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A SHORT GAMMA-RAY BURST NO-HOST PROBLEM? INVESTIGATING LARGE PROGENITOR OFFSETS FOR SHORT GRBs WITH OPTICAL AFTERGLOWS by BERGER, E

“…We investigate the afterglow properties and large-scale environments of several short-duration gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) with subarcsecond optical afterglow…”
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THE LOCATIONS OF SHORT GAMMA-RAY BURSTS AS EVIDENCE FOR COMPACT OBJECT BINARY PROGENITORS by Fong, W, Berger, E

“…We present a detailed investigation of Hubble Space Telescope rest-frame UV/optical observations of 22 short gamma-ray burst (GRB) host galaxies and…”
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The Host Galaxies of Short-Duration Gamma-Ray Bursts: Luminosities, Metallicities, and Star-Formation Rates by Berger, E

“…The association of some short-duration gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) with elliptical galaxies established that their progenitors, unlike those of long GRBs, belong…”
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WHAT IS THE MOST PROMISING ELECTROMAGNETIC COUNTERPART OF A NEUTRON STAR BINARY MERGER? by METZGER, B. D, BERGER, E

“…The final inspiral of double neutron star and neutron-star-black-hole binaries are likely to be detected by advanced networks of ground-based gravitational…”
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Associating Fast Radio Bursts with Their Host Galaxies by Eftekhari, T., Berger, E.

“…The first precise localization of a fast radio burst (FRB) sheds light on the nature of these mysterious bursts and the physical mechanisms that power them…”
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Radio Observations of a Large Sample of Late M, L, and T Dwarfs: The Distribution of Magnetic Field Strengths by Berger, E

“…I present radio observations of 90 dwarf stars and brown dwarfs of spectral type M5-T8. Three sources exhibit radio activity, in addition to the six objects…”
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A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF DETECTABILITY AND CONTAMINATION IN DEEP RAPID OPTICAL SEARCHES FOR GRAVITATIONAL WAVE COUNTERPARTS by Cowperthwaite, P. S., Berger, E.

“…ABSTRACT The first direct detection of gravitational waves (GWs) by the ground-based Advanced LIGO/Virgo interferometers is expected to occur within the next…”
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PS16dtm: A Tidal Disruption Event in a Narrow-line Seyfert 1 Galaxy by Blanchard, P. K., Nicholl, M., Berger, E., Guillochon, J., Margutti, R., Chornock, R., Alexander, K. D., Leja, J., Drout, M. R.

“…We present observations of PS16dtm (also known as SN 2016ezh), a luminous transient that occurred at the nucleus of a narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy hosting a…”
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Radio Monitoring of the Tidal Disruption Event Swift J164449.3+573451. III. Late-time Jet Energetics and a Deviation from Equipartition by Eftekhari, T., Berger, E., Zauderer, B. A., Margutti, R., Alexander, K. D.

“…We present continued radio and X-ray observations of the relativistic tidal disruption event Swift J164449.3+573451 extending to δt 2000 days after discovery…”
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Radio Observations of the Tidal Disruption Event XMMSL1 J0740-85 by Alexander, K. D., Wieringa, M. H., Berger, E., Saxton, R. D., Komossa, S.

“…We present radio observations of the tidal disruption event candidate (TDE) XMMSL1 J0740−85 spanning 592 to 875 days post X-ray discovery. We detect radio…”
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Empirical Constraints on the Origin of Fast Radio Bursts: Volumetric Rates and Host Galaxy Demographics as a Test of Millisecond Magnetar Connection by Nicholl, M., Williams, P. K. G., Berger, E., Villar, V. A., Alexander, K. D., Eftekhari, T., Metzger, B. D.

“…The localization of the repeating fast radio burst (FRB) 121102 to a low-metallicity dwarf galaxy at z = 0.193, and its association with a luminous quiescent…”
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Radio Monitoring of the Tidal Disruption Event Swift J164449.3+573451. IV. Continued Fading and Non-relativistic Expansion by Cendes, Y., Eftekhari, T., Berger, E., Polisensky, E.

“…We present continued radio and X-ray observations of the previously relativistic tidal disruption event (TDE) Swift J164449.3+573451 (Sw 1644+57) extending to…”
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RADIO CONSTRAINTS ON LONG-LIVED MAGNETAR REMNANTS IN SHORT GAMMA-RAY BURSTS by Fong, W., Metzger, B. D., Berger, E., Özel, F.

“…ABSTRACT The merger of a neutron star (NS) binary may result in the formation of a rapidly spinning magnetar. The magnetar can potentially survive for seconds…”
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Swift J1112.2−8238: a candidate relativistic tidal disruption flare by Brown, G. C., Levan, A. J., Stanway, E. R., Tanvir, N. R., Cenko, S. B., Berger, E., Chornock, R., Cucchiaria, A.

“…We present observations of Swift J1112.2−8238, and identify it as a candidate relativistic tidal disruption flare. The outburst was first detected by…”
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The Prompt Gamma-Ray and Afterglow Energies of Short-Duration Gamma-Ray Bursts by Berger, E

“…I present an analysis of the gamma -ray and afterglow energies of a complete sample of 16 short-duration GRBs with prompt X-ray follow-up. I find that 80% of…”
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THE SWIFT GRB HOST GALAXY LEGACY SURVEY. II. REST-FRAME NEAR-IR LUMINOSITY DISTRIBUTION AND EVIDENCE FOR A NEAR-SOLAR METALLICITY THRESHOLD by Perley, D. A., Tanvir, N. R., Hjorth, J., Laskar, T., Berger, E., Chary, R., Postigo, A. de Ugarte, Fynbo, J. P. U., Krühler, T., Levan, A. J., Micha owski, M. J., Schulze, S.

“…ABSTRACT We present rest-frame near-IR (NIR) luminosities and stellar masses for a large and uniformly selected population of gamma-ray burst (GRB) host…”
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Radio Observations of an Ordinary Outflow from the Tidal Disruption Event AT2019dsg by Cendes, Y., Alexander, K. D., Berger, E., Eftekhari, T., Williams, P. K. G., Chornock, R.

“…Abstract We present detailed radio observations of the tidal disruption event (TDE) AT2019dsg, obtained with the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) and the…”
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TRENDS IN ULTRACOOL DWARF MAGNETISM. I. X-RAY SUPPRESSION AND RADIO ENHANCEMENT by Williams, P K G, Cook, B A, Berger, E

“…Although ultracool dwarfs (UCDs) are now known to generate and dissipate strong magnetic fields, a clear understanding of the underlying dynamo is still…”
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An outflow powers the optical rise of the nearby, fast-evolving tidal disruption event AT2019qiz by Nicholl, M, Wevers, T, Oates, S R, Alexander, K D, Leloudas, G, Onori, F, Jerkstrand, A, Gomez, S, Campana, S, Arcavi, I, Charalampopoulos, P, Gromadzki, M, Ihanec, N, Jonker, P G, Lawrence, A, Mandel, I, Schulze, S, Short, P, Burke, J, McCully, C, Hiramatsu, D, Howell, D A, Pellegrino, C, Abbot, H, Anderson, J P, Berger, E, Blanchard, P K, Cannizzaro, G, Chen, T-W, Dennefeld, M, Galbany, L, González-Gaitán, S, Hosseinzadeh, G, Inserra, C, Irani, I, Kuin, P, Müller-Bravo, T, Pineda, J, Ross, N P, Roy, R, Smartt, S J, Smith, K W, Tucker, B, Wyrzykowski, Ł, Young, D R

“…ABSTRACT At 66 Mpc, AT2019qiz is the closest optical tidal disruption event (TDE) to date, with a luminosity intermediate between the bulk of the population…”
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The Stellar Ages and Masses of Short Gamma-ray Burst Host Galaxies: Investigating the Progenitor Delay Time Distribution and the Role of Mass and Star Formation in the Short Gamma-ray Burst Rate by Leibler, C. N, Berger, E

“…We present multi-band optical and near-infrared observations of 19 short Delta *g-ray burst (GRB) host galaxies, aimed at measuring their stellar masses and…”
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