Swift-related Refereed Publications from 2008

This page contains Swift-related Refereed Publications from 2008, as indexed by NASA's ADS service. For information on other Swift-related publications, see:

Archive of all Swift-related Refereed Publications
Archive of all Swift-related Publications (Swift Results page)

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1. Relationship between pulse width and energy in GRB 060124: from X-ray to γ-ray bands
   F. Zhang and Y. Qin
   New Astronomy, v13:485-490, 2008 October
   ADS bibliographic code: 2008NewA...13..485Z

2. Where are the missing gamma-ray burst redshifts?
   D. M. Coward , D. Guetta , R. R. Burman , and A. Imerito
   Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v386:111-116, 2008 May
   ADS bibliographic code: 2008MNRAS.386..111C

3. Swift follow-up observations of INTEGRAL sources of unknown nature
   J. Rodriguez , J. A. Tomsick , and S. Chaty
   Astronomy & Astrophysics, v482:731-737, 2008 May
   ADS bibliographic code: 2008A&A...482..731R

4. GeV emission from gamma-ray burst afterglows
   A. Panaitescu
   Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v385:1628-1634, 2008 April
   ADS bibliographic code: 2008MNRAS.385.1628P

5. The Spectral Lag of GRB 060505: A Likely Member of the Long-Duration Class
   S. McBreen , S. Foley , D. Watson , L. Hanlon , D. Malesani , J. P. U. Fynbo , D. A. Kann , N. Gehrels , S. McGlynn , and D. Palmer
   The Astrophysical Journal Letters, v677:L85-L88, 2008 April
   ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...677L..85M

6. Discovery of a Very Bright, Nearby Gravitational Microlensing Event
   B. S. Gaudi , J. Patterson , D. S. Spiegel , T. Krajci , R. Koff , G. Pojmanski , S. Dong , A. Gould , J. L. Prieto , C. H. Blake , P. W. A. Roming , D. P. Bennett , J. S. Bloom , D. Boyd , M. E. Eyler , P. de Ponthière , N. Mirabal , C. W. Morgan , R. R. Remillard , T. Vanmunster , R. M. Wagner , and L. C. Watson
   The Astrophysical Journal, v677:1268-1277, 2008 April
   ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...677.1268G

7. Timing and Spectral Properties of the Accreting Millisecond Pulsar SWIFT J1756.9-2508
   M. Linares , R. Wijnands , M. van der Klis , H. Krimm , C. B. Markwardt , and D. Chakrabarty
   The Astrophysical Journal, v677:515-519, 2008 April
   ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...677..515L

8. X-Ray and Near-IR Variability of the Anomalous X-Ray Pulsar 1E 1048.1-5937: From Quiescence Back to Activity
   C. R. Tam , F. P. Gavriil , R. Dib , V. M. Kaspi , P. M. Woods , and C. Bassa
   The Astrophysical Journal, v677:503-514, 2008 April
   ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...677..503T

9. Outburst of the 2 s Anomalous X-Ray Pulsar 1E 1547.0-5408
   J. P. Halpern , E. V. Gotthelf , J. Reynolds , S. M. Ransom , and F. Camilo
   The Astrophysical Journal, v676:1178-1183, 2008 April
   ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...676.1178H

10. V723 CASSIOPEIA Still on in X-Rays a Bright Super Soft Source 12 Years after Outburst
    J. Ness , G. Schwarz , S. Starrfield , J. P. Osborne , K. L. Page , A. P. Beardmore , R. M. Wagner , and C. E. Woodward
    The Astronomical Journal, v135:1328-1333, 2008 April
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008AJ....135.1328N

11. Discovery of VHE γ-rays from the high-frequency-peaked BL Lacertae object RGB J0152+017
    F. Aharonian , A. G. Akhperjanian , U. Barres de Almeida , A. R. Bazer-Bachi , B. Behera , M. Beilicke , W. Benbow , K. Bernlöhr , C. Boisson , V. Borrel , I. Braun , E. Brion , J. Brucker , R. Bühler , T. Bulik , I. Büsching , T. Boutelier , S. Carrigan , P. M. Chadwick , R. C. G. Chaves , L. Chounet , A. C. Clapson , G. Coignet , R. Cornils , L. Costamante , M. Dalton , B. Degrange , H. J. Dickinson , A. Djannati-Ataï , W. Domainko , L. O.'c. Drury , F. Dubois , G. Dubus , J. Dyks , K. Egberts , D. Emmanoulopoulos , P. Espigat , C. Farnier , F. Feinstein , A. Fiasson , A. Förster , G. Fontaine , M. Füßling , S. Gabici , Y. A. Gallant , B. Giebels , J. Glicenstein , B. Glück , P. Goret , C. Hadjichristidis , D. Hauser , M. Hauser , G. Heinzelmann , G. Henri , G. Hermann , J. A. Hinton , A. Hoffmann , W. Hofmann , M. Holleran , S. Hoppe , D. Horns , A. Jacholkowska , O. C. de Jager , I. Jung , K. Katarzynski , S. Kaufmann , E. Kendziorra , M. Kerschhaggl , D. Khangulyan , B. Khélifi , D. Keogh , N. Komin , K. Kosack , G. Lamanna , I. J. Latham , J. Lenain , T. Lohse , J. Martin , O. Martineau-Huynh , A. Marcowith , C. Masterson , D. Maurin , T. J. L. McComb , R. Moderski , E. Moulin , M. Naumann-Godo , M. de Naurois , D. Nedbal , D. Nekrassov , S. J. Nolan , S. Ohm , J. Olive , E. de Oña Wilhelmi , K. J. Orford , J. L. Osborne , M. Ostrowski , M. Panter , G. Pedaletti , G. Pelletier , P. Petrucci , S. Pita , G. Pühlhofer , M. Punch , A. Quirrenbach , B. C. Raubenheimer , M. Raue , S. M. Rayner , M. Renaud , F. Rieger , J. Ripken , L. Rob , S. Rosier-Lees , G. Rowell , B. Rudak , J. Ruppel , V. Sahakian , A. Santangelo , R. Schlickeiser , F. M. Schöck , R. Schröder , U. Schwanke , S. Schwarzburg , S. Schwemmer , A. Shalchi , H. Sol , D. Spangler , L. Stawarz , R. Steenkamp , C. Stegmann , G. Superina , P. H. Tam , J. Tavernet , R. Terrier , C. van Eldik , G. Vasileiadis , C. Venter , J. Vialle , P. Vincent , M. Vivier , H. J. Völk , F. Volpe , S. J. Wagner , M. Ward , A. A. Zdziarski , and A. Zech
    Astronomy & Astrophysics, v481:L103-L107, 2008 April
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008A&A...481L.103A

12. Multifrequency monitoring of the blazar 0716+714 during the GASP-WEBT-AGILE campaign of 2007
    M. Villata , C. M. Raiteri , V. M. Larionov , O. M. Kurtanidze , K. Nilsson , M. F. Aller , M. Tornikoski , A. Volvach , H. D. Aller , A. A. Arkharov , U. Bach , P. Beltrame , G. Bhatta , C. S. Buemi , M. Böttcher , P. Calcidese , D. Carosati , A. J. Castro-Tirado , D. da Rio , A. di Paola , M. Dolci , E. Forné , A. Frasca , V. A. Hagen-Thorn , J. Heidt , D. Hiriart , M. Jelínek , G. N. Kimeridze , T. S. Konstantinova , E. N. Kopatskaya , L. Lanteri , P. Leto , R. Ligustri , E. Lindfors , A. Lähteenmäki , E. Marilli , E. Nieppola , M. G. Nikolashvili , M. Pasanen , B. Ragozzine , J. A. Ros , L. A. Sigua , R. L. Smart , M. Sorcia , L. O. Takalo , M. Tavani , C. Trigilio , R. Turchetti , K. Uckert , G. Umana , S. Vercellone , and J. R. Webb
    Astronomy & Astrophysics, v481:L79-L82, 2008 April
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008A&A...481L..79V

13. Optical afterglow luminosities in the Swift epoch: confirming clustering and bimodality
    M. Nardini , G. Ghisellini , and G. Ghirlanda
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, pL47, 2008 March
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008MNRAS.tmpL..47N

14. Redshift-dependent lag-luminosity relation in 565 BATSE gamma-ray bursts
    R. Tsutsui , T. Nakamura , D. Yonetoku , T. Murakami , S. Tanabe , and Y. Kodama
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, pL42, 2008 March
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008MNRAS.tmpL..42T

15. Long gamma-ray bursts and their host galaxies at high redshift
    A. Lapi , N. Kawakatu , Z. Bosnjak , A. Celotti , A. Bressan , G. L. Granato , and L. Danese
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, p409, 2008 March
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008MNRAS.tmp..409L

16. Are the missing X-ray breaks in gamma-ray burst afterglow light curves merely hidden?
    P. A. Curran , A. J. van der Horst , and R. A. M. J. Wijers
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, p315, 2008 March
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008MNRAS.tmp..315C

17. GRB 060607A: a gamma-ray burst with bright asynchronous early X-ray and optical emissions
    H. Ziaeepour , S. T. Holland , P. T. Boyd , K. Page , S. Oates , C. B. Markwardt , P. Mészáros , N. Gehrels , F. E. Marshall , J. Cummings , and M. Goad
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v385:453-467, 2008 March
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008MNRAS.385..453Z

18. Probing the nature of IGR J16493-4348: spectral and temporal analysis of the 1-100 keV emission
    A. B. Hill , A. J. Dean , R. Landi , V. A. McBride , A. de Rosa , A. J. Bird , A. Bazzano , and V. Sguera
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v385:423-429, 2008 March
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008MNRAS.385..423H

19. Gamma-ray bursts from the early Universe: predictions for present-day and future instruments
    R. Salvaterra , S. Campana , G. Chincarini , S. Covino , and G. Tagliaferri
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v385:189-194, 2008 March
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008MNRAS.385..189S

20. How rapidly do neutron stars spin at birth? Constraints from archival X-ray observations of extragalactic supernovae
    R. Perna , R. Soria , D. Pooley , and L. Stella
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v384:1638-1648, 2008 March
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008MNRAS.384.1638P

21. High-energy afterglow emission from gamma-ray bursts
    Y. Fan , T. Piran , R. Narayan , and D. Wei
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v384:1483-1501, 2008 March
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008MNRAS.384.1483F

22. The First Swift BAT Gamma-Ray Burst Catalog
    T. Sakamoto , S. D. Barthelmy , L. Barbier , J. R. Cummings , E. E. Fenimore , N. Gehrels , D. Hullinger , H. A. Krimm , C. B. Markwardt , D. M. Palmer , A. M. Parsons , G. Sato , M. Stamatikos , J. Tueller , T. N. Ukwatta , and B. Zhang
    The Astrophysical Journal Supplement, v175:179-190, 2008 March
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJS..175..179S

23. Geometry Diagnostics of a Stellar Flare from Fluorescent X-Rays
    P. Testa , J. J. Drake , B. Ercolano , F. Reale , D. P. Huenemoerder , L. Affer , G. Micela , and D. Garcia-Alvarez
    The Astrophysical Journal Letters, v675:L97-L100, 2008 March
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...675L..97T

24. A Comparison of the Variability of the Symbiotic X-Ray Binaries GX 1+4, 4U 1954+31, and 4U 1700+24 from Swift BAT and RXTE ASM Observations
    R. H. D. Corbet , J. L. Sokoloski , K. Mukai , C. B. Markwardt , and J. Tueller
    The Astrophysical Journal, v675:1424-1435, 2008 March
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...675.1424C

25. Using Quantitative Spectroscopic Analysis to Determine the Properties and Distances of Type II Plateau Supernovae: SN 2005cs and SN 2006bp
    L. Dessart , S. Blondin , P. J. Brown , M. Hicken , D. J. Hillier , S. T. Holland , S. Immler , R. P. Kirshner , P. Milne , M. Modjaz , and P. W. A. Roming
    The Astrophysical Journal, v675:644-669, 2008 March
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...675..644D

26. A Comprehensive Analysis of Swift XRT Data. III. Jet Break Candidates in X-Ray and Optical Afterglow Light Curves
    E. Liang , J. L. Racusin , B. Zhang , B. Zhang , and D. N. Burrows
    The Astrophysical Journal, v675:528-552, 2008 March
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...675..528L

27. High-redshift blazar identification for Swift J1656.3-3302
    N. Masetti , E. Mason , R. Landi , P. Giommi , L. Bassani , A. Malizia , A. J. Bird , A. Bazzano , A. J. Dean , N. Gehrels , E. Palazzi , and P. Ubertini
    Astronomy & Astrophysics, v480:715-721, 2008 March
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008A&A...480..715M

28. Radio-to-UV monitoring of AO 0235+164 by the WEBT and Swift during the 2006-2007 outburst
    C. M. Raiteri , M. Villata , V. M. Larionov , M. F. Aller , U. Bach , M. Gurwell , O. M. Kurtanidze , A. Lähteenmäki , K. Nilsson , A. Volvach , H. D. Aller , A. A. Arkharov , R. Bachev , A. Berdyugin , M. Böttcher , C. S. Buemi , P. Calcidese , E. Cozzi , A. di Paola , M. Dolci , J. H. Fan , E. Forné , L. Foschini , A. C. Gupta , V. A. Hagen-Thorn , L. Hooks , T. Hovatta , M. Joshi , M. Kadler , G. N. Kimeridze , T. S. Konstantinova , A. Kostov , T. P. Krichbaum , L. Lanteri , L. V. Larionova , C. Lee , P. Leto , E. Lindfors , F. Montagni , R. Nesci , E. Nieppola , M. G. Nikolashvili , J. Ohlert , A. Oksanen , E. Ovcharov , P. Pääkkönen , M. Pasanen , T. Pursimo , J. A. Ros , E. Semkov , L. A. Sigua , R. L. Smart , A. Strigachev , L. O. Takalo , K. Torii , I. Torniainen , M. Tornikoski , C. Trigilio , H. Tsunemi , G. Umana , and A. Valcheva
    Astronomy & Astrophysics, v480:339-347, 2008 March
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008A&A...480..339R

29. Spectral Evolution of GRB060904A Observed with Swift and Suzaku -- Possibility of Inefficient Electron Acceleration
    D. Yonetoku , S. Tanabe , T. Murakami , N. Emura , Y. Aoyama , T. Kidamura , H. Kodaira , Y. Kodama , R. Kozaka , T. Nashimoto , S. Okuno , S. Yokota , S. Yoshinari , K. Abe , K. Onda , M. S. Tashiro , Y. Urata , Y. E. Nakagawa , S. Sugita , K. Yamaoka , A. Yoshida , T. Ishimura , N. Kawai , T. Shimokawabe , K. Kinugasa , T. Kohmura , K. Kubota , K. Sugiyasu , Y. Ueda , K. Masui , K. Nakazawa , T. Takahashi , S. Maeno , E. Sonoda , M. Yamauchi , M. Kuwahara , T. Tamagawa , D. Matsuura , M. Suzuki , S. Barthelmy , N. Gehrels , and J. Nousek
    Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan, v60:352, 2008 February
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008PASJ...60S.352Y

30. On the nature of the short-duration GRB 050906
    A. J. Levan , N. R. Tanvir , P. Jakobsson , R. Chapman , J. Hjorth , R. S. Priddey , J. P. U. Fynbo , K. Hurley , B. L. Jensen , R. Johnson , J. Gorosabel , A. J. Castro-Tirado , M. Jarvis , D. Watson , and K. Wiersema
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v384:541-547, 2008 February
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008MNRAS.384..541L

31. Swift captures the spectrally evolving prompt emission of GRB070616
    R. L. C. Starling , P. T. O'Brien , R. Willingale , K. L. Page , J. P. Osborne , M. de Pasquale , Y. E. Nakagawa , N. P. M. Kuin , K. Onda , J. P. Norris , T. N. Ukwatta , N. Kodaka , D. N. Burrows , J. A. Kennea , M. J. Page , M. Perri , and C. B. Markwardt
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v384:504-514, 2008 February
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008MNRAS.384..504S

32. Swift and Chandra Detections of Supernova 2006jc: Evidence for Interaction of the Supernova Shock with a Circumstellar Shell
    S. Immler , M. Modjaz , W. Landsman , F. Bufano , P. J. Brown , P. Milne , L. Dessart , S. T. Holland , M. Koss , D. Pooley , R. P. Kirshner , A. V. Filippenko , N. Panagia , R. A. Chevalier , P. A. Mazzali , N. Gehrels , R. Petre , D. N. Burrows , J. A. Nousek , P. W. A. Roming , E. Pian , A. M. Soderberg , and J. Greiner
    The Astrophysical Journal Letters, v674:L85-L88, 2008 February
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...674L..85I

33. X-Ray Properties of an Unbiased Hard X-Ray-detected Sample of Active Galactic Nuclei
    L. M. Winter , R. F. Mushotzky , J. Tueller , and C. Markwardt
    The Astrophysical Journal, v674:686-710, 2008 February
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...674..686W

34. An Unexpectedly Swift Rise in the Gamma-Ray Burst Rate
    M. D. Kistler , H. Yüksel , J. F. Beacom , and K. Z. Stanek
    The Astrophysical Journal Letters, v673:L119-L122, 2008 February
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...673L.119K

35. Recent RXTE/ASM and ROTSEIIId observations of EXO 2030+375 (V2246 Cygni)
    A. Baykal , Ü. Kiziloglu , N. Kiziloglu , E. Beklen , and M. Özbey
    Astronomy & Astrophysics, v479:301-306, 2008 February
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008A&A...479..301B

36. The 26 year-long X-ray light curve and the X-ray spectrum of the BL Lacertae object 1E 1207.9+3945 in its brightest state
    A. Maselli , P. Giommi , M. Perri , R. Nesci , A. Tramacere , F. Massaro , and M. Capalbi
    Astronomy & Astrophysics, v479:35-40, 2008 February
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008A&A...479...35M

37. When GRB afterglows get softer, hard components come into play
    A. Moretti , R. Margutti , F. Pasotti , A. P. Beardmore , S. Campana , G. Chincarini , S. Covino , O. Godet , C. Guidorzi , J. P. Osborne , P. Romano , and G. Tagliaferri
    Astronomy & Astrophysics, v478:409-417, 2008 February
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008A&A...478..409M

38. X-ray spectral evolution of TeV BL Lacertae objects: eleven years of observations with BeppoSAX, XMM-Newton and Swift satellites
    F. Massaro , A. Tramacere , A. Cavaliere , M. Perri , and P. Giommi
    Astronomy & Astrophysics, v478:395-401, 2008 February
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008A&A...478..395M

39. X-ray flares, plateaus and chromatic breaks of GRB afterglows from up-scattered forward-shock emission
    A. Panaitescu
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v383:1143-1154, 2008 January
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008MNRAS.383.1143P

40. Photometric calibration of the Swift ultraviolet/optical telescope
    T. S. Poole , A. A. Breeveld , M. J. Page , W. Landsman , S. T. Holland , P. Roming , N. P. M. Kuin , P. J. Brown , C. Gronwall , S. Hunsberger , S. Koch , K. O. Mason , P. Schady , D. vanden Berk , A. J. Blustin , P. Boyd , P. Broos , M. Carter , M. M. Chester , A. Cucchiara , B. Hancock , H. Huckle , S. Immler , M. Ivanushkina , T. Kennedy , F. Marshall , A. Morgan , S. B. Pandey , M. de Pasquale , P. J. Smith , and M. Still
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v383:627-645, 2008 January
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008MNRAS.383..627P

41. The measurement errors in the Swift-UVOT and XMM-OM
    N. P. M. Kuin and S. R. Rosen
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v383:383-386, 2008 January
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008MNRAS.383..383K

42. The Swift BAT X-Ray Survey. III. X-Ray Spectra and Statistical Properties
    M. Ajello , A. Rau , J. Greiner , G. Kanbach , M. Salvato , A. W. Strong , S. D. Barthelmy , N. Gehrels , C. B. Markwardt , and J. Tueller
    The Astrophysical Journal, v673:96-113, 2008 January
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...673...96A

43. Discovery of the Spin Frequency of 4U 0614+09 with the Swift Burst Alert Telescope
    T. E. Strohmayer , C. B. Markwardt , and E. Kuulkers
    The Astrophysical Journal Letters, v672:L37-L40, 2008 January
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...672L..37S

44. Discovery of an Isolated Compact Object at High Galactic Latitude
    R. E. Rutledge , D. B. Fox , and A. H. Shevchuk
    The Astrophysical Journal, v672:1137-1143, 2008 January
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...672.1137R

45. Multiwavelength Observations of the Powerful Gamma-Ray Quasar PKS 1510-089: Clues on the Jet Composition
    J. Kataoka , G. Madejski , M. Sikora , P. Roming , M. M. Chester , D. Grupe , Y. Tsubuku , R. Sato , N. Kawai , G. Tosti , D. Impiombato , Y. Y. Kovalev , Y. A. Kovalev , P. G. Edwards , S. J. Wagner , R. Moderski , L. Stawarz , T. Takahashi , and S. Watanabe
    The Astrophysical Journal, v672:787-799, 2008 January
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...672..787K

46. GRB 070724B: the first gamma ray burst localized by SuperAGILE and its Swift X-ray afterglow
    E. Del Monte , M. Feroci , L. Pacciani , Y. Evangelista , I. Donnarumma , P. Soffitta , E. Costa , I. Lapshov , F. Lazzarotto , M. Rapisarda , A. Argan , G. Barbiellini , M. Basset , A. Bulgarelli , P. Caraveo , A. Chen , G. di Cocco , L. Foggetta , F. Fuschino , M. Galli , F. Gianotti , A. Giuliani , C. Labanti , P. Lipari , F. Longo , M. Marisaldi , F. Mauri , S. Mereghetti , A. Morselli , A. Pellizzoni , F. Perotti , P. Picozza , M. Prest , G. Pucella , M. Tavani , M. Trifoglio , A. Trois , E. Vallazza , S. Vercellone , V. Vittorini , A. Zambra , P. Romano , D. N. Burrows , G. Chincarini , N. Gehrels , V. La Parola , P. T. O'Brien , J. P. Osborne , B. Preger , C. Pittori , L. A. Antonelli , F. Verrecchia , P. Giommi , and L. Salotti
    Astronomy & Astrophysics, v478:L5-L9, 2008 January
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008A&A...478L...5D

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