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Short-Duration Gamma-Ray Bursts by Berger, Edo

“…Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) display a bimodal duration distribution with a separation between the short- and long-duration bursts at about 2 s. The progenitors of…”
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Millisecond Magnetar Birth Connects FRB 121102 to Superluminous Supernovae and Long-duration Gamma-Ray Bursts by Metzger, Brian D., Berger, Edo, Margalit, Ben

“…Subarcsecond localization of the repeating fast radio burst FRB 121102 revealed its coincidence with a dwarf host galaxy and a steady ("quiescent") nonthermal…”
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Fast Radio Bursts from Magnetars Born in Binary Neutron Star Mergers and Accretion Induced Collapse by Margalit, Ben, Berger, Edo, Metzger, Brian D.

“…Recently born magnetars are promising candidates for the engines powering fast radio bursts (FRBs). The focus thus far has been placed on millisecond magnetars…”
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THE OFFSET AND HOST LIGHT DISTRIBUTIONS OF LONG GAMMA-RAY BURSTS: A NEW VIEW FROM HST OBSERVATIONS OF SWIFT BURSTS by Blanchard, Peter K., Berger, Edo, Fong, Wen-fai

“…ABSTRACT We present the results of an extensive Hubble Space Telescope imaging study of 105, mostly Swift, long-duration gamma-ray bursts (LGRBs) spanning ,…”
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Detection and parameter estimation of gravitational waves from binary neutron-star mergers in real LIGO data using deep learning by Krastev, Plamen G., Gill, Kiranjyot, Villar, V. Ashley, Berger, Edo

“…One of the key challenges of real-time detection and parameter estimation of gravitational waves from compact binary mergers is the computational cost of…”
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Superluminous Supernovae in LSST: Rates, Detection Metrics, and Light-curve Modeling by Villar, V. Ashley, Nicholl, Matt, Berger, Edo

“…We explore and demonstrate the capabilities of the upcoming Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) to study Type I superluminous supernovae (SLSNe). We fit the…”
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Does GW190425 Require an Alternative Formation Pathway than a Fast-merging Channel? by Safarzadeh, Mohammadtaher, Ramirez-Ruiz, Enrico, Berger, Edo

“…The LIGO/Virgo Scientific Collaboration (LVC) recently announced the detection of a compact object binary merger, GW190425, with a total mass of M and…”
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Impact of massive binary star and cosmic evolution on gravitational wave observations I: black hole–neutron star mergers by Broekgaarden, Floor S, Berger, Edo, Neijssel, Coenraad J, Vigna-Gómez, Alejandro, Chattopadhyay, Debatri, Stevenson, Simon, Chruslinska, Martyna, Justham, Stephen, de Mink, Selma E, Mandel, Ilya

“…ABSTRACT Mergers of black hole–neutron star (BHNS) binaries have now been observed by gravitational wave (GW) detectors with the recent announcement of…”
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Deep learning detection and classification of gravitational waves from neutron star-black hole mergers by Qiu, Richard, Krastev, Plamen G., Gill, Kiranjyot, Berger, Edo

“…The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) and Virgo Interferometer Collaborations have now detected all three classes of compact binary…”
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Nebular-phase Spectra of Superluminous Supernovae: Physical Insights from Observational and Statistical Properties by Nicholl, Matt, Berger, Edo, Blanchard, Peter K., Gomez, Sebastian, Chornock, Ryan

“…We study the spectroscopic evolution of superluminous supernovae (SLSNe) later than 100 days after maximum light. We present new data for Gaia16apd and SN…”
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Theoretical Models of Optical Transients. I. A Broad Exploration of the Duration-Luminosity Phase Space by Villar, V. Ashley, Berger, Edo, Metzger, Brian D., Guillochon, James

“…The duration-luminosity phase space (DLPS) of optical transients is used, mostly heuristically, to compare various classes of transient events, to explore the…”
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Unveiling the engines of fast radio bursts, superluminous supernovae, and gamma-ray bursts by Margalit, Ben, Metzger, Brian D, Berger, Edo, Nicholl, Matt, Eftekhari, Tarraneh, Margutti, Raffaella

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The Pre-explosion Mass Distribution of Hydrogen-poor Superluminous Supernova Progenitors and New Evidence for a Mass-Spin Correlation by Blanchard, Peter K., Berger, Edo, Nicholl, Matt, Villar, V. Ashley

“…Despite indications that superluminous supernovae (SLSNe) originate from massive progenitors, the lack of a uniformly analyzed statistical sample has so far…”
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Magnetar Models of Superluminous Supernovae from the Dark Energy Survey: Exploring Redshift Evolution by Hsu, Brian, Hosseinzadeh, Griffin, Berger, Edo

“…Abstract Superluminous supernovae (SLSNe) are luminous transients that can be detected to high redshifts with upcoming optical time-domain surveys such as the…”
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EXTRAGALACTIC SYNCHROTRON TRANSIENTS IN THE ERA OF WIDE-FIELD RADIO SURVEYS. I. DETECTION RATES AND LIGHT CURVE CHARACTERISTICS by Metzger, Brian D., Williams, P. K. G., Berger, Edo

“…ABSTRACT The impending era of wide-field radio surveys has the potential to revolutionize our understanding of astrophysical transients. Here we evaluate the…”
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The Luminous and Double-peaked Type Ic Supernova 2019stc: Evidence for Multiple Energy Sources by Gomez, Sebastian, Berger, Edo, Hosseinzadeh, Griffin, Blanchard, Peter K., Nicholl, Matt, Villar, V. Ashley

“…Abstract We present optical photometry and spectroscopy of SN 2019stc (=ZTF19acbonaa), an unusual Type Ic supernova (SN Ic) at a redshift of z = 0.117. SN…”
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Investigating the Cosmological Rate of Compact Object Mergers from Isolated Massive Binary Stars by Boesky, Adam P., Broekgaarden, Floor S., Berger, Edo

“…Abstract Gravitational-wave (GW) detectors are observing compact object mergers from increasingly far distances, revealing the redshift evolution of the binary…”
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The Binary Black Hole Merger Rate Deviates from the Cosmic Star Formation Rate: A Tug of War between Metallicity and Delay Times by Boesky, Adam P., Broekgaarden, Floor S., Berger, Edo

“…Abstract Gravitational-wave detectors are now making it possible to investigate how the merger rate of binary black holes (BBHs) evolves with redshift. In this…”
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An Extensive Hubble Space Telescope Study of the Offset and Host Light Distributions of Type I Superluminous Supernovae by Hsu, Brian, Blanchard, Peter K., Berger, Edo, Gomez, Sebastian

“…Abstract We present an extensive Hubble Space Telescope rest-frame UV imaging study of the locations of Type I superluminous supernovae (SLSNe) within their…”
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UNBOUND DEBRIS STREAMS AND REMNANTS RESULTING FROM THE TIDAL DISRUPTIONS OF STARS BY SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLES by Guillochon, James, McCourt, Michael, Chen, Xian, Johnson, Michael D., Berger, Edo

“…ABSTRACT The kinetic energy of a star in orbit about a supermassive black hole is a significant fraction of its rest mass energy when its periapse is…”
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