GRB 081008: From Burst to Afterglow and the Transition Phase in Between (2010)
Yuan, F., Schady, P., Racusin, J. L., Willingale, R., Krühler, T., O'Brien, P. T., ...
We present a multi-wavelength study of GRB 081008, at redshift 1.967, by Swift, ROTSE-III, and Gamma-Ray Burst Optical/NearInfrared Detector. Compared to other Swift GRBs, GRB 081008 has a typical...
GRB 081008: from burst to afterglow and the transition phase in between (2010)
Yuan, F., Schady, P., Racusin, J. L., Willingale, R., Kruhler, T., O'Brien, P. T., ...
We present a multi-wavelength study of GRB 081008, at redshift 1.967, by Swift, ROTSE-III and GROND. Compared to other Swift GRBs, GRB 081008 has a typical gamma-ray isotropic equivalent energy...
Supernova 2007bi as a pair-instability explosion (2010)
Gal-Yam, A., Mazzali, P., Ofek, E. O., Nugent, P. E., Kulkarni, S. R., Kasliwal, M. M., ...
Stars with initial masses 10 M_{solar} < M_{initial} < 100 M_{solar} fuse progressively heavier elements in their centres, up to inert iron. The core then gravitationally collapses to a neutron star...
Supernova 2007bi as a pair-instability explosion (2009)
Gal-Yam, A., Mazzali, P., Ofek, E. O., Nugent, P. E., Kulkarni, S. R., Kasliwal, M. M., ...
Stars with initial masses such that 10 M_☉ ≤ M_(initial) ≤ 100M_☉, where is the solar mass, fuse progressively heavier elements in their centres, until the core is inert iron. The...
Mysterious transients unmasked as the bright blue death throes of massive stars (2009)
Quimby, R. M., Kulkarni, S. R., Kasliwal, M. M., Gal-Yam, A., Arcavi, I., Sullivan, M., ...
Movies of the heavens, produced by modern synoptic imaging surveys, are revolutionizing the field of cosmic explosions in astronomy. Recent discoveries suggest entirely new pathways for the deaths of...
Rykoff, E. S., Aharonian, F., Akerlof, C. W., Ashley, M. C. B., Barthelmy, S. D., Flewelling, H. A., ...
We report on a complete set of early optical afterglows of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) obtained with the Robotic Optical Transient Search Experiment (ROTSE-III) telescope network from 2005 March through...
The Palomar Transient Factory: System Overview, Performance and First Results (2009)
Law, N. M., Kulkarni, S. R., Dekany, R. G., Ofek, E. O., Quimby, R. M., Nugent, P. E., ...
The Palomar Transient Factory (PTF) is a fully-automated, wide-field survey aimed at a systematic exploration of the optical transient sky. The transient survey is performed using a new 8.1 square...
Looking Into the Fireball: ROTSE-III and Swift Observations of Early GRB Afterglows (2009)
Rykoff, E. S., Aharonian, F., Akerlof, C. W., Ashley, M. C. B., Barthelmy, S. D., Flewelling, H. A., ...
We report on a complete set of early optical afterglows of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) obtained with the ROTSE-III telescope network from March 2005 through June 2007. This set is comprised of 12...
M31N 2007-11d: A Slowly Rising, Luminous Nova in M31 (2009)
Shafter, A. W., Rau, A., Quimby, R. M., Kasliwal, M. M., Bode, M. F., Darnley, M. J., ...
We report a series of extensive photometric and spectroscopic observations of the luminous M31 nova M31N 2007-11d. Our photometric observations coupled with previous measurements show that the nova...
Supernova 2007bi as a pair-instability explosion (2009)
Gal-Yam, A., Mazzali, P., Ofek, E. O., Nugent, P. E., Kulkarni, S. R., Kasliwal, M. M., ...
Rykoff, E. S., Aharonian, F., Akerlof, C. W., Ashley, M. C. B., Barthelmy, S. D., Flewelling, H. A., ...
Early Optical Observations Of GRBs With ROTSE-III (2009)
Yuan, Fang, Rykoff, E. S., Akerlof, C. W., Aharonian, F., Ashley, M. C. B., Barthelmy, S. D., ...
Despite a small aperture, the ROTSE-III robotic telescopes continue to provide unique information about early optical emission from GRBs. With its rapid response ability, ROTSE-III has collected a...
Prompt optical observations of GRB 080330 and GRB 080413A (2008)
Yuan, F., Rykoff, E. S., Schaefer, B. E., Rujopakarn, W., Güver, T., Aharonian, F., ...
We report on the results of rapid responses to GRB 080330 and GRB 080413A by the ROTSE-IIIb and ROTSE-IIIc telecopes. In both cases, optical follow-up started during the prompt emission phase and...
M31N 2007-11d: A Slowly-Rising, Luminous Nova in M31 (2008)
Shafter, A. W., Rau, A., Quimby, R. M., Kasliwal, M. M., Bode, M. F., Darnley, M. J., ...
We report a series of extensive photometric and spectroscopic observations of the luminous M31 nova M31N 2007-11d. Our photometric observations coupled with previous measurements show that the nova...
Exploring broadband GRB behavior during gamma-ray emission (2007)
Yost, S. A., Swan, H. F., Rykoff, E. S., Aharonian, F., Akerlof, C. W., Alday, A., ...
The dark side of ROTSE-III prompt GRB observations (2007)
Yost, S. A., Aharonian, F., Akerlof, C. W., Ashley, M. C. B., Barthelmy, S., Gehrels, N., ...
Exploring Broadband GRB Behavior During gamma-ray Emission (2006)
Yost, S. A., Swan, H. F., Rykoff, E. S., Aharonian, F., Akerlof, C. W., Alday, A., ...
The robotic ROTSE-III telescope network detected prompt optical emission contemporaneous with the gamma-ray emission of Swift events GRB051109A and GRB051111. Both datasets have continuous coverage...
The Anomalous Early Afterglow of GRB 050801 (2006)
Rykoff, E.S., Aharonian, F., Akerlof, C. W., Mangano, V., Ashley, M. C. B., Güver, T., ...
The ROTSE-IIIc telescope at the HESS site, Namibia, obtained the earliest detection of optical emission from a gamma-ray burst (GRB), beginning only 21.8 s from the onset of Swift GRB 050801. The...
Early-Time Observations of the GRB 050319 Optical Transient (2006)
Rykoff, E.S., Aharonian, F., Akerlof, C. W., Alatalo, K., Ashley, M. C. B., Güver, T., ...
We present the unfiltered ROTSE-III light curve of the optical transient associated with GRB 050319 beginning 4 s after the cessation of gamma-ray activity. We fit a power-law function to the data...
Status of the ROTSE-III telescope network (2006)
S. A. Yost, F. Aharonian, C. W. Akerlof, M. C. B. Ashley, S. Barthelmy, N. Gehrels, ...
ROTSE-III is a homogeneous worldwide array of 4 robotic telescopes. They were designed to provide optical observations of γ-ray burst (GRB) afterglows as close as possible to the start of γ-ray...
A Search for Untriggered GRB Afterglows with ROTSE-III (2005)
Rykoff, E.S., Aharonian, F., Akerlof, C. W., Alatalo, K., Ashley, M. C. B., Güver, T., ...
We present the results of a search for untriggered gamma-ray burst (GRB) afterglows with the Robotic Optical Transient Search Experiment-III (ROTSE-III) telescope array. This search covers...
Prompt Optical Detection of GRB 050401 with ROTSE-IIIa (2005)
Rykoff, E.S., Aharonian, F., Akerlof, C. W., Alatalo, K., Ashley, M. C. B., Güver, T., ...
The ROTSE-IIIa telescope at Siding Spring Observatory, Australia, detected prompt optical emission from Swift GRB 050401. We present observations of the early optical afterglow, first detected by the...
Optical Light Curve and Cooling Break of GRB 050502A (2005)
Rykoff, E.S., Aharonian, F., Akerlof, C. W., Alatalo, K., Ashley, M. C. B., Güver, T., ...
We present light curves of the afterglow of GRB 050502A, including very early data at t - tGRB < 60 s. The light curve is composed of unfiltered ROTSE-IIIb optical observations from 44 s to 6 hr...