GRB 090423 at a redshift of z ≈ 8.1 (2009)
Salvaterra, Ruben, Della Valle, M., Campana, S., Chincarini, G., Covino, S., D'Avanzo, P., ...
3 pages, 2 figures.-- ArXiv pre-print available at: http://arxiv.org/abs/0906.1578
The Interplanetary Network Supplement to the HETE-2 Gamma-Ray Burst Catalog (2009)
Hurley, K., Barraud, C., Pelangeon, A., Boer, M., Vanderspek, R., ...
Between 2000 November and 2006 May, one or more spacecraft of the interplanetary network (IPN) detected 226 cosmic gamma-ray bursts that were also detected by the FREGATE experiment aboard the...
Hurley, K., Rowlinson, A., Bellm, E., Perley, D., Mitrofanov, I. G., Golovin, D. V., ...
GRB 051103 is considered to be a candidate soft gamma repeater (SGR) extragalactic giant magnetar flare by virtue of its proximity on the sky to M81/M82, as well as its time history, localization,...
GRB 090423 reveals an exploding star at the epoch of re-ionization (2009)
Salvaterra, R., Della Valle, M., Campana, S., Chincarini, G., Covino, S., D'Avanzo, P., ...
The observation of the very early stages of the Universe represents one of the main challenges of modern cosmology. 200-300 million years after the Big Bang stars began to form, thus providing the...
The Behavior of Matter under Extreme Conditions (2009)
Paerels, F., Mendez, M., Agueros, M., Baring, M., Barret, D., Bhattacharyya, S., ...
The cores of neutron stars harbor the highest matter densities known to occur in nature, up to several times the densities in atomic nuclei. Similarly, magnetic field strengths can exceed the...
Suzaku Observation of the New Soft Gamma Repeater SGR 0501+4516 in Outburst (2009)
Enoto, T., Nakagawa, Y. E., Rea, N., Esposito, P., Gotz, D., Hurley, K., ...
We present the first Suzaku observation of the new Soft Gamma Repeater SGR 0501+4516, performed on 2008 August 26, four days after the onset of bursting activity of this new member of the magnetar...
GRB 080503: Implications of a Naked Short Gamma-Ray Burst Dominated by Extended Emission. (2009)
Perley, D.A., Metzger, B.D., Granot, J., Butler, N.R., Sakamoto, T., Ramirez-Ruiz, E., ...
Original article can be found at: http://www.iop.org/EJ/journal/ap Copyright IOP Publishing / American Astronomical Society. DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/696/2/1871 [Full text of this article is not...
The status and future of the third interplanetary network (2009)
Hurley, K., Cline, T., Mitrofanov, I. G., Golovin, D., Litvak, M. L., Sanin, A. B., ...
Pélangeon, A., Nakagawa, Y. E., Hurley, K., Yoshida, A., Vanderspek, R., ...
Aims: Taking advantage of the forthcoming Catalog of the HETE-2 mission, the aim of this paper is to evaluate the main properties of HETE-2 GRBs - the E_peak, the T_90 and the E_iso - in their source...
Chandra astrometry sets a tight upper limit to the proper motion of SGR 1900+14 (2008)
De Luca, A., Caraveo, P. A., Esposito, P., Hurley, K.
The soft gamma-ray repeater (SGR) SGR 1900+14 lies a few arcminutes outside the edge of the shell supernova remnant (SNR) G42.8+0.6. A physical association between the two systems has been proposed -...
AGILE detection of delayed gamma-ray emission from GRB 080514B (2008)
Giuliani, A., Mereghetti, S., Fornari, F., Del Monte, E., Feroci, M., Marisaldi, M., ...
GRB 080514B is the first gamma ray burst (GRB), since the time of EGRET, for which individual photons of energy above several tens of MeV have been detected with a pair-conversion tracker telescope....
The Swift Discovery of X-ray Afterglows Accompanying Short Bursts from SGR 1900+14 (2008)
Nakagawa, Y. E., Sakamoto, T., Sato, G., Gehrels, N., Hurley, K., Palmer, D. M.
The discovery of X-ray afterglows accompanying two short bursts from SGR 1900+14 is presented. The afterglow luminosities at the end of each observation are lower by 30-50% than their initial...
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):...
The Robotic Super-LOTIS Telescope: Results & Future Plans (2008)
Williams, G. G., Milne, P. A., Park, H. S., Barthelmy, S. D., Hartmann, D. H., Updike, A., ...
We provide an overview of the robotic Super-LOTIS (Livermore Optical Transient Imaging System) telescope and present results from gamma-ray burst (GRB) afterglow observations using Super-LOTIS and...
The broad-lined type Ic supernova 2003jd (2008)
Valenti, S., Benetti, S., Cappellaro, E., Patat, F., Mazzali, P., Turatto, M., ...
The results of a worldwide coordinated observational campaign on the broad-lined Type Ic supernova (SN Ic) 2003jd are presented. In total, 74 photometric data points and 26 spectra were collected...
The search for muon neutrinos from northern hemisphere gamma-ray bursts with AMANDA (2008)
Achterberg, A., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Ahrens, J., Andeen, K., Auffenberg, J., ...
The broad-lined type Ic supernova 2003jd (2008)
Valenti, S., Benetti, S., Cappellaro, E., Patat, F., Mazzali, P., Turatto, M., ...
On the nature of the short duration GRB 050906 (2008)
Levan, A., Tanvir, N., Jakobsson, P., Chapman, R., Hjorth, J., Priddey, R., ...
GRB 051103 and GRB 070201 as giant flares from SGRs in nearby galaxies (2008)
Frederiks, D., Aptekar, R., Cline, T., Goldsten, J., Golenetskii, S., Hurley, K., ...
A giant flare from a soft gamma repeater in the Andromeda galaxy (M31) (2008)
Mazets, E. P., Aptekar, R. L., Cline, T. L., Frederiks, D. D., Goldsten, J. O., Golenetskii, S. V., ...
Pélangeon, A., Nakagawa, Y. E., Hurley, K., Yoshida, A., Vanderspek, R., ...
Aims: Taking advantage of the forthcoming Catalog of the HETE-2 mission, the aim of this paper is to evaluate the main properties of HETE-2 GRBs - the E_peak, the T_90 and the E_iso - in their source...
Pélangeon, A., Nakagawa, Y. E., Hurley, K., Yoshida, A., Vanderspek, R., ...
Aims: Taking advantage of the forthcoming Catalog of the HETE-2 mission, the aim of this paper is to evaluate the main properties of HETE-2 GRBs - the E_peak, the T_90 and the E_iso - in their source...
The search for muon neutrinos from northern hemisphere gamma-ray bursts with amanda (2008)
Achterberg, A., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Ahrens, J., Andeen, K., Auffenberg, J., ...
The search for muon neutrinos from northern hemisphere gamma-ray bursts with amanda (2008)
ACHTERBERG, A, ACKERMANN, M, ADAMS, J, AHRENS, J, ANDEEN, K, AUFFENBERG, J, ...
On the nature of the short-duration GRB 050906 (2008)
Levan, A.J., Tanvir, N.R., Jakobsson, P., Chapman, R., Hjorth, J., Priddey, R.S., ...
We present deep optical and infrared (IR) observations of the short-duration GRB 050906. Although no X-ray or optical/IR afterglow was discovered to deep limits, the error circle of the gamma-ray...
The rapidly flaring afterglow of the very bright and energetic GRB 070125 (2008)
Updike, A.C., Haislip, J.B., Nysewander, M.C., Fruchter, A.S., Kann, D.A., Klose, S., ...
We report on multiwavelength observations, ranging from X-ray to radio wave bands, of the IPN-localized gamma-ray burst GRB 070125. Spectroscopic observations reveal the presence of absorption lines...
Milojevic, I, Hurley, K, Jenkins, A
It has been 18 years since Futures had a special issue on ‘Gender and Change’ [1]. Magda Cordell McHale, who edited that 1989 special issues, and Peggy Choong, summarised the rationale in the...
A Giant Flare from a Soft Gamma Repeater in the Andromeda Galaxy, M31 (2007)
Mazets, E. P., Aptekar, R. L., Cline, T. L., Frederiks, D. D., Goldsten, J. O., Golenetskii, S. V., ...
The light curve, energy spectra, energetics, and IPN localization of an exceedingly intense short duration hard spectrum burst, GRB 070201, obtained from Konus-Wind, INTEGRAL (SPI-ACS), and MESSENGER...
An enigmatic long-lasting gamma-ray burst not accompanied by a bright supernova (2007)
Della Valle, Massimo, Chincarini, Guido, Panagia, N., Tagliaferri, Gianpiero, Malesani, Daniele, Testa, Vincenzo, ...
Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are short, intense flashes of soft gamma-rays coming from the distant Universe. Long-duration GRBs (those lasting more than ~2 s) are believed to originate from the deaths of...
Implications for the Origin of GRB 070201 from LIGO Observations (2007)
Collaboration, LIGO Scientific, Hurley, K.
We analyzed the available LIGO data coincident with GRB 070201, a short duration hard spectrum gamma-ray burst whose electromagnetically determined sky position is coincident with the spiral arms of...
Hard X-ray variability of Magnetar's Tails observed with INTEGRAL (2007)
Gotz, D., Mereghetti, S., Hurley, K., Esposito, P., Gotthelf, E. V., Israel, G. L., ...
Magnetar's persistent emission above 10 keV was recently discovered thanks to the imaging capabilities of the IBIS coded mask telescope on board the INTEGRAL satellite. The only two sources that show...
The Broad-lined Type Ic SN 2003jd (2007)
Valenti, S., Benetti, S., Cappellaro, E., Patat, F., Mazzali, P., Turatto, M., ...
The results of a world-wide coordinated observational campaign on the broad-lined Type Ic SN 2003jd are presented. In total, 74 photometric data points and 26 spectra were collected using 11...
On the nature of the short duration GRB 050906 (2007)
Levan, A. J., Tanvir, N. R., Jakobsson, P., Chapman, R., Hjorth, J., Priddey, R. S., ...
We present deep optical and infrared observations of the short duration GRB 050906. Although no X-ray or optical/IR afterglow was discovered to deep limits, the error circle of the GRB (as derived...
Spectral Analysis of GRBs Measured by RHESSI (2007)
Wigger, C., Hajdas, W., Zehnder, A., Hurley, K., Bellm, E., Boggs, S., ...
The Ge spectrometer of the RHESSI satellite is sensitive to Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs) from about 40 keV up to 17 MeV, thus ideally complementing the Swift/BAT instrument whose sensitivity decreases...
Gotz, D., Mereghetti, S., Hurley, K., Mirabel, I. F., Esposito, P., Tiengo, A., ...
Thanks to INTEGRAL's long exposures of the Galactic Plane, the two brightest Soft Gamma-Ray Repeaters, SGR 1806-20 and SGR 1900+14, have been monitored and studied in detail for the first time at...
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...
Search for optical activity of SGR 1806-20 (2006)
Beskin, G., Debur, V., Plokhotnichenko, V., Karpov, S., Biryukov, A., Chmyreva, L., ...
The region of SGR 1806-20 localization was observed during its gamma-ray activity in 2001. The observations have been performed on the 6-meter telescope of the Special Astrophysical Observatory,...
The Giant Flare of December 27, 2004 from SGR 1806-20 (2006)
Boggs, Steven E., Zoglauer, A., Bellm, E., Hurley, K., Lin, R. P., Smith, D. M., ...
The giant flare of December 27, 2004 from SGR 1806-20 represents one of the most extraordinary events captured in over three decades of monitoring the gamma-ray sky. One measure of the intensity of...
Swift observations of GRB050904: the most distant cosmic explosion ever observed (2006)
Cusumano, G., Mangano, V., Chincarini, G., Panaitescu, A., Burrows, D. N., La Parola, V., ...
Swift discovered the high redshift (z=6.29) GRB050904 with the Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) and began observing with its narrow field instruments 161 s after the burst onset. This gamma-ray burst is...
Unveiling Soft Gamma-Ray Repeaters with INTEGRAL (2006)
Gotz, D., Mereghetti, S., Hurley, K.
Thanks to INTEGRAL's long exposures of the Galactic Plane, the two brightest Soft Gamma-Ray Repeaters, SGR 1806-20 and SGR 1900+14, have been monitored and studied in detail for the first time at...
An enigmatic long-lasting gamma-ray burst not accompanied by a bright supernova (2006)
Della Valle, M., Chincarini, G., Panagia, N., Tagliaferri, G., Malesani, D., Testa, V., ...
Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are short, intense flashes of soft gamma-rays coming from the distant Universe. Long-duration GRBs (those lasting more than ~2 s) are believed to originate from the deaths of...
The Interplanetary Network Supplement to the BATSE 5B Catalog of Cosmic Gamma-Ray Bursts (2006)
Hurley, K., Briggs, M. S., Kippen, R. M., Kouveliotou, C., Meegan, C., Fishman, G., ...
We present Interplanetary Network (IPN) localization information for 343 gamma-ray bursts observed by the Burst and Transient Source Experiment (BATSE) between the end of the 4th BATSE catalog and...
Donaghy, T. Q., Lamb, D. Q., Sakamoto, T., Norris, J. P., Nakagawa, Y., Villasenor, J., ...
Here we report the localizations and properties of four short-duration GRBs localized by the High Energy Transient Explorer 2 satellite (HETE-2): GRBs 010326B, 040802, 051211 and 060121, all of which...
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...
Global Characteristics of X-Ray Flashes and X-Ray-Rich GRBs Observed by HETE-2 (2006)
Sakamoto, T., Lamb, D. Q., Graziani, C., Donaghy, T. Q., Suzuki, M., Ricker, G., ...
We describe and discuss the global properties of 45 gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) observed by HETE-2 during the first three years of its mission, focusing on the properties of X-Ray Flashes (XRFs) and...
Multiwavelength studies of the optically dark gamma-ray burst 001025A (2006)
Pedersen, K., Hurley, K., Hjorth, J., Smith, D. A., Andersen, M. I., Christensen, L., ...
GRB 060425: IPN localization and KW spectrum of a short, hard burst (2006)
Cummings, J., Barthelmy, S., Gehrels, N., Krimm, H., Golenetskii, S., Aptekar, R., ...
Bright short hard GRB 060303: IPN localization and Konus spectrum (2006)
Golenetskii, S., Aptekar, R., Mazets, E., Pal'shin, V., Frederiks, D., Cline, T., ...
GRB 060427B: IPN localization of a short hard burst (2006)
Golenetskii, S., Aptekar, R., Mazets, E., Pal'shin, V., Frederiks, D., Hurley, K., ...
GRB 060429: Refined IPN error box and Konus-wind spectrum (2006)
Golenetskii, S., Aptekar, R., Mazets, E., Pal'shin, V., Frederiks, D., Yamaoka, K., ...
IPN triangulation of GRB060805B (2006)
Hurley, K., Cline, T., Mitrofanov, I., Kozyrev, A., Litvak, M., Sanin, A., ...
IPN triangulation of GRB060429 (short/hard) (2006)
Hurley, K., Cline, T., Golenetskii, S., Aptekar, R., Mazets, E., Pal'shin, V., ...
GRB 060213: IPN localization (2006)
Pal'shin, V., Golenetskii, S., Aptekar, R., Mazets, E., Frederiks, D., Hurley, K., ...
Afterglow spectrum of a gamma-ray burst with the highest known redshift z=6.295 (2005)
Kawai, N., Kosugi, G., Aoki, K., Yamada, T., Totani, T., Ohta, K., ...
Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) and their afterglows have been proposed as an excellent probe to study the evolution of cosmic star formation, the reionization of the intergalactic medium, and the metal...
Discovery of the short gamma-ray burst GRB 050709 (2005)
Villasenor, J. S., Lamb, D. Q., Ricker, G. R., Kawai, N., Butler, N., ...
Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) fall into two classes: short-hard and long-soft bursts. The latter are now known to have X-ray and optical afterglows, to occur at cosmological distances in star-forming...
Discovery of the short gamma-ray burst GRB 050709 (2005)
Villasenor, J. S., Lamb, D. Q., Ricker, G. R., Kawai, N., Butler, N., ...
Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) fall into two classes: short-hard and long-soft bursts. The latter are now known to have X-ray and optical afterglows, to occur at cosmological distances in starforming...
The Galaxy Hosts and Large-Scale Environments of Short-Hard Gamma-Ray Bursts (2005)
Prochaska, J. X., Bloom, J. S., Foley, R. J., Perley, D. A., Ramirez-Ruiz, E., ...
The rapid succession of discovery of short--duration hard--spectrum GRBs has led to unprecedented insights into the energetics of the explosion and nature of the progenitors. Yet short of the...
Detection of a huge explosion in the early Universe (2005)
Cusumano, G., Mangano, V., Chincarini, G., Panaitescu, A., Burrows, D. N., La Parola, V., ...
Gamma-ray Bursts (GRBs) are bright flashes of high energy photons that can last from about 10 milliseconds to 10 minutes. Their origin and nature have puzzled the scientific community for about 25...
Multi-Wavelength Studies of the Optically Dark Gamma-Ray Burst 001025A (2005)
Pedersen, K., Hurley, K., Hjorth, J., Smith, D. A., Andersen, M. I., Christensen, L., ...
We identify the fading X-ray afterglow of GRB 001025A from XMM-Newton observations obtained 1.9-2.3 days, 2 years, and 2.5 years after the burst. The non-detection of an optical counterpart to an...
Spectral analysis of 35 GRBs/XRFs observed with HETE-2/FREGATE (2005)
Barraud, C., Olive, J-F., Lestrade, J. P., Atteia, J-L., Hurley, K., Ricker, G., ...
We present a spectral analysis of 35 GRBs detected with the HETE-2 gamma-ray detectors (the FREGATE instrument) in the energy range 7-400 keV. The GRB sample analyzed is made of GRBs localized with...
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...
HETE-2 Observation of two gamma-ray bursts at z > 3 (2005)
Kawai, N., Vanderspek, R., Pizzichini, G., Ricker, G. R., Barraud, C., ...
GRB 020124 and GRB 030323 constitute half the sample of gamma-ray bursts with a measured redshift greater than 3. This paper presents the temporal and spectral properties of these two gamma-ray...
In flight performance and first results of FREGATE (2005)
Atteia, J-L., Boer, M., Cotin, F., Couteret, J., Dezalay, J-P., Ehanno, M., ...
The gamma-ray detector of HETE-2, called FREGATE, has been designed to detect gamma-ray bursts in the energy range [6-400] keV. Its main task is to alert the other instruments of the occurrence of a...
Gotz, D., Mereghetti, S., Molkov, S., Hurley, K., Mirabel, I. F., Sunyaev, R., ...
SGR 1806-20 has been observed for more than 2 years with the INTEGRAL satellite. In this period the source went from a quiescent state into a very active one culminating in a giant flare on December...
Mars Odyssey Joins The Third Interplanetary Network (2005)
Hurley, K., Mitrofanov, I., Kozyrev, A., Litvak, M., Sanin, A., Grinkov, V., ...
The Mars Odyssey spacecraft carries two experiments which are capable of detecting cosmic gamma-ray bursts and soft gamma repeaters. Since April 2001 they have detected over 275 bursts and, in...
The GRB Variability/Peak Luminosity Correlation: new results (2005)
Guidorzi, C., Frontera, F., Montanari, E., Rossi, F., Amati, L., Gomboc, A., ...
We report test results of the correlation between time variability and peak luminosity of Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs), using a larger sample (32) of GRBs with known redshift than that available to...
Optical Camera with high temporal resolution to search for transients in the wide field (2005)
Karpov, S., Beskin, G., Biryukov, A., Bondar, S., Hurley, K., Ivanov, E., ...
The wide field optical camera with high temporal resolution for the continuous monitoring of the sky in order to catch the initial stages of GRBs is described.
Beskin, G., Bad'in, V., Biryukov, A., Bondar, S., Chuntonov, G., Debur, V., ...
An astronomical complex intended to detect optical transients (OTs) in a wide field and follow them up with high time resolution investigation is described.
Bloom, J. S., Prochaska, J. X., Pooley, D., Blake, C. H., Foley, R. J., Jha, S., ...
The localization of the short-duration, hard-spectrum GRB 050509b was a watershed event. Thanks to the nearly immediate relay of the GRB position by Swift, we began imaging the GRB field 8 minutes...
The 1st INTEGRAL SPI-ACS Gamma-Ray Burst Catalogue (2005)
Rau, A., Kienlin, A. V., Hurley, K., Lichti, G. G.
We present the sample of gamma-ray bursts detected with the anti-coincidence shield ACS of the spectrometer SPI on-board INTEGRAL for the first 26.5 months of mission operation (up to Jan 2005)....
A contemporaneous infrared flash from a long gamma-ray burst: an echo from the central engine (2005)
Blake, C. H., Bloom, J. S., Starr, D. L., Falco, E. E., Skrutskie, M., Fenimore, E. E., ...
The explosion that results in a cosmic gamma-ray burst (GRB) is thought to produce emission from two physical processes -- the activity of the central engine gives rise to the high-energy emission of...
HETE-2 Observation of two gamma-ray bursts at z > 3 (2005)
Kawai, N., Vanderspek, R., Pizzichini, G., Ricker, G. R., Barraud, C., ...
GRB 020124 and GRB 030323 constitute half the sample of gamma-ray bursts with a measured redshift greater than 3. This paper presents the temporal and spectral properties of these two gamma-ray...
Hurley, K., Boggs, S. E., Smith, D. M., Duncan, R. C., Lin, R., Zoglauer, A., ...
Soft-gamma-ray repeaters (SGRs) are galactic X-ray stars that emit numerous short-duration (about 0.1 s) bursts of hard X-rays during sporadic active periods. They are thought to be magnetars:...
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...
HETE-2 Observation of two gamma-ray bursts at z > 3 (2005)
Kawai, N., Vanderspek, R., Pizzichini, G., Ricker, G. R., Barraud, C., ...
GRB 020124 and GRB 030323 constitute half the sample of gamma-ray bursts with a measured redshift greater than 3. This paper presents the temporal and spectral properties of these two gamma-ray...
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...
HETE-2 Observation of two gamma-ray bursts at z > 3 (2005)
Kawai, N., Vanderspek, R., Pizzichini, G., Ricker, G. R., Barraud, C., ...
GRB 020124 and GRB 030323 constitute half the sample of gamma-ray bursts with a measured redshift greater than 3. This paper presents the temporal and spectral properties of these two gamma-ray...
The broad-band spectrum of the persistent emission from SGR 1806-20 (2005)
Molkov, S., Hurley, K., Sunyaev, R., Shtykovsky, P., Revnivtsev, M., Kouveliotou, C.
GRB050715: Refined analysis of the Swift-BAT burst (2005)
Barbier, L., Barthelmy, S., Cummings, J., Fenimore, E., Gehrels, N., Greiner, J., ...
GRB 040403: a faint X-ray rich Gamma-ray Burst discovered by INTEGRAL (2004)
Mereghetti, S., Gotz, D., Andersen, M. I., Castro-Tirado, A., Frontera, F., Gorosabel, J., ...
GRB 040403 is one of the faintest gamma-ray bursts for which a rapid and accurate localization has been obtained. Here we report on the gamma-ray properties of this burst, based on observations with...
Mereghetti, S., Gotz, D., Mirabel, I. F., Hurley, K.
We report the discovery of persistent hard X-ray emission extending up to 150 keV from the soft gamma-ray repeater SGR 1806-20 using data obtained with the INTEGRAL satellite in 2003-2004. Previous...
The broad-band spectrum of the persistent emission from SGR1806-20 (2004)
Molkov, S., Hurley, K., Sunyaev, R., Shtykovsky, P., Revnivtsev, M.
We present the results of an analysis of the quiescent X-ray emission from the Soft Gamma-Ray Repeater SGR1806-20, taken during an INTEGRAL ultra-deep survey of the Galactic Center region in autumn...
Chandra ACIS observations of Jovian x-ray emission (2004)
Metzger, A., Elsner, R., Feigelson, E., Ford, P., Garmire, G., Gladstone, G. R., ...
Global Characteristics of X-Ray Flashes and X-Ray-Rich GRBs Observed by HETE-2 (2004)
Sakamoto, T., Lamb, D. Q., Graziani, C., Donaghy, T. Q., Suzuki, M., Ricker, G., ...
We describe and discuss the global properties of 45 gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) observed by HETE-2 during the first three years of its mission, focusing on the properties of X-Ray Flashes (XRFs) and...
Hurley, K., Stern, B., Kommers, J., Cline, T., Mazets, E., Golenetskii, S., ...
We present Interplanetary Network (IPN) detection and localization information for 211 gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) observed as untriggered events by the Burst and Transient Source Experiment (BATSE), and...
High Energy Observations of XRF 030723: Evidence for an Off-axis Gamma-Ray Burst? (2004)
Butler, N. R., Sakamoto, T., Suzuki, M., Kawai, N., Lamb, D. Q., Graziani, C., ...
We report High Energy Transient Explorer 2 (HETE-2) Wide Field X-ray Monitor/French Gamma Telescope observations of XRF030723 along with observations of the XRF afterglow made using the 6.5m Magellan...
Wachter, S., Patel, S., Kouveliotou, C., Bouchet, P., Ozel, F., Tennant, A., ...
We present precise localizations of AXP 1E1841-045 and SGR 1627-41 with Chandra. We obtained new infrared observations of SGR 1627-41 and reanalyzed archival observations of AXP 1E1841-045 in order...
The INTEGRAL view of the Soft Gamma-ray Repeater SGR 1806-20 (2004)
Gotz, D., Mereghetti, S., Mirabel, I. F., Hurley, K., Brandt, S., Lund, N., ...
We present the results obtained by INTEGRAL on the Soft-Gamma Ray Repeater SGR 1806-20. In particular we report on the temporal and spectral properties of the bursts detected during a moderately...
The Sample of Gamma-ray Bursts Observed With SPI-ACS (2004)
Rau, A., Von Kienlin, A., Hurley, K., Lichti, G. G.
The SPI anticoincidence shield consists of 91 BGO crystals and is operated as a nearly omnidirectional gamma-ray burst detector above ~75 keV. Since the start of the mission 269 gamma-ray burst...
Hurley, K., Sakamoto, T., Crew, G., Ricker, G., ...
We present a detailed analysis of a 3.5 s long burst from SGR1900+14 which occurred on 2001 July 2. The 2-150 keV time-integrated energy spectrum is well described by the sum of two blackbodies whose...
Spectral Evolution of weak bursts from SGR 1806-20 observed with INTEGRAL (2004)
Gotz, D., Mereghetti, S., Mirabel, I. F., Hurley, K.
We report on bursts from the Soft Gamma-Ray Repeater SGR 1806--20 detected with INTEGRAL in October 2003, during a period of moderate activity of the source. The spectral and temporal properties of...
Vanderspek, R., Sakamoto, T., Barraud, C., Tamagawa, T., Graziani, C., Suzuki, M., ...
An exceptionally intense gamma-ray burst, GRB030329, was detected and localized by the instruments on board the High Energy Transient Explorer satellite (HETE) at 11:37:14 UT on 29 March 2003. The...
Chandra Observations of the Optically Dark GRB030528 (2004)
Butler, N., Dullighan, A., Ford, P., Ricker, G., Vanderspek, R., Hurley, K., ...
The X-ray-rich GRB030528 was detected by the HETE satellite and its localization was rapidly disseminated. However, early optical observations failed to detect a counterpart source. In a 2-epoch ToO...
Optical and X-ray Observations of the Afterglow to XRF030723 (2004)
Butler, N., Dullighan, A., Ford, P., Ricker, G., Vanderspek, R., Hurley, K., ...
The X-ray-flash XRF030723 was detected by the HETE satellite and rapidly disseminated, allowing for an optical transient to be detected ~1 day after the burst. We discuss observations in the optical...
Previously Claimed(/Unclaimed) X-ray Emission Lines in High Resolution Afterglow Spectra (2004)
Butler, N., Dullighan, A., Ford, P., Ricker, G., Vanderspek, R., Hurley, K., ...
We review the significance determination for emission lines in the Chandra HETGS spectrum for GRB020813, and we report on a search for additional lines in high resolution Chandra spectra. No...
INTEGRAL Observations of SGR1806-20 (2004)
Hurley, K., Mazets, E., Golenetskii, S., Frederiks, D.D., Boer, M., ...
CXO observation of GRB 040812. (2004)
Patel, S., Kouveliotou, C., Mereghetti, S., Gotz, D., Lund, N., Chenevez, J., ...
GRB 040812: second /session define format EPOCH1 = CXO observations. (2004)
Patel, S., Kouveliotou, C., Mereghetti, S., Gotz, D., Lund, N., Chevenez, J., ...
Global Characteristics of X-Ray Flashes and X-Ray-Rich GRBs Observed by HETE-2 (2004)
Sakamoto, T., Lamb, D. Q., Graziani, C., Donaghy, T. Q., Suzuki, M., Ricker, G., ...
We describe and discuss the global properties of 45 gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) observed by HETE-2 during the first three years of its mission, focusing on the properties of X-Ray Flashes (XRFs) and...
Global Characteristics of X-Ray Flashes and X-Ray-Rich GRBs Observed by HETE-2 (2004)
Sakamoto, T., Lamb, D. Q., Graziani, C., Donaghy, T. Q., Suzuki, M., Ricker, G., ...
We describe and discuss the global properties of 45 gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) observed by HETE-2 during the first three years of its mission, focusing on the properties of X-Ray Flashes (XRFs) and...
The INTEGRAL view of the soft gamma-ray repeater SGR 1806-20 (2004)
Götz, D., Mereghetti, S., Mirabel, I. F., Hurley, K., Brandt, S., Lund, N., ...
Kitching, R. L., Bickel, D., Creagh, A. C., Hurley, K., Symonds, C.
Aim Identify the taxonomic patterns and the relative importance of particular families of Diptera sampled in comparative biodiversity surveys carried out at seven rain forest locations. We test and...
GRB 020531: A Short, Hard Gamma-Ray Burst Localized and Observed by HETE-2 (2003)
Lamb, D. Q., Ricker, G. R., Hurley, K., Kawai, N., Shirasaki, Y., ...
The HETE-2 FREGATE and WXM instruments detected a short, hard GRB at 00:26:18.72 UT on 31 May 2002. A preliminary localization was reported as a GCN Position Notice 88 min after the burst, and a...
Discovery of a New Transient Magnetar Candidate: XTE J1810-197 (2003)
Ibrahim, A. I., Markwardt, C., Swank, J., Ransom, S., Roberts, M., Kaspi, V., ...
We report the discovery of a new X-ray pulsar, XTE J1810-197. The source was serendipitously discovered on 2003 July 15 by the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) while observing the soft gamma...
Highlights of the HETE-2 Mission (2003)
Lamb, D. Q., Ricker, G. R., Barraud, C., Boer, M., Braga, J., ...
The HETE-2 mission has been highly productive. It has observed more than 250 GRBs so far. It is currently localizing 25 - 30 GRBs per year, and has localized 43 GRBs to date. Twenty-one of these...
HETE-2 Observations of the Extremely Soft X-Ray Flash XRF 020903 (2003)
Sakamoto, T., Lamb, D. Q., Graziani, C., Donaghy, T. Q., Suzuki, M., Ricker, G., ...
We report HETE-2 WXM/FREGATE observations of the X-ray flash, XRF 020903. This event was extremely soft: the ratio log(S_X/S_gamma) = 0.7, where S_X and S_gamma are the fluences in the 2-30 and...
Scientific Highlights of the HETE-2 Mission (2003)
Lamb, D. Q., Ricker, G. R., Atteia, J-L., Barraud, C., Boer, M., Braga, J., ...
The HETE-2 mission has been highly productive. It has observed more than 250 GRBs so far. It is currently localizing 25 - 30 GRBs per year, and has localized 43 GRBs to date. Twenty-one of these...
Unraveling the cooling trend of the Soft Gamma Repeater, SGR 1627-41 (2003)
Kouveliotou, C., Eichler, D., Woods, P. M., Lyubarsky, Y., Patel, S. K., Gogus, E., ...
SGR 1627-41 was discovered in 1998 after a single active episode which lasted \~6 weeks. We report here our monitoring results of the decay trend of the persistent X-ray luminosity of the source...
Observation of GRB 030131 with the INTEGRAL satellite (2003)
Gotz, D., Mereghetti, S., Hurley, K., Deluit, S., Feroci, M., Frontera, F., ...
A long Gamma-Ray Burst (GRB) was detected with the instruments on board the INTEGRAL satellite on January 31 2003. Although most of the GRB, which lasted $\sim$150 seconds, occurred during a...
The 2001 April Burst Activation of SGR 1900+14: X-ray afterglow emission (2003)
Feroci, M., Mereghetti, S., Woods, P., Kouveliotou, C., Costa, E., Frederiks, D. D., ...
After nearly two years of quiescence, the soft gamma-ray repeater SGR 1900+14 again became burst-active on April 18 2001, when it emitted a large flare, preceded by few weak and soft short bursts....
The 2001 April Burst Activation of SGR 1900+14: Pulse Properties and Torque (2003)
Woods, P. M., Kouveliotou, C., Gogus, E., Finger, M. H., Feroci, M., Mereghetti, S., ...
We report on observations of SGR 1900+14 made with the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) and BeppoSAX during the April 2001 burst activation of the source. Using these data, we measure the spindown...
HETE-2 Localization and Observation of the Bright, X-Ray-Rich Gamma-Ray Burst GRB021211 (2003)
Crew, G. B., Lamb, D. Q., Ricker, G. R., Kawai, N., Vanderspek, R., ...
A bright, x-ray-rich GRB was detected by HETE-2 at 11:18:34.03 UT on 11 Dec 2002. The WXM localization was to 14' and relayed to the GCN 22 s after the start of the burst. The ground SXC localization...
An Extended Burst Tail from SGR 1900+14 with a Thermal X-ray Spectrum (2003)
Lenters, G. T., Woods, P. M., Goupell, J. E., Kouveliotou, C., Gogus, E., Hurley, K., ...
The Soft Gamma Repeater, SGR 1900+14, entered a new phase of activity in April 2001 initiated by the intermediate flare recorded on April 18. Ten days following this flare, we discovered an abrupt...
Unraveling the Cooling Trend of the Soft Gamma Repeater SGR 1627-41 (2003)
Kouveliotou, C., Eichler, D., Woods, P.M., Lyubarsky, Y., Patel, S.K., Gogus, E., ...
An INTEGRAL ToO Observation of SGR1806-20 (2003)
Hurley, K., Aptekar, R., Mazets, E., Golenetskii, S., Boer, M., ...
Spectral analysis of 35 GRBs/XRFs observed with HETE-2/FREGATE (2003)
Barraud, C., Olive, J-F., Lestrade, J. P., Atteia, J-L., Hurley, K., Ricker, G., ...
We present a spectral analysis of 35 GRBs detected with the HETE-2 gamma-ray detectors (the FREGATE instrument) in the energy range 7-400 keV. The GRB sample analyzed is made of GRBs localized with...
Spectral analysis of 35 GRBs/XRFs observed with HETE-2/FREGATE (2003)
Barraud, C., Olive, J-F., Lestrade, J. P., Atteia, J-L., Hurley, K., Ricker, G., ...
We present a spectral analysis of 35 GRBs detected with the HETE-2 gamma-ray detectors (the FREGATE instrument) in the energy range 7-400 keV. The GRB sample analyzed is made of GRBs localized with...
Observations of giant outbursts from Cygnus X-1 (2002)
Golenetskii, S., Aptekar, R., Frederiks, D., Mazets, E., Palshin, V., Hurley, K., ...
We present interplanetary network localization, spectral, and time history information for 7 episodes of exceptionally intense gamma-ray emission from Cygnus X-1. The outbursts occurred between 1995...
Cosmic Gamma-Ray Bursts, Their Afterglows, and Their Host Galaxies (2002)
Hurley, K., Sari, R., Djorgovski, S. G.
This is a review article for the book "Compact Stellar X-Ray Sources", Editors W. Lewin and M. van der Klis, to be published by Cambridge University Press in 2003. It covers the phenomenology of...
Discovery of GRB 020405 and its Late Red Bump (2002)
Price, P. A., Kulkarni, S. R., Berger, E., Fox, D. W., Bloom, J. S., Djorgovski, S. G., ...
We present the discovery of GRB 020405 made with the Inter-Planetary Network (IPN). With a duration of 60 s, the burst appears to be a typical long duration event. We observed the 75-square acrminute...
Berger, E., Kulkarni, S. R., Bloom, J. S., Price, P. A., Fox, D. W., Frail, D. A., ...
We present ground-based optical observations of GRB 020124 starting 1.6 hours after the burst, as well as subsequent Very Large Array (VLA) and Hubble Space Telescope (HST) observations. The optical...
GRB 010921: Strong Limits on an Underlying Supernova from HST (2002)
Price, P. A., Kulkarni, S. R., Schmidt, B. P., Galama, T. J., Bloom, J. S., Berger, E., ...
GRB 010921 was the first HETE-2 GRB to be localized via its afterglow emission. The low-redshift of the host galaxy, z=0.451, prompted us to undertake intensive multi-color observations with the...
Spectral analysis of 35 GRBs/XRFs observed with HETE-2/FREGATE (2002)
Barraud, C., Olive, J-F., Lestrade, J. P., Atteia, J-L., Hurley, K., Ricker, G., ...
We present a spectral analysis of 35 GRBs detected with the HETE-2 gamma-ray detectors (the FREGATE instrument) in the energy range 7-400 keV. The GRB sample analyzed is made of GRBs localized with...
HETE-2 Localization and Observations of the Short, Hard Gamma-Ray Burst GRB020531 (2002)
Lamb, D. Q., Ricker, G. R., Hurley, K., Kawai, N., Shirasaki, Y., ...
The {\it HETE-2} (hereafter \HETE) French Gamma Telescope (FREGATE) and the Wide-field X-ray Monitor (WXM) instruments detected a short ($t_{50} = 360$ msec in the FREGATE 85-300 keV energy band),...
GRB 011121: A Massive Star Progenitor (2002)
Price, P. A., Berger, E., Reichart, D. E., Kulkarni, S. R., Subrahmanyan, R., Wark, R. M., ...
Of the cosmological gamma-ray bursts, GRB 011121 has the lowest redshift, z=0.36. More importantly, the multi-color excess in the afterglow detected in the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) light curves...
Detection of a supernova signature associated with GRB 011121 (2002)
Bloom, J. S., Kulkarni, S. R., Price, P. A., Reichart, D., Galama, T. J., Schmidt, B. P., ...
Using observations from an extensive monitoring campaign with the Hubble Space Telescope we present the detection of an intermediate-time flux excess which is redder in color relative to the...
FREGATE observation of a strong burst from SGR1900+14 (2002)
Olive, J-F., Hurley, K., Dezalay, J-P., Atteia, J-L., Barraud, C., Butler, N., ...
After a long period of quiescence, the soft gamma repeater SGR1900+14 was suddenly reactivated on April 2001. On July 2, 2001, a bright flare emitted by this source triggerred the WXM and FREGATE...
In flight performance and first results of FREGATE (2002)
Atteia, J-L., Boer, M., Cotin, F., Couteret, J., Dezalay, J-P., Ehanno, M., ...
The gamma-ray detector of HETE-2, called FREGATE, has been designed to detect gamma-ray bursts in the energy range [6-400] keV. Its main task is to alert the other instruments of the occurrence of a...
Stern, B. E., Atteia, J-L., Hurley, K.
We show that the source population of long gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) has declined by at least a factor of 12 (at the 90% confidence level) since the early stages of the Universe ($z \sim 2 - 3$). This...
GRB010921: Localization and Observations by the HETE Satellite (2002)
Ricker, G., Hurley, K., Lamb, D., Woosley, S., Atteia, J-L, Kawai, N., ...
On September 21 at 18950.56 SOD (05:15:50.56) UT the FREGATE gamma-ray instrument on the High Energy Transient Explorer (HETE) detected a bright gamma-ray burst (GRB). The burst was also seen by the...
GRB 010921: Discovery of the First HETE Afterglow (2002)
Price, P. A., Kulkarni, S. R., Berger, E., Djorgovski, S. G., Frail, D. A., Mahabal, A., ...
We report the discovery of the optical and radio afterglow of GRB 010921, the first gamma-ray burst afterglow to be found from a localization by the High Energy Transient Explorer (HETE) satellite....
The Current Performance of the Third Interplanetary Network (2002)
Hurley, K., Cline, T., Mitrofanov, I., Mazets, E., Golenetskii, S., Frontera, F., ...
The 3rd Interplanetary Network (IPN) has been operating since April 2001 with two distant spacecraft, Ulysses and Mars Odyssey, and numerous near-Earth spacecraft, such as BeppoSAX, Wind, and...
HETE-II and the Interplanetary Network (2002)
Hurley, K., Crew, G., Ricker, G., Doty, J., Monnelly, G., ...
The FREGATE experiment aboard HETE-II has been successfully integrated into the Third Interplanetary Network (IPN) of gamma-ray burst detectors. We show how HETE's timing has been verified in flight,...
A Gamma-Ray Burst Bibliography, 1973-2001 (2002)
On the average, 1.5 new publications on cosmic gamma-ray bursts enter the literature every day. The total number now exceeds 5300. I describe here a relatively complete bibliography which is on the...
Gamma-ray bursts: the most powerful cosmic explosions (2002)
Kaper, L., Castro-Tirado, A.J., Fruchter, A., Greiner, J., Hjorth, J., Pian, E., ...
Contents: The GRACE consortium. GRBs and their afterglows. Evidence for collimation. The origin of GRBs: possible progenitors. The supernova connection. GRB host galaxies.
Torque Variability in Two Soft Gamma-Ray Repeaters (2002)
Woods, P.M., Kouveliotou, C., Gogus, E., Finger, M.H., Swank, J., Markwardt, C.B., ...
Large torque variations in two soft gamma repeaters (2002)
Woods, P.M., Kouveliotou, C., Gogus, E., Finger, M.H., Swank, J., Markwardt, C.B., ...
The bright optical afterglow of the long GRB 001007 (2002)
Castro Ceron, J.M., Castro-Tirado, A.J., Gorosabel, J., Hjorth, J., Fynbo, J.U., Jensen, B.L., ...
We present optical follow up observations of the long GRB 001007 between 6.14 hours and ~468 days after the event. An unusually bright optical afterglow (OA) was seen to decline following a steep...
In flight performance and first results of FREGATE (2002)
Atteia, J-L., Boer, M., Cotin, F., Couteret, J., Dezalay, J-P., Ehanno, M., ...
The gamma-ray detector of HETE-2, called FREGATE, has been designed to detect gamma-ray bursts in the energy range [6-400] keV. Its main task is to alert the other instruments of the occurrence of a...
In flight performance and first results of FREGATE (2002)
Atteia, J-L., Boer, M., Cotin, F., Couteret, J., Dezalay, J-P., Ehanno, M., ...
The gamma-ray detector of HETE-2, called FREGATE, has been designed to detect gamma-ray bursts in the energy range [6-400] keV. Its main task is to alert the other instruments of the occurrence of a...
The NEAR-Shoemaker XGRS experiment: An end of mission overview (2002)
Trombka, J. I., Starr, R. D., Nittler, L. R., Evans, G., McCoy, T. J., Boynton, W. V., ...
LOTIS, Super-LOTIS, SDSS and Tautenburg Observations of GRB 010921 (2001)
Park, H. S., Williams, G. G., Hartmann, D. H., Lamb, D. Q., Lee, B. C., Tucker, D. L., ...
We present multi-instrument optical observations of the High Energy Transient Explorer (HETE-2)/Interplanetary Network (IPN) error box of GRB 010921. This event was the first gamma ray burst (GRB)...
The BeppoSAX View on the 2001 Reactivation of SGR 1900+14 (2001)
Feroci, M., Mereghetti, S., Costa, E., Soffitta, P., Cline, T., ...
After a couple of years of quiescence, the soft gamma repeater SGR 1900+14 suddenly reactivated on 18 April 2001, with the emission of a very intense, long and modulated flare, only second in...
North–South Patterns within Arboreal Ant Assemblages from Rain Forests in Eastern Australia1 (2001)
J. D. Majer, R. L. Kitching, B. E. Heterick, K. Hurley
This paper describes the ant assemblages sampled from rain forest canopies ranging from southern Victoria through to Cape York Peninsula, Australia, and also in Brunei. Specifically, it examines the...
SDSS J124602.54+011318.8: A Highly Luminous Optical Transient at z=0.385 (2001)
Berk, D. E. Vanden, Lee, B. C., Wilhite, B. C., Beacom, J. F., Lamb, D. Q., Annis, J., ...
We report the discovery of a highly luminous optical transient (OT), SDSS J124602.54+011318.8, associated with a galaxy at a redshift of 0.385. In this paper we consider the possibility that the OT...
The Unusually Long Duration Gamma-ray Burst GRB 000911 (2001)
Price, P. A., Berger, E., Kulkarni, S. R., Djorgovski, S. G., Fox, D. W., Mahabal, A., ...
Of all the well localized gamma-ray bursts, GRB 000911 has the longest duration (T_90 ~ 500 s), and ranks in the top 1% of BATSE bursts for fluence. Here, we report the discovery of the afterglow of...
The bright optical afterglow of the long GRB 001007 (2001)
Cerón, J. M. Castro, Castro-Tirado, A. J., Gorosabel, J., Hjorth, J., Fynbo, J. U., Jensen, B. L., ...
We present optical follow up observations of the long GRB 001007 between 6.14 hours and ~468 days after the event. An unusually bright optical afterglow (OA) was seen to decline following a steep...
Constraints on the optical afterglow emission of the short/hard burst GRB 010119 (2001)
Gorosabel, J., Andersen, M. I., Hjorth, J., Pedersen, H., Jensen, B. L., Fynbo, J. U., ...
We report optical observations of the short/hard burst GRB 010119 error box, one of the smallest error boxes reported to date for short/hard GRBs. Limits of R > 22.3 and I > 21.2 are imposed by...
GRB 000301C: a possible short/intermediate duration burst connected to a DLA system (2001)
Gorosabel, J., Fynbo, J. U., Jensen, B. L., Moller, P., Pedersen, H., Hjorth, J., ...
We discuss two main aspects of the GRB 000301C afterglow (Fynbo et al. 2000, Jensen et al. 2000); its short duration and its possible connection with a Damped Ly-alpha Absorber (DLA). GRB 000301C...
Afterglow upper limits for four short duration, hard spectrum gamma-ray bursts (2001)
Hurley, K., Berger, E., Castro-Tirado, A., Cerón, J. M. Castro, Cline, T., Feroci, M., ...
We present interplanetary network localization, spectral, and time history information for four short-duration, hard spectrum gamma-ray bursts, GRB000607, 001025B, 001204, and 010119. All of these...
Kouveliotou, C., Tennant, A., Woods, P. M., Weisskopf, M. C., Hurley, K., Fender, R. P., ...
The soft-gamma repeater SGR 1900+14 became active on 18 April 2001 after about two years of quiescence; it had remained at a very low state of activity since the fall of 1998, when it exhibited...
Harrison, F. A., Yost, S. A., Sari, R., Berger, E., Axelrod, T., ...
GRB 000926 has one of the best-studied afterglows to-date, with multiple X-ray observations, as well as extensive multi-frequency optical and radio coverage. Broadband afterglow observations,...
X-Ray Light Curves of Gamma-ray Bursts Detected with the All-Sky Monitor on RXTE (2001)
Smith, D. A., Levine, A., Bradt, H., Hurley, K., Feroci, M., Butterworth, P., ...
We present X-ray light curves (1.5-12 keV) for fifteen gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) detected by the All-Sky Monitor on the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer. We compare these soft X-ray light curves with count...
Piro, L., Garmire, G., Garcia, M. R., Antonelli, L. A., Costa, E., Feroci, M., ...
We present X-ray observations of the afterglow of GRB000926 performed around and after the break observed in the optical light curve two days after the burst. The steep X-ray light curve observed...
GRB 000418: A Hidden Jet Revealed? (2001)
Berger, E., Diercks, A., Frail, D. A., Kulkarni, S. R., Bloom, J. S., Sari, R., ...
We report on optical, near-infrared and centimeter radio observations of GRB000418 which allow us to follow the evolution of the afterglow from 2 to 200 days after the gamma-ray burst. In modeling...
The optical afterglow and host galaxy of GRB000926 (2001)
Fynbo, J. U., Gorosabel, J., Dall, T. H., Hjorth, J., Pedersen, H., Andersen, M. I., ...
We present the discovery of the Optical Transient (OT) of the long-duration gamma-ray burst GRB000926. The optical transient was detected independently with the Nordic Optical Telescope and at Calar...
Detection of the optical afterglow of GRB 000630: Implications for dark bursts (2001)
Fynbo, J. U., Jensen, B. L., Gorosabel, J., Hjorth, J., Pedersen, H., Moller, P., ...
We present the discovery of the optical transient of the long-duration gamma-ray burst GRB000630. The optical transient was detected with the Nordic Optical Telescope 21.1 hours after the burst. At...
Multiwavelength Follow-Up Observations of Four Short-Duration, Hard-Spectrum Gamma-Ray Bursts (2001)
Hurley, K., Cline, T., Mazets, E., Golenetskii, S., Masetti, N., ...
The extraordinarily bright optical afterglow of GRB 991208 and its host galaxy (2001)
Castro-Tirado, A.J., Sokolov, V., Gorosabel, J., Castro Ceron, J.M., Greiner, J., ...
Broad-band optical observations of the extraordinarily bright optical afterglow of the intense gamma-ray burst GRB 991208 started ~2.1 days after the event and continued until 4 Apr. 2000. The flux...
The afterglow of the short/intermediate-duration gamma-ray burst GRB 000301C: A jet at z=2.04 (2001)
Jensen, B.L., Fynbo, J.U., Gorosabel, J., Hjorth, J., Holland, S., Moller, P., ...
The optical afterglow and host galaxy of GRB 000926 (2001)
Fynbo, J.U., Gorosabel, J., Dall, T.H., Hjorth, J., Pedersen, H., Andersen, M.I., ...
The NEAR-Shoemaker x-ray/gamma-ray spectrometer experiment: Overview and lessons learned. (2001)
Trombka, J. I., Nittler, L. R., Starr, R. D., Evans, L. G., McCoy, T. J., Boynton, W. V., ...
The extraordinarily bright optical afterglow of GRB 991208 and its host galaxy (2001)
Castro-Tirado, A. J., Sokolov, V. V., Gorosabel, J., Ceron, J. M. Castro, Greiner, J., ...
Broad-band optical observations of the extraordinarily bright optical afterglow of the intense gamma-ray burst GRB 991208 started ~2.1 days after the event and continued until 4 Apr. 2000. The flux...
Multi-Color Observations of the GRB000926 Afterglow (2000)
Price, P. A., Harrison, F. A., Galama, T. J., Reichart, D. E., Axelrod, T. S., Berger, E. J., ...
We present multi-color light-curves of the optical afterglow of GRB 000926. Beginning ~1.5 days after the burst, the light-curves of this GRB steepen measurably. The existence of such achromatic...
Piro, L., Garmire, G., Garcia, M., Stratta, G., Costa, E., Feroci, M., ...
We report on the discovery of two emission features observed in the X-ray spectrum of the afterglow of the gamma-ray burst (GRB) of 16 Dec. 1999 by the Chandra X-Ray Observatory. These features are...
Feroci, M., Hurley, K., Duncan, R., Thompson, C.
The giant flare of 1998 August 27 from SGR 1900+14 was extraordinary in many ways: it was the most intense flux of gamma rays ever detected from a source outside our solar system; it was longer than...
VLT identification of the optical afterglow of the gamma-ray burst GRB 000131 at z=4.50 (2000)
Andersen, M. I., Hjorth, J., Pedersen, H., Jensen, B. L., Hunt, L. K., Gorosabel, J., ...
We report the discovery of the gamma-ray burst GRB 000131 and its optical afterglow. The optical identification was made with the VLT 84 hours after the burst following a BATSE detection and an Inter...
X-ray afterglow detection of the short gamma-ray burst 991014 (2000)
Kuiper, L., Amati, L., Antonelli, L. A., Hurley, K., Coletta, A., ...
GRB 991014 is one of the shortest gamma-ray bursts detected so far with the Wide Field Cameras aboard BeppoSAX, both in gamma-rays and X-rays. The duration is 9.6 sec in 2-28 keV and 3.2 sec in 40 to...
Klose, S., Stecklum, B., Masetti, N., Pian, E., Palazzi, E., Henden, A. A., ...
We report near-infrared and optical follow-up observations of the afterglow of the Gamma-Ray Burst 000418 starting 2.5 days after the occurrence of the burst and extending over nearly seven weeks....
HST/STIS observations of GRB000301C: CCD imaging and NUV MAMA spectroscopy (2000)
Smette, A., Fruchter, A. S., Gull, T. R., Sahu, K. C., Petro, L., Ferguson, H., ...
We present HST/STIS observations of the optical counterpart (OT) of the gamma-ray burster GRB 000301C obtained on 2000 March 6, five days after the burst. CCD clear aperture imaging reveals a R ~...
The afterglow of the short/intermediate-duration gamma-ray burst GRB 000301C: A jet at z=2.04 (2000)
Jensen, B. L., Fynbo, J. U., Gorosabel, J., Hjorth, J., Holland, S., Moller, P., ...
We present Ulysses and NEAR data from the detection of the short or intermediate duration (2 s) gamma-ray burst GRB000301C (2000 March 1.41 UT). The gamma-ray burst (GRB) was localised by the Inter...
A Jet Model for the Afterglow Emission from GRB000301C (2000)
Berger, E., Sari, R., Frail, D. A., Kulkarni, S. R., Bertoldi, F., Peck, A., ...
We present broad-band radio observations of the afterglow of GRB000301C, spanning from 1.4 to 350 GHz for the period of 3 to 83 days after the burst. This radio data, in addition to measurements at...
Interplanetary Network Localization of GRB991208 and the Discovery of its Afterglow (2000)
Hurley, K., Cline, T., Mazets, E., Aptekar, R., Golenetskii, S., Frederiks, D., ...
The extremely energetic (~10^-4 erg/cm^2) gamma-ray burst (GRB) of 1999 December 8 was triangulated to a ~14 sq. arcmin. error box ~1.8 d after its arrival at Earth with the 3rd interplanetary...
The Ulysses Supplement to the GRANAT/WATCH Catalog of Cosmic Gamma-Ray Bursts (2000)
Hurley, K., Lund, N., Brandt, S., Barat, C., Cline, T., Sunyaev, R., ...
We present 3rd interplanetary network (IPN) localization data for 56 gamma-ray bursts in the GRANAT/ WATCH catalog which occurred between 1990 November and 1994 September. These localizations are...
ASCA observations of the quiescent X-ray counterpart to SGR 1627-41 (2000)
Hurley, K., Strohmayer, T., Li, P., Kouveliotou, C., Woods, P.M., Paradijs, J.A. Van, ...
Observations of a possible new soft gamma repeater, SGR 1801-23 (2000)
Cline, T., Frederiks, D.D., Golenetskii, S., Hurley, K., Kouveliotou, C., Mazets, E., ...
Precise interplanetary network localization of the bursting pulsar GRO J1744-28 (2000)
Hurley, K., Kouveliotou, C., Cline, T., Cole, D., Miller, M.C., Harmon, A., ...
VLT identification of the optical afterglow of the gamma-ray burst GRB 000131 at z=4.50 (2000)
Andersen, M.I., Hjorth, J., Pedersen, H., Jensen, B.L., Hunt, L.K., Gorosabel, J., ...
BeppoSAX and Ulysses data on the giant flare from SGR 1900+14 (1999)
Feroci, M., Hurley, K., Duncan, R., Thompson, C., Costa, E., Frontera, F.
The extraordinary giant flare of 1998 August 27 from SGR 1900+14 was the most intense event ever detected from this or any other cosmic source (even more intense than the famous March 5th 1979...
Precise Interplanetary Network Localization of the Bursting Pulsar GRO J1744-28 (1999)
Hurley, K., Kouveliotou, C., Cline, T., Cole, D., Miller, M. C., Harmon, A., ...
We analyze 426 observations of the bursting pulsar GRO J1744-28 by Ulysses and BATSE. Triangulating each burst, and statistically combining the triangulation annuli, we obtain a 3 sigma error ellipse...
LOTIS Upper Limits and the Prompt OT from GRB 990123 (1999)
Williams, G. G., Hartmann, D. H., Park, H. S., Porrata, R. A., Ables, E., Bionta, R., ...
GRB 990123 established the existence of prompt optical emission from gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). The Livermore Optical Transient Imaging System (LOTIS) has been conducting a fully automated search for...
Hurley, K., Laros, J., Brandt, S., Fenimore, E., Klebesadel, R., Terrell, J., ...
Between the launch of the Ulysses spacecraft in 1990 October and the entry of Pioneer Venus Orbiter (PVO) into the atmosphere of Venus in 1992 October, concurrent coverage by Ulysses, PVO, the WATCH...
A Gamma-Ray Burst Bibliography, 1973-1999 (1999)
On the average, one new publication on cosmic gamma-ray bursts enters the literature every day. The total number now exceeds 4100. I present here a complete bibliography which can be made available...
The 4.5 +/- 0.5 Soft Gamma Repeaters in Review (1999)
Four Soft Gamma Repeaters (SGRs) have now been identified with certainty, and a fifth has possibly been detected. I will review their X-ray and gamma-ray properties in both outburst and quiescence....
ASCA Observation of the quiescent X-ray counterpart to SGR1627-41 (1999)
Hurley, K., Strohmayer, T., Li, P., Kouveliotou, C., Woods, P., Van Paradijs, J., ...
We present a 2 - 10 keV ASCA observation of the field around the soft gamma repeater SGR1627-41. A quiescent X-ray source was detected in this observation whose position was consistent both with that...
Observations of a possible new soft gamma repeater, SGR1801-23 (1999)
Cline, T., Frederiks, D. D., Golenetskii, S., Hurley, K., Kouveliotou, C., Mazets, E., ...
We report on two observations of a soft bursting source in 1997 June, whose time histories and energy spectra are consistent with those of the soft gamma repeaters. The source can only be localized...
Discovery of the Optical Transient of the Gamma Ray Burst 990308 (1999)
Schaefer, Bradley E., Snyder, J. A., Hernandez, J., Roscherr, B., Deng, M., Ellmann, N., ...
The optical transient of the faint Gamma Ray Burst 990308 was detected by the QUEST camera on the Venezuelan 1-m Schmidt telescope starting 3.28 hours after the burst. Our photometry gives $V = 18.32...
Integrating the BeppoSAX Gamma-Ray Burst Monitor into the 3rd Interplanetary Network (1999)
Hurley, K., Feroci, M., Costa, E., Preger, B., Frontera, F., ...
We have added the BeppoSAX Gamma-Ray Burst Monitor to the 3rd Interplanetary Network of burst detectors. We analyze 16 bursts whose positions are known to good accuracy from measurements at other...
Hurley, K., Kouveliotou, C., Cline, T., Mazets, E., Golenetskii, S., Frederiks, D., ...
We apply a statistical method to derive very precise locations for soft gamma repeaters using data from the interplanetary network. We demonstrate the validity of the method by deriving a 600...
The X-ray, Optical and Infrared Counterpart to GRB 980703 (1999)
Vreeswijk, P. M., Galama, T. J., Owens, A., Oosterbroek, T., Geballe, T. R., Van Paradijs, J., ...
We report on X-ray, optical and infrared follow-up observations of GRB 980703. We detect a previously unknown X-ray source in the GRB error box; assuming a power law decline we find for its decay...
A ROSAT Deep Survey of Four Small Gamma-Ray Burst Error Boxes (1999)
Hurley, K., Li, P., Boer, M., Cline, T., Fishman, G. J., Meegan, C., ...
We have used the ROSAT High Resolution Imager to search for quiescent X-ray counterparts to four gamma-ray bursts which were localized to small (< 10 sq. arcmin.) error boxes with the Interplanetary...
Precise Interplanetary Network Localization of a New Soft Gamma Repeater, SGR1627-41 (1999)
Hurley, K., Kouveliotou, C., Woods, P., Mazets, E., Golenetskii, S., Fredericks, D. D., ...
We present Ulysses, KONUS-WIND, and BATSE observations of bursts from a new soft gamma repeater which was active in 1998 June and July. Triangulation of the bursts results in a ~ 1.8 degree by 16 ''...
Spectral Energy Distributions and Light Curves of GRB 990123 and its Afterglow (1999)
Galama, T. J., Briggs, M. S., Vreeswijk, P. M., Rol, E., Band, D., ...
Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are thought to result from the interaction of an extremely relativistic outflow interacting with a small amount of material surrounding the site of the explosion....
Unusual Burst Emission from the New Soft Gamma Repeater SGR1627-41 (1999)
Mazets, E. P., Aptekar, R. L., Butterworth, P. S., Cline, T. L., Frederiks, D. D., Golenetskii, S. V., ...
In June-July,1998 the Konus-Wind burst spectrometer observed a series of bursts from the new soft gamma repeater SGR1627-41. Time histories and energy spectra of the bursts have been studied,...
LOTIS Search for Early Time Optical Afterglows: GRB 971227 (1999)
Williams, G. G., Park, H. S., Ables, E., Band, D. L., Barthelmy, S. D., Bionta, R., ...
We report on the very early time search for an optical afterglow from GRB 971227 with the Livermore Optical Transient Imaging System (LOTIS). LOTIS began imaging the `Original' BATSE error box of GRB...
Hard burst emission from the soft gamma repeater SGR 1900+14 (1999)
Woods, P.M., Kouveliotou, C., Paradijs, J.A. Van, Briggs, M.S., Hurley, K., Gogus, E., ...
The x-ray, optical and infrared counterpart to GRB 980703 (1999)
Vreeswijk, P.M., Galama, T.J., Owens, A.N., Oosterbroek, T., Geballe, T.R., Paradijs, J.A. Van, ...
ASCA discovery of an x-ray pulsar in the error box of SGR 1900+14 (1999)
Hurley, K., Li, P., Kouveliotou, C., Murakami, T., Ando, M., Strohmayer, T.E., ...
Discovery of a magnetar associated with the soft gamma repeater SGR 1900+14 (1999)
Kouveliotou, C., Strohmayer, T.E., Hurley, K., Paradijs, J.A. Van, Finger, M.H., Dieters, S., ...
Discovery of a new soft gamma repeater (1999)
Woods, P.M., Kouveliotou, C., Paradijs, J.A. Van, Hurley, K., Kippen, R.M., Finger, M.H., ...
Precise interplanetary network localization of a new soft gamma repeater, SGR 1627-41 (1999)
Hurley, K., Kouveliotou, C., Woods, P., Mazets, E., Golenetskii, S., Frederiks, D.D., ...
Discovery of a New Soft Gamma Repeater, SGR 1627-41 (1999)
Woods, PM, Kouveliotou, C, Van Paradijs, J, Hurley, K, Kippen, RM, Finger, MH, ...
Discovery of a Magnetar Associated with the Soft Gamma Repeater SGR 1900+14 (1999)
Kouveliotou, C, Strohmayer, T, Hurley, K, Van Paradijs, J, Finger, MH, Dieters, S, ...
The X-Ray, Optical, And Infrared Counterpart To GRB 980703 (1999)
P. M. Vreeswijk, T. J. Galama, A. Owens, T. Oosterbroek, T. R. Geballe, J. Van Paradijs, ...
We report on X-ray, optical, and infrared follow-up observations of GRB 980703. We detect a previously unknown X-ray source in the GRB error box ; assuming a power-law decline, we nd for its decay...
Present and future gamma-ray burst experiments (1998)
Gamma-ray burst counterpart studies require small, prompt error boxes. Today, there are several missions which can provide them: BeppoSAX, the Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer, and the 3rd Interplanetary...
Cosmic Gamma-Ray Bursts: The Remaining Mysteries (1998)
To anyone who has read a scientific journal or even a newspaper in the last six months, it might appear that cosmic gamma-ray bursts hold no more mysteries: they are cosmological, and possibly the...
Gamma-Ray Burst Localization with Integral in the Interplanetary Network (1998)
We discuss the utilization of INTEGRAL as a gamma-ray burst detector in the interplanetary network. IBIS will have an inherent GRB detection and localization capability. However, the SPI...
The Ulysses Supplement to the BATSE 4Br Catalog of Cosmic Gamma-Ray Bursts (1998)
Hurley, K., Briggs, M. S., Kippen, R. M., Kouveliotou, C., Meegan, C., Fishman, G., ...
We present Interplanetary Network localization information for 147 gamma-ray bursts observed by the Burst and Transient Source Experiment between the end of the 3rd BATSE catalog and the end of the...
The Ulysses Supplement to the BATSE 3B Catalog of Cosmic Gamma-Ray Bursts (1998)
Hurley, K., Briggs, M. S., Kippen, R. M., Kouveliotou, C., Meegan, C., Fishman, G., ...
We present Interplanetary Network localization information for 218 gamma-ray bursts in the 3rd BATSE catalog, obtained by analyzing the arrival times of these bursts at the Ulysses and Compton...
Hurley, K., Hartmann, D. H., Kouveliotou, C., Kippen, R. M., Laros, J., Cline, T., ...
We examine the recent claims that cosmic gamma-ray bursts are associated with either radio-quiet quasars or Abell clusters. These associations were based on positional coincidences between cataloged...
A giant, periodic flare from the soft gamma repeater SGR1900+14 (1998)
Hurley, K., Cline, T., Mazets, E., Barthelmy, S., Butterworth, P., Marshall, F., ...
Soft gamma repeaters are high-energy transient sources associated with neutron stars in young supernova remnants. They emit sporadic, short (~ 0.1 s) bursts with soft energy spectra during periods of...
Reactivation and Precise IPN Localization of the Soft Gamma Repeater SGR1900+14 (1998)
Hurley, K., Kouveliotou, C., Woods, P., Cline, T., Butterworth, P., Mazets, E., ...
In 1998 May, the soft gamma repeater SGR1900+14 emerged from several years of quiescence and emitted a series of intense bursts, one with a time history unlike any previously observed from this...
ASCA Discovery of an X-ray Pulsar in the Error Box of SGR1900+14 (1998)
Hurley, K., Li, P., Kouveliotou, C., Murakami, T., Ando, M., Strohmayer, T., ...
We present a 2 - 10 keV ASCA observation of the field around the soft gamma repeater SGR1900+14. One quiescent X-ray source was detected in this observation, and it was in the SGR error box. In 2 -...
Gravitationally Lensed Gamma-Ray Bursts as Probes of Dark Compact Objects (1998)
Marani, G. F., Nemiroff, R. J., Norris, J. P., Hurley, K., Bonnell, J. T.
If dark matter in the form of compact objects comprises a large fraction of the mass of the universe, then gravitational lensing effects on gamma-ray bursts are expected. We utilize BATSE and Ulysses...
Kippen, R. M., Hurley, K., Pendleton, G. N.
We investigate the angular distribution of gamma-ray bursts using the largest catalog of well-localized events that is currently available---combined BATSE/Ulysses burst locations. We present the...
BeppoSAX observations of GRB970402 (1998)
Nicastro, L., Amati, L., Antonelli, L. A., Butler, R. C., Costa, E., Cusumano, G., ...
GRB970402 is the fourth gamma-ray burst detected by BeppoSAX simultaneously in the Gamma Ray Burst Monitor (GRBM) and one of the two Wide Field Cameras (WFCs). A rapid pointing of the BeppoSAX Narrow...
On the Association of Gamma-Ray Bursts with Supernovae (1998)
Kippen, R. M., Briggs, M. S., Kommers, J. M., Kouveliotou, C., Hurley, K., Robinson, C. R., ...
The recent discovery of a supernova (SN 1998bw) seemingly associated with GRB~980425 adds a new twist to the decades-old debate over the origin of gamma-ray bursts. To investigate the possibility...
Spectra of GRB 970228 from the Transient Gamma-Ray Spectrometer (1998)
Palmer, D. M., Cline, T. L., Gehrels, N., Hurley, K., Kurczynski, P., Madden, N., ...
Visible afterglow counterparts have now been detected for two GRBs (970228 and 970508) but are absent, with $L_{opt}/L_{\gamma}$ ratios at least two orders of magnitude lower, for other GRBs, e.g.,...
An X-ray pulsar with a superstrong magnetic field in the soft gamma-ray repeater SGR 1806-20 (1998)
Kouveliotou, C, Dieters, S, Strohmayer, T, Van Paradijs, J, Fishman, GJ, Meegan, CA, ...
BATSE GRB Location Errors (1997)
Briggs, M. S., Pendleton, G. N., Brainerd, J. J., Connaughton, V., Kippen, R. M., Meegan, C., ...
We characterize the error distribution of BATSE GRB locations by modeling the distribution of separations between BATSE locations and IPN annuli. We determine error model parameters by maximizing...
Hubble Space Telescope Imaging of the Field of GRB970508 (1997)
Pian, E., Fruchter, A., Bergeron, L. E., Thorsett, S. E., Frontera, F., Tavani, M., ...
We report on Hubble Space Telescope observations of the optical transient discovered in the error box of GRB970508. The object was imaged on 1997 June 2 with the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph...
Frontera, F., Costa, E., Piro, L., Muller, J. M., Amati, L., Feroci, M., ...
We report high-energy spectral data of the prompt emission of GRB970228 and its X-ray afterglow. We establish that the nature of the X-ray afterglow emission is non-thermal and similar to the later...
Super-LOTIS: A High-Sensitive Optical Counterpart Search Experiment (1997)
Park, H. S., Ables, E., Band, D. L., Barthelmy, S. D., Bionta, R. M., Butterworth, P. S., ...
We are constructing a 0.6 meter telescope system to search for early time gamma-ray burst(GRB) optical counterparts. Super-LOTIS (Super-Livermore Optical Transient Imaging System) is an automated...
First Year Results From LOTIS (1997)
Williams, G. G., Park, H. S., Ables, E., Band, D. L., Barthelmy, S. D., Bionta, R., ...
LOTIS (Livermore Optical Transient Imaging System) is a gamma-ray burst optical counterpart search experiment located near Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California. The system is linked...
New Constraints on Simultaneous Optical Emission From GRBs Measured by the LOTIS Experiment (1997)
Park, H. S., Williams, G. G., Ables, E., Band, D. L., Barthelmy, S. D., Bionta, R., ...
LOTIS is a gamma-ray burst optical counterpart search experiment located near Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California. Since operations began in October 1996, LOTIS has responded to five...
Radio and Optical Follow-up Observations and Improved IPN Position of GRB 970111 (1997)
Galama, T. J., Groot, P. J., Strom, R. G., Van Paradijs, J., Hurley, K., Kouveliotou, C., ...
We report on Westerbork 840 MHz, 1.4 and 5 GHz radio observations of the improved IPN-WFC error box of the gamma-ray burst GRB 970111, between 26.4 hours and 120 days after the event onset. In the ~...
Hurley, K., Costa, E., Feroci, M., Frontera, F., Cline, T., Fiume, D. Dal, ...
The gamma-ray burst of 1997 February 28 was localized using the arrival-time analysis method with the Ulysses, BeppoSAX, and WIND spacecraft. The result is a plus-or-minus 31.5 arcsec (3 sigma) wide...
Real-Time Optical Flux Limits From Gamma-Ray Bursts Measured By The GROCSE Experiment (1997)
Park, H. S., Ables, E., Band, D. L., Barthelmy, S. D., Bionta, R. M., Butterworth, P. S., ...
The Gamma-Ray Optical Counterpart Search Experiment (GROCSE) presents new experimental upper limits on the optical flux from gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). Our experiment consisted of a fully-automated...
Are Abell Clusters Correlated with Gamma-Ray Bursts? (1997)
Hurley, K., Hartmann, D., Kouveliotou, C., Fishman, G., Laros, J., Cline, T., ...
A recent study has presented marginal statistical evidence that gamma-ray burst sources are correlated with Abell clusters, based on analyses of bursts in the BATSE 3B catalog. Using precise...
Optical/Near-Infrared Observations of GRO J1744-28 (1996)
Cole, D. M., Berk, D. E. Vanden, Severson, S. A., Miller, M. C., Quashnock, J. M., Nichol, R. C., ...
We present results from a series of optical (g and r-band) and near-infrared (K'-band) observations of the region of the sky including the entire XTE and ROSAT error circles for the ``Bursting...
Rapid follow-up ROSAT observation of GRB 940301 (1996)
Greiner, J., Bade, N., Hurley, K., Kippen, R. M., Laros, J.
The strong GRB of March 1, 1994 was imaged by COMPTEL and found to have an identical location within the errors as a burst which occurred on July 4, 1993. This location coincidence had prompted...
Combined fitting of Ulysses/COMPTEL GRB spectra (1995)
Aigner, T, Greiner, J, Sommer, M, Williams, O R, Kippen, R M, Hurley, K, ...
The gamma-ray burst GB 920622 (1995)
Greiner, J., Sommer, M., Bade, N., Fishman, G. J., Hanlon, L. O., Hurley, K., ...
We have analyzed the Ulysses, BATSE, and COMPTEL spectral data from the $\gamma$-ray burst of June 22, 1992 (GB 920622). COMPTEL data reveal a hard to soft evolution within the first pulse of the...
Detection of a γ-ray burst of very long duration and very high energy (1994)
Hurley, K., Dingus, B. L., Mukherjee, R., Sreekumar, P., Kouveliotou, C., Meegan, C., ...
Comparison of WATCH and IPN locations of gamma-ray bursts (1994)
Hurley, K., Lund, N., Brandt, S., Castro-Tirado, A. J., Sommer, M., Lapshov, I., ...
Precise triangulation of the JAN 31 1993 ("SUPERBOWL") burst (1994)
Hurley, K., Sommer, M., Fishman, G., Kouveliotou, C., Meegan, C., Cline, T., ...
The Ulysses supplement to the first BATSE catalog of gamma-ray bursts (1994)
Hurley, K., Sommer, M., Kouveliotou, C., Fishman, G., Meegan, C., Cline, T., ...
Recent small gamma-ray burst error boxes in the ROSAT all-sky survey (1994)
Boer, Michel, Greiner, J., Kahabka, P., Motch, C., Voges, W., Sommer, M., ...
EGRET observations of three gamma-ray bursts at energies > 30 MeV (1994)
Dingus, B. L., Sreekumar, P., Schneid, E. J., Bertsch, D. L., Fichtel, C. E., Harding, A. K., ...
ROSAT x-ray observations of GBS J0815-3245 = GRB 920501 (1993)
Boer, M., Hurley, K., Greiner, J., Sommer, M., Niel, M., Fishman, G. J., ...
Emergency department patients' opinions of screening for intimate partner violence among women
Hurley, K, Brown-Maher, T, Campbell, S, Wallace, T, Venugopal, R, Baggs, D
Background: Universal screening for intimate partner violence (IPV) in the emergency department (ED) has been advocated by many medical institutions. Policies implemented for IPV screening have met...