We present comprehensive X-ray, optical, near- and mid-infrared and submm observations of GRB 080207 and its host galaxy. The afterglow was undetected in the optical and near-infrared (nIR) implying an X-ray-to-optical spectral slope less than 0.3, …
As the number of observed gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) continues to grow, follow-up resources need to be used more efficiently in order to maximize science output from limited telescope time. As such, it is becoming increasingly important to rapidly …
We present the discovery and follow-up observations of a broad-line Type Ic supernova (SN), PTF 10bzf (SN 2010ah), detected by the Palomar Transient Factory (PTF) on 2010 February 23. The SN distance is cong218 Mpc, greater than GRB 980425/SN 1998bw …
We present broadband (radio, optical, and X-ray) light curves and spectra of the afterglows of four long-duration gamma-ray bursts (GRBs GRBs 090323, 090328, 090902B, and 090926A) detected by the Gamma-Ray Burst Monitor and Large Area Telescope (LAT) …
We present observations and analysis of the broad-band afterglow of Swift GRB 071025. Using optical and infrared (RIYJHK) photometry, we derive a photometric redshift of 4.4 < z < 5.2; at this redshift our simultaneous multicolour observations …
We present broadband (gamma-ray, X-ray, near-infrared, optical, and radio) observations of the Swift gamma-ray burst (GRB) 090709A and its afterglow in an effort to ascertain the origin of this high-energy transient. Previous analyses suggested that …
Long-duration gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are widely believed to be highly collimated explosions (bipolar conical outflows with half- opening angle þeta≈ 1°-10°). As a result of this beaming factor, the true energy release from a GRB is usually several …
In this paper, Figure 14 is incomplete due to an error during production. We here provide the missing sub-figures. Based on observations collected at the European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere, Chile, under …