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A Comprehensive Analysis of Swift XRT Data. II. Diverse Physical Origins of the Shallow Decay Segment
The origin of the shallow decay segment in Swift XRT light curves remains a puzzle. We analyze the properties of this segment with a sample of 53 long Swift GRBs detected before 2007 February. We… Expand
DISCERNING THE PHYSICAL ORIGINS OF COSMOLOGICAL GAMMA-RAY BURSTS BASED ON MULTIPLE OBSERVATIONAL CRITERIA: THE CASES OF z = 6.7 GRB 080913, z = 8.2 GRB 090423, AND SOME SHORT/HARD GRBs
- B. Zhang, B. Zhang, +10 authors N. Gehrels
- Physics
- 14 February 2009
The two high-redshift gamma-ray bursts, GRB 080913 at z = 6.7 and GRB 090423 at z = 8.2, recently detected by Swift appear as intrinsically short, hard GRBs. They could have been recognized by BATSE… Expand
Making a Short Gamma-Ray Burst from a Long one: Implications for the Nature of GRB 060614
- B. Zhang, B. Zhang, E. Liang, N. Gehrels, D. Burrows, P. Mészáros
- Physics
- 8 December 2006
The absence of a supernova accompanying the nearby long GRB 060614 poses a great puzzle about the progenitor of this event and challenges the current GRB classification scheme. This burst displays a… Expand
A Comprehensive Analysis of Swift XRT Data. I. Apparent Spectral Evolution of Gamma-Ray Burst X-Ray Tails
An early steep decay component following the prompt GRBs is commonly observed in Swift XRT light curves, which is regarded as the tail emission of the prompt gamma rays. Prompted by the observed… Expand
A Comprehensive Analysis of Swift XRT Data. III. Jet Break Candidates in X-Ray and Optical Afterglow Light Curves
- E. Liang, J. Racusin, B. Zhang, B. Zhang, D. Burrows
- Physics
- 22 August 2007
The Swift XRT data for 179 GRBs (050124 to 070129) and the optical afterglow data for 57 pre- and post-Swift GRBs are analyzed to explore whether the observed breaks in the afterglow light curves can… Expand
Gamma-ray bursts are observed off-axis
- G. Ryan, H. V. Eerten, A. Macfadyen, B. Zhang
- Physics
- 21 May 2014
We constrain the jet opening angle and, for the first time, the off-axis observer angle for gamma-ray bursts in the Swift-XRT catalog by using the ScaleFit package to fit afterglow light curves… Expand
Blockade of T-Type Ca2+ Channels Inhibits Human Ovarian Cancer Cell Proliferation
Regulation of Ca2+ channels has been implicated in the progression of tumor cells. We report here that T-type Ca2+ channel expression in human ovarian cancer tissues is greatly increased compared to… Expand
GRB 120422A: A LOW-LUMINOSITY GAMMA-RAY BURST DRIVEN BY A CENTRAL ENGINE
- B. Zhang, Yi-zhong Fan, +6 authors N. Gehrels
- Physics
- 1 June 2012
GRB 120422A is a low-luminosity gamma-ray burst (GRB) associated with a bright supernova, which distinguishes itself by its relatively short T-90 (similar to 5 s) and an energetic and steep-decaying… Expand
Do the Fermi Gamma-Ray Burst Monitor and Swift Burst Alert Telescope see the Same Short Gamma-Ray Bursts?
- E. Burns, V. Connaughton, +5 authors E. Troja
- Physics
- 3 December 2015
Compact binary system mergers are expected to generate gravitational radiation detectable by ground-based interferometers. A subset of these, the merger of a neutron star with another neutron star or… Expand
XRF 100316D/SN 2010bh: Clue to the Diverse Origin of Nearby Supernova-associated Gamma-ray Bursts
- Yi-zhong Fan, B. Zhang, D. Xu, E. Liang, B. Zhang
- Physics
- 29 April 2010
X-ray Flash (XRF) 100316D, a nearby super-long underluminous burst with a peak energy E-p similar to 20 keV, was detected by Swift and was found to be associated with an energetic supernova SN… Expand