The physics of gamma-ray bursts & relativistic jets
We provide a comprehensive review of major developments in our understanding of gamma-
ray bursts, with particular focus on the discoveries made within the last fifteen years when …
ray bursts, with particular focus on the discoveries made within the last fifteen years when …
Radio properties of tidal disruption events
Radio observations of tidal disruption events (TDEs) probe material ejected by the disruption
of stars by supermassive black holes (SMBHs), uniquely tracing the formation and evolution …
of stars by supermassive black holes (SMBHs), uniquely tracing the formation and evolution …
The X-ray counterpart to the gravitational-wave event GW170817
A long-standing paradigm in astrophysics is that collisions—or mergers—of two neutron
stars form highly relativistic and collimated outflows (jets) that power γ-ray bursts of short …
stars form highly relativistic and collimated outflows (jets) that power γ-ray bursts of short …
The electromagnetic counterpart of the binary neutron star merger LIGO/Virgo GW170817. V. Rising X-ray emission from an off-axis jet
R Margutti, E Berger, W Fong, C Guidorzi… - The Astrophysical …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
The Electromagnetic Counterpart of the Binary Neutron Star Merger LIGO/Virgo GW170817. V.
Rising X-Ray Emission from an Off-axis Jet - IOPscience Skip to content IOP Science home …
Rising X-Ray Emission from an Off-axis Jet - IOPscience Skip to content IOP Science home …
A radio counterpart to a neutron star merger
G Hallinan, A Corsi, KP Mooley, K Hotokezaka… - Science, 2017 - science.org
Gravitational waves have been detected from a binary neutron star merger event,
GW170817. The detection of electromagnetic radiation from the same source has shown …
GW170817. The detection of electromagnetic radiation from the same source has shown …
The binary neutron star event LIGO/Virgo GW170817 160 days after merger: synchrotron emission across the electromagnetic spectrum
We report deep Chandra X-ray Observatory (CXO), Hubble Space Telescope (HST), and
Karl J. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) observations of the binary neutron star event …
Karl J. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) observations of the binary neutron star event …
A decade of short-duration gamma-ray burst broadband afterglows: energetics, circumburst densities, and jet opening angles
W Fong, E Berger, R Margutti… - The Astrophysical …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a comprehensive catalog and analysis of broadband afterglow observations for
103 short-duration gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), comprised of all short GRBs from 2004 …
103 short-duration gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), comprised of all short GRBs from 2004 …
A mildly relativistic wide-angle outflow in the neutron-star merger event GW170817
KP Mooley, E Nakar, K Hotokezaka, G Hallinan… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
GW170817 was the first gravitational-wave detection of a binary neutron-star merger. It was
accompanied by radiation across the electromagnetic spectrum and localized to the galaxy …
accompanied by radiation across the electromagnetic spectrum and localized to the galaxy …
A deep Chandra X-ray study of neutron star coalescence GW170817
We report Chandra observations of GW170817, the first neutron star–neutron star merger
discovered by the joint LIGO-Virgo Collaboration, and the first direct detection of …
discovered by the joint LIGO-Virgo Collaboration, and the first direct detection of …
The physics of gamma-ray bursts
T Piran - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2004 - APS
Gamma-ray bursts (GRB's), short and intense pulses of low-energy γ rays, have fascinated
astronomers and astrophysicists since their unexpected discovery in the late sixties. During …
astronomers and astrophysicists since their unexpected discovery in the late sixties. During …