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Recent Swift Preprints

This page contains Swift-related preprints, from the astro-ph section of the arXiv database offered in ADS. For information on other Swift-related publications, see the Swift Results page.


  1. X-ray flares and their relation to the inner engine activity of GRBs
    D. Lazzati , B. J. Morsony , R. Perna , and M. C. Begelman
    ArXiv e-prints, v804, 2008 April
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0804.2895L

  2. The ''Fireshell'' model in the Swift era
    C. L. Bianco and R. Ruffini
    ArXiv e-prints, v804, 2008 April
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0804.2816B

  3. An X-ray and optical study of the ultracompact X-ray binary A1246-58
    J. J. M. in 't Zand , C. G. Bassa , P. G. Jonker , L. Keek , F. Verbunt , M. Mendez , and C. B. Markwardt
    ArXiv e-prints, v804, 2008 April
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0804.2666I

  4. Analysing afterglows using integral field spectroscopy: GRB 060605, the first practical example
    P. Ferrero , S. Klose , D. A. Kann , S. Savaglio , E. Palazzi , E. Maiorano , P. Böhm , S. Schulze , D. Grupe , S. R. Oates , S. F. Sánchez , L. Amati , J. Greiner , J. Hjorth , D. Malesani , S. D. Barthelmy , J. Gorosabel , N. Masetti , and M. M. Roth
    ArXiv e-prints, v804, 2008 April
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0804.2457F

  5. Observations of X-ray Flares from Gamma Ray Bursts
    A. D. Falcone , D. Morris , J. Racusin , G. Chincarini , A. Moretti , P. Romano , D. N. Burrows , C. Pagani , M. Stroh , D. Grupe , S. Campana , S. Covino , G. Tagliaferri , and N. Gehrels
    ArXiv e-prints, v804, 2008 April
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0804.2260F

  6. Afterglows of Gamma-Ray Bursts: Short vs. Long GRBs
    D. A. Kann and S. Klose
    ArXiv e-prints, v804, 2008 April
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0804.1980K

  7. GRB afterglows in the ELT era
    D. A. Kann and S. Klose
    ArXiv e-prints, v804, 2008 April
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0804.1979K

  8. The Afterglows of Swift-era Gamma-Ray Bursts. II. Short/Hard (Type I) vs. Long/Soft (Type II) Optical Afterglows
    D. A. Kann , S. Klose , B. Zhang , A. C. Wilson , N. R. Butler , D. Malesani , E. Nakar , L. A. Antonelli , G. Chincarini , B. E. Cobb , S. Covino , P. D'Avanzo , V. D'Elia , M. Della Valle , P. Ferrero , D. Fugazza , J. Gorosabel , . L. Israel , F. Mannucci , S. Piranomonte , S. Schulze , L. Stella , G. Tagliaferri , and K. Wiersema
    ArXiv e-prints, v804, 2008 April
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0804.1959K

  9. Multiwavelength analysis of the intriguing GRB 061126: the reverse shock scenario and magnetization
    A. Gomboc , S. Kobayashi , C. Guidorzi , A. Melandri , V. Mangano , B. Sbarufatti , C. G. Mundell , P. Schady , R. J. Smith , A. C. Updike , D. A. Kann , K. Misra , E. Rol , A. Pozanenko , A. J. Castro-Tirado , G. C. Anupama , D. Bersier , M. F. Bode , D. Carter , P. Curran , A. Fruchter , J. Graham , D. H. Hartmann , M. Ibrahimov , A. Levan , A. Monfardini , C. J. Mottram , P. T. O'Brien , P. Prema , D. K. Sahu , I. A. Steele , N. R. Tanvir , and K. Wiersema
    ArXiv e-prints, v804, 2008 April
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0804.1727G

  10. The Epeak-Eiso plane of long Gamma Ray Bursts and selection effects
    G. Ghirlanda , L. Nava , G. Ghisellini , C. Firmani , and J. I. Cabrera
    ArXiv e-prints, v804, 2008 April
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0804.1675G

  11. New Indicators for AGN Power: The Correlation Between [O IV] lambda 25.89 micron and Hard X-ray Luminosity for Nearby Seyfert Galaxies
    M. Meléndez , S. B. Kraemer , B. K Armentrout , R. P. Deo , D. M. Crenshaw , H. R. Schmitt , R. F. Mushotzky , J. Tueller , C. B. Markwardt , and L. Winter
    ArXiv e-prints, v804, 2008 April
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0804.1147M

  12. The extreme, red afterglow of GRB 060923A: Distance or dust?
    N. R. Tanvir , A. J. Levan , E. Rol , R. L. C. Starling , J. Gorosabel , R. S. Priddey , D. Malesani , P. Jakobsson , P. T. O'Brien , A. O. Jaunsen , J. Hjorth , J. P. U. Fynbo , A. Melandri , A. Gomboc , B. Milvang-Jensen , A. S. Fruchter , M. Jarvis , C. A. C. Fernandes , and T. Wold
    ArXiv e-prints, v803, 2008 March
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0803.4100T

  13. Hard X-ray emission of the microquasar GRO J1655-40 during the rise of its 2005 outburst
    A. Joinet , E. Kalemci , and F. Senziani
    ArXiv e-prints, v803, 2008 March
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0803.3934J

  14. Observations of the Naked-Eye GRB 080319B: Implications of Nature's Brightest Explosion
    J. S. Bloom , D. A. Perley , W. Li , N. R. Butler , A. A. Miller , D. Kocevski , D. A. Kann , R. J. Foley , H. Chen , A. V. Filippenko , D. L. Starr , B. Macomber , J. X. Prochaska , R. Chornock , D. Poznanski , and S. Klose
    ArXiv e-prints, v803, 2008 March
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0803.3215B

  15. Swift J1753.5-0127: The Black Hole Candidate with the shortest orbital period
    C. Zurita , M. Durant , M. A. P. Torres , T. Shahbaz , J. Casares , and D. Steeghs
    ArXiv e-prints, v803, 2008 March
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0803.2524Z

  16. XMM-Newton observations of the Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 galaxy Mrk 335 in an historical low X-ray flux state
    D. Grupe , S. Komossa , L. C. Gallo , A. C. Fabian , J. Larsson , A. K. Pradhan , D. Xu , and G. Miniutti
    ArXiv e-prints, v803, 2008 March
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0803.2516G

  17. Non-thermal high-energy emissions from black holes by a relativistic capillary effect
    M. H. P. M. van Putten
    ArXiv e-prints, v803, 2008 March
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0803.2067V

  18. Meteoroid and space debris impacts in grazing-incidence telescopes
    J. D. Carpenter , A. Wells , A. F. Abbey , and R. M. Ambrosi
    ArXiv e-prints, v803, 2008 March
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0803.1983C

  19. High energy properties of PKS 1830-211
    S. Zhang , Y. Chen , W. Collmar , L. Foschini , T. Li , D. F. Torres , and J. Wang
    ArXiv e-prints, v803, 2008 March
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0803.1900Z

  20. The Swift X-Ray Telescope: Status and Performance
    D. N. Burrows , J. A. Kennea , A. F. Abbey , A. Beardmore , S. Campana , M. Capalbi , G. Chincarini , G. Cusumano , P. A. Evans , J. E. Hill , P. Giommi , M. Goad , O. Godet , A. Moretti , D. C. Morris , J. P. Osborne , C. Pagani , K. L. Page , M. Perri , J. Racusin , P. Romano , R. L. C. Starling , G. Tagliaferri , F. Tamburelli , L. G. Tyler , and R. Willingale
    ArXiv e-prints, v803, 2008 March
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0803.1844B

  21. Global characteristics of GRBs observed with INTEGRAL and the inferred large population of low-luminosity GRBs
    S. Foley , S. McGlynn , L. Hanlon , S. McBreen , and B. McBreen
    ArXiv e-prints, v803, 2008 March
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0803.1821F

  22. Sub-luminous X-ray Bursters Unveiled with INTEGRAL
    M. Del Santo , L. Sidoli , P. Romano , A. Bazzano , A. Tarana , P. Ubertini , M. Federici , and S. Mereghetti
    ArXiv e-prints, v803, 2008 March
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0803.1750D

  23. Multiwavelength observations of the black hole candidate Swift J1753.5-0127
    P. Soleri , D. Altamirano , R. Fender , P. Casella , V. Tudose , D. Maitra , R. Wijnands , T. Belloni , J. Miller-Jones , M. Klein-Wolt , and M. van der Klis
    ArXiv e-prints, v803, 2008 March
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0803.1735S

  24. Ultraviolet Light Curves of Supernovae with Swift Uvot
    P. J. Brown , S. T. Holland , S. Immler , P. Milne , P. W. A. Roming , N. Gehrels , J. Nousek , N. Panagia , M. Still , and D. Vanden Berk
    ArXiv e-prints, v803, 2008 March
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0803.1265B

  25. Multiwavelength study of the transient X-ray binary IGR J01583+6713
    R. Kaur , B. Paul , B. Kumar , and R. Sagar
    ArXiv e-prints, v803, 2008 March
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0803.1113K

  26. Early emission of rising optical afterglows: The case of GRB 060904B and GRB 070420
    A. Klotz , B. Gendre , G. Stratta , A. Galli , A. Corsi , B. Preger , S. Cutini , A. Pelangeon , J. L. Atteia , M. Boer , and L. Piro
    ArXiv e-prints, v803, 2008 March
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0803.0505K

  27. X-ray irradiation in XTE J1817-330 and the inner radius of the truncated disc in the hard state
    M. Gierlinski , C. Done , and K. Page
    ArXiv e-prints, v803, 2008 March
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0803.0496G

  28. The Robotic Super-LOTIS Telescope: Results & Future Plans
    G. G. Williams , P. A. Milne , H. S. Park , S. D. Barthelmy , D. H. Hartmann , A. Updike , and K. Hurley
    ArXiv e-prints, v803, 2008 February
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0803.0021W

  29. Time-Resolved Photometry of the Optical Counterpart of Swift J2319.4+2619
    A. W. Shafter , J. R. A. Davenport , T. Güth , S. Kattner , E. Marin , and N. Sreenivasamurthy
    ArXiv e-prints, v802, 2008 February
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0802.4461S

  30. Muons enhancements at sea level in association with Swift-BAT and MILAGRO triggers
    C. R. A. Augusto , C. E. Navia , and K. H. Tsui
    ArXiv e-prints, v802, 2008 February
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0802.3845A

  31. Screening High-z GRBs with BAT Prompt Emission Properties
    T. N. Ukwatta , T. Sakamoto , M. Stamatikos , N. Gehrels , and K. S. Dhuga
    ArXiv e-prints, v802, 2008 February
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0802.3815U

  32. On the nature of late X-ray flares in Swift Gamma-ray Bursts
    P. A. Curran , R. L. C. Starling , P. T. O'Brien , O. Godet , A. J. van der Horst , and R. A. M. J. Wijers
    ArXiv e-prints, v802, 2008 February
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0802.3803C

  33. Tests for Selection Effects in GRB High-Energy Correlations
    N. R. Butler , D. Kocevski , and J. S. Bloom
    ArXiv e-prints, v802, 2008 February
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0802.3396B

  34. On the nature of the X-ray pulsar SAX J1324-6200
    S. Mereghetti , P. Romano , and L. Sidoli
    ArXiv e-prints, v802, 2008 February
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0802.3388M

  35. Broadband X-ray Spectra of GX 339-4 and the Geometry of Accreting Black Holes in the Hard State
    J. A. Tomsick , E. Kalemci , P. Kaaret , S. Markoff , S. Corbel , S. Migliari , R. Fender , C. Bailyn , and M. Buxton
    ArXiv e-prints, v802, 2008 February
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0802.3357T

  36. Observation of a Universal Aggregation Mechanism and a Possible Phase Transition in Sputtered Au Induced by Swift Heavy Ion Irradiation
    P. K. Kuiri , B. Joseph , H. P. Lenka , G. Sahu , J. Ghatak , D. Kanjilal , and D. P. Mahapatra
    ArXiv e-prints, v802, 2008 February
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0802.2494K

  37. The blazar sequence: a new perspective
    G. Ghisellini and F. Tavecchio
    ArXiv e-prints, v802, 2008 February
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0802.1918G

  38. Several New Active Galactic Nuclei Among X-ray Sources Detected by INTEGRAL and SWIFT Observatories
    R. A. Burenin , A. V. Mescheryakov , M. G. Revnivtsev , S. Y. Sazonov , I. F. Bikmaev , M. N. Pavlinsky , and R. A. Sunyaev
    ArXiv e-prints, v802, 2008 February
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0802.1791B

  39. Nonthermal Synchrotron and Synchrotron Self-Compton Emission from GRBs: Predictions for $\{$$\backslash$em Swift$\}$ and $\{$$\backslash$em GLAST$\}$
    J. Finke , C. Dermer , and M. Boettcher
    ArXiv e-prints, v802, 2008 February
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0802.1537F

  40. Synchrotron Self-Compton Analysis of TeV X-ray Selected BL Lacertae Objects
    J. Finke , C. Dermer , and M. Boettcher
    ArXiv e-prints, v802, 2008 February
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0802.1529F

  41. Direct and bulk-scattered forward-shock emissions: sources of X-ray afterglow diversity
    A. Panaitescu
    ArXiv e-prints, v802, 2008 February
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0802.1235P

  42. Attractor Bifurcation and Final Patterns of the N-Dimensional and Generalized Swift-Hohenberg Equations
    M. Yari
    ArXiv e-prints, v802, 2008 February
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0802.1171Y

  43. Testing the E\_p,i - L\_p,iso - T\_0.45 correlation on a BeppoSAX and Swift sample of gamma-ray bursts
    F. Rossi , C. Guidorzi , L. Amati , F. Frontera , P. Romano , S. Campana , G. Chincarini , E. Montanari , A. Moretti , and G. Tagliaferri
    ArXiv e-prints, v802, 2008 February
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0802.0471R

  44. Line Searches in Swift X-ray Spectra
    C. P. Hurkett , S. Vaughan , J. P. Osborne , P. T. O'Brien , K. L. Page , A. Beardmore , O. Godet , D. N. Burrows , M. Capalbi , P. Evans , N. Gehrels , M. R. Goad , J. E. Hill , J. Kennea , T. Mineo , M. Perri , and R. Starling
    ArXiv e-prints, v802, 2008 February
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0802.0441H

  45. Short gamma-ray bursts from SGR giant flares and neutron star mergers: two populations are better than one
    R. Chapman , R. S. Priddey , and N. R. Tanvir
    ArXiv e-prints, v802, 2008 February
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0802.0008C

  46. The Synergy of Gamma-Ray Burst Detectors in the GLAST Era
    D. Band
    ArXiv e-prints, v801, 2008 January
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0801.4961B

  47. Low-Luminosity Gamma-Ray Bursts as a Distinct GRB Population:A Monte Carlo Analysis
    F. Virgili , E. Liang , and B. Zhang
    ArXiv e-prints, v801, 2008 January
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0801.4751V

  48. Swift X-ray Afterglows and the Missing Jet Break Problem
    J. L. Racusin , E. Liang , D. N. Burrows , D. C. Morris , B. B. Zhang , and B. Zhang
    ArXiv e-prints, v801, 2008 January
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0801.4749R

  49. Swift heavy ion irradiation of SrTiO\$\_3\$ under grazing incidence
    E. Akcoeltekin , S. Akcoeltekin , O. Osmani , H. Lebius , and M. Schleberger
    ArXiv e-prints, v801, 2008 January
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0801.4670A

  50. Improving Swift-XRT positions of GRBs
    P. A. Evans , A. P. Beardmore , M. R. Goad , J. P. Osborne , D. N. Burrows , and N. Gehrels
    ArXiv e-prints, v801, 2008 January
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0801.4462E

  51. Global Properties of X-Ray Flashes and X-Ray-Rich Gamma-Ray Bursts Observed by Swift
    T. Sakamoto , D. Hullinger , G. Sato , R. Yamazaki , L. Barbier , S. D. Barthelmy , J. R. Cummings , E. E. Fenimore , N. Gehrels , H. A. Krimm , D. Q. Lamb , C. B. Markwardt , J. P. Osborne , D. M. Palmer , A. M. Parsons , M. Stamatikos , and J. Tueller
    ArXiv e-prints, v801, 2008 January
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0801.4319S

  52. Simultaneous multiwavelength observations of the blazar 1ES1959+650 at a low TeV flux
    G. Tagliaferri , L. Foschini , G. Ghisellini , L. Maraschi , G. Tosti , J. Albert , E. Aliu , H. Anderhub , P. Antoranz , and C. Baixeras
    ArXiv e-prints, v801, 2008 January
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0801.4029T

  53. Pinwheel stability, pattern selection and the geometry of visual space
    M. Schnabel , M. Kaschube , and F. Wolf
    ArXiv e-prints, v801, 2008 January
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0801.3832S

  54. Ab-initio calculation of electronic stopping power along glancing swift heavy ion tracks in perovskites
    O. Osmani , A. Duvenbeck , E. Akcoeltekin , R. Meyer , H. Lebius , and M. Schleberger
    ArXiv e-prints, v801, 2008 January
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0801.3381O

  55. V723 Cassiopeia still on in X-rays: A bright Super Soft Source 12 years after outburst
    J. U-. Ness , G. Schwarz , S. Starrfield , J. P. Osborne , K. L. Page , A. P. Beardmore , R. M. Wagner , and C. E. Woodward
    ArXiv e-prints, v801, 2008 January
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0801.3288U

  56. RHESSI Spectral Fits of Swift GRBs
    E. C. Bellm , M. E. Bandstra , S. E. Boggs , W. Hajdas , K. Hurley , D. M. Smith , and C. Wigger
    ArXiv e-prints, v801, 2008 January
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0801.2417B

  57. Polarization evolution accompanying the very early sharp decline of GRB X-ray afterglows
    Y. Fan , D. Xu , and D. Wei
    ArXiv e-prints, v801, 2008 January
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0801.1517F

  58. The hidden X-ray breaks in afterglow light curves
    P. A. Curran , A. J. van der Horst , R. A. M. J. Wijers , and R. L. C. Starling
    ArXiv e-prints, v801, 2008 January
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0801.1449C

  59. A New Scenario on X-ray Shallow Decay of Gamma-ray Bursts
    J. Mao and J. Wang
    ArXiv e-prints, v801, 2008 January
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0801.0855M

  60. Strong spectral evolution during the prompt emission of GRB 070616
    R. L. C. Starling
    ArXiv e-prints, v801, 2008 January
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008arXiv0801.0706S


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