E., Chincarini, G., Melandri, A., Norci, L., ...
We analyze high resolution spectroscopic observations of the optical afterglow of GRB050730, obtained with UVES@VLT about hours after the GRB trigger. The spectrum shows that the ISM of the GRB host...
D'Elia, V., Fiore, F., Meurs, E., Chincarini, G., Melandri, A., Norci, L., ...
We analyze high resolution spectroscopic observations of the optical afterglow of GRB050730, obtained with UVES@VLT about hours after the GRB trigger. The spectrum shows that the ISM of the GRB host...
Ruiz-Velasco, A. E., Swan, H., Troja, E., Malesani, D., Fynbo, J. P. U., Starling, R. L. C., ...
We report on follow-up observations of the GRB 060927 using the ROTSE-IIIa telescope and a suite of larger aperture ground-based telescopes. An optical afterglow was detected 20 s after the burst,...
Multicolor observations of the afterglow of the short/hard GRB 050724 (2007)
Malesani, D., Covino, S., D'Avanzo, P., D'Elia, V., Fugazza, D., Piranomonte, S., ...
New information on short/hard gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) is being gathered thanks to the discovery of their optical and X-ray afterglows. However, some key aspects are still poorly understood, including...
Page, K. L., Willingale, R., Osborne, J. P., Zhang, B., Godet, O., Marshall, F. E., ...
Swift triggered on a precursor to the main burst of GRB 061121 (z=1.314), allowing observations to be made from the optical to gamma-ray bands. Many other telescopes, including Konus-Wind,...
D'Elia, V., Fiore, F., Meurs, E.J.A., Chincarini, G., Melandri, A., Norci, Laura, ...
Aims. The aim of this paper is to study the Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) environment through the analysis of the optical absorption features due to the gas surrounding the GRB. Methods. To this purpose we...
D'Elia, V., Fiore, F., Meurs, E.J.A., Chincarini, G., Melandri, A., Norci, Laura, ...
Aims. The aim of this paper is to study the Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) environment through the analysis of the optical absorption features due to the gas surrounding the GRB. Methods. To this purpose we...
The prompt to late-time multiwavelength analysis of GRB 060210 (2007)
Curran, P. A., Van Der Horst, A. J., Beardmore, A. P., Page, K. L., Rol, E., Melandri, A., ...
We present our analysis of the multiwavelength photometric & spectroscopic observations of GRB 060210 and discuss the results in the overall context of current GRB models. All available optical data...
GRB070223: confirmation of nIR and optical afterglow (2007)
Rol, E., Tanvir, N., Mirabal, N., Wiersema, K., Halpern, J.P., Levan, A., ...
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A Review of Early-Time Optical Follow-ups with 2-m Robotic Telescopes (2006)
Gomboc, A., Guidorzi, C., Mundell, C. G., Melandri, A., Monfardini, A., Bersier, D., ...
We summarise recent deep, rapid GRB follow-up observations using the RoboNet-1.0 network which comprises three fully-robotic 2-m telescopes, the Liverpool Telescope and the Faulkes Telescopes North...
GRB 050904 at redshift 6.3: observations of the oldest cosmic explosion after the Big Bang (2006)
Tagliaferri, G., A. Antonelli, L., Chincarini, G., Fernández-Soto, A., Malesani, D., Valle Della, M., ...
We present optical and near-infrared observations of the afterglow of the gamma-ray burst GRB 050904. We derive a photometric redshift z = 6.3, estimated from the presence of the Lyman break falling...
GRB 050904 at redshift 6.3: observations of the oldest cosmic explosion after the Big Bang (2006)
Tagliaferri, G., A. Antonelli, L., Chincarini, G., Fernández-Soto, A., Malesani, D., Valle Della, M., ...
We present optical and near-infrared observations of the afterglow of the gamma-ray burst GRB 050904. We derive a photometric redshift z = 6.3, estimated from the presence of the Lyman break falling...
GRB 050904 at redshift 6.3: observations of the oldest cosmic explosion after the Big Bang (2006)
Tagliaferri, G., A. Antonelli, L., Chincarini, G., Fernández-Soto, A., Malesani, D., Valle Della, M., ...
We present optical and near-infrared observations of the afterglow of the gamma-ray burst GRB 050904. We derive a photometric redshift z = 6.3, estimated from the presence of the Lyman break falling...
Guidorzi, C., Gomboc, A., Kobayashi, S., Mundell, C. G., Rol, E., Bode, M. F., ...
We report a multi-wavelength analysis of the prompt emission and early afterglow of GRB051111 and discuss its properties in the context of current fireball models. The detection of GRB051111 by the...
The Remarkable Afterglow of GRB 061007: Implications for Optical Flashes and GRB Fireballs (2006)
Mundell, C. G., Melandri, A., Guidorzi, C., Kobayashi, S., Steele, I. A., Malesani, D., ...
We present a multiwavelength analysis of Swift GRB 061007. The 2-m robotic Faulkes Telescope South (FTS) began observing 137 s after the onset of the gamma-ray emission, when the optical counterpart...
D'Elia, V., Fiore, F., Meurs, E., Chincarini, G., Melandri, A., Norci, L., ...
We analyze high resolution spectroscopic observations of the optical afterglow of GRB050730, obtained with UVES@VLT about hours after the GRB trigger. The spectrum shows that the ISM of the GRB host...
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...
Hypernova Signatures in the Late Rebrightening of GRB 050525A (2006)
Della Valle, M., Malesani, D., Bloom, J. S., Benetti, S., Chincarini, G., D'Avanzo, P., ...
We report observations of GRB 050525A, for which a Gemini North spectrum shows its redshift to be z = 0.606. This is the third closest long GRB discovered by Swift. We observed its afterglow using...
Monfardini, A., Kobayashi, S., Guidorzi, C., Carter, D., Mundell, C. G., Bersier, D. F., ...
The 2-m robotic Liverpool Telescope (LT) reacted promptly to the high-redshift (z=4.048) gamma-ray burst GRB 060206. The afterglow was identified automatically and multicolor r'i'z' imaging was...
An origin for short g-ray bursts unassociated with current star formation (2005)
Barthelmy, S. D., Chincarini, G., Burrows, D. N., Gehrels, N., Covino, S., Moretti, A., ...
Two short (
Multi-wavelength analysis of the field of the dark burst GRB 031220 (2005)
Melandri, A., Gendre, B., Antonelli, L. A., Grazian, A., Postigo, A. De Ugarte, Gorosabel, J., ...
We have collected and analyzed data taken in different spectral bands (from X-ray to optical and infrared) of the field of GRB031220 and we present results of such multiband observations. Comparison...
The short-duration GRB 050724 host galaxy in the context of the long-duration GRB hosts (2005)
Gorosabel, J., Castro-Tirado, A. J., Guziy, S., Postigo, A. De Ugarte, Reverte, D., Antonelli, A., ...
We report optical and near-infrared broad band observations of the short-duration GRB 050724 host galaxy, used to construct its spectral energy distribution (SED). Unlike the hosts of long-duration...
Optical emission from GRB 050709: a short/hard GRB in a star forming galaxy (2005)
Covino, S., Malesani, D., Israel, G. L., D'Avanzo, P., Antonelli, L. A., Chincarini, G., ...
We present optical observations of the short/hard gamma-ray burst GRB 050709, the first such event with an identified optical counterpart. The object is coincident with a weak X-ray source and is...
XMM-Newton and VLT observations of the afterglow of GRB040827 (2005)
De Luca, A., Melandri, A., Caraveo, P. A., Gotz, D., Mereghetti, S., Tiengo, A., ...
The field of the Gamma-Ray Burst GRB 040827 was observed with XMM-Newton and with the ESO/VLT starting ~6 and ~12 hours after the burst, respectively. A fading X-ray afterglow is clearly detected...
GRB 050904 at redshift 6.3: observations of the oldest cosmic explosion after the Big Bang (2005)
Tagliaferri, G., A. Antonelli, L., Chincarini, G., Fernández-Soto, A., Malesani, D., Valle Della, M., ...
We present optical and near-infrared observations of the afterglow of the gamma-ray burst GRB 050904. We derive a photometric redshift z = 6.3, estimated from the presence of the Lyman break falling...
GRB 050904 at redshift 6.3: observations of the oldest cosmic explosion after the Big Bang (2005)
Tagliaferri, G., A. Antonelli, L., Chincarini, G., Fernández-Soto, A., Malesani, D., Valle Della, M., ...
We present optical and near-infrared observations of the afterglow of the gamma-ray burst GRB 050904. We derive a photometric redshift z = 6.3, estimated from the presence of the Lyman break falling...