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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:


  1. Correlations of Prompt and Afterglow Emission in Swift Long and Short Gamma-Ray Bursts
    N. Gehrels , S. D. Barthelmy , D. N. Burrows , J. K. Cannizzo , G. Chincarini , E. Fenimore , C. Kouveliotou , P. O'Brien , D. M. Palmer , J. Racusin , P. W. A. Roming , T. Sakamoto , J. Tueller , R. A. M. J. Wijers , and B. Zhang
    The Astrophysical Journal, v689:1161-1172, 2008 December
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...689.1161G

  2. Cosmic X-Ray Background and Earth Albedo Spectra with Swift BAT
    M. Ajello , J. Greiner , G. Sato , D. R. Willis , G. Kanbach , A. W. Strong , R. Diehl , G. Hasinger , N. Gehrels , C. B. Markwardt , and J. Tueller
    The Astrophysical Journal, v689:666-677, 2008 December
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...689..666A

  3. Fe Kα and Hydrodynamic Loop Model Diagnostics for a Large Flare on II Pegasi
    B. Ercolano , J. J. Drake , F. Reale , P. Testa , and J. M. Miller
    The Astrophysical Journal, v688:1315-1319, 2008 December
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...688.1315E

  4. Gamma-Ray Emission from the Broad-Line Radio Galaxy 3C 111
    R. C. Hartman , M. Kadler , and J. Tueller
    The Astrophysical Journal, v688:852-858, 2008 December
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...688..852H

  5. Accurate early positions for Swift GRBs: enhancing X-ray positions with UVOT astrometry
    M. R. Goad , L. G. Tyler , A. P. Beardmore , P. A. Evans , S. R. Rosen , J. P. Osborne , R. L. C. Starling , F. E. Marshall , V. Yershov , D. N. Burrows , N. Gehrels , P. W. A. Roming , A. Moretti , M. Capalbi , J. E. Hill , J. Kennea , S. Koch , and D. vanden Berk
    Astronomy & Astrophysics, v492:873-873, 2008 December
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008A&A...492..873G

  6. The INTEGRAL long monitoring of persistent ultra compact X-ray bursters
    M. Fiocchi , A. Bazzano , P. Ubertini , A. J. Bird , L. Natalucci , and V. Sguera
    Astronomy & Astrophysics, v492:557-563, 2008 December
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008A&A...492..557F

  7. Results of WEBT, VLBA and RXTE monitoring of 3C 279 during 2006-2007
    V. M. Larionov , S. G. Jorstad , A. P. Marscher , C. M. Raiteri , M. Villata , I. Agudo , M. F. Aller , A. A. Arkharov , I. M. Asfandiyarov , U. Bach , R. Bachev , A. Berdyugin , M. Böttcher , C. S. Buemi , P. Calcidese , D. Carosati , P. Charlot , Chen, W.-P. , A. di Paola , M. Dolci , S. Dogru , V. T. Doroshenko , Y. S. Efimov , A. Erdem , A. Frasca , L. Fuhrmann , P. Giommi , L. Glowienka , A. C. Gupta , M. A. Gurwell , V. A. Hagen-Thorn , Hsiao, W.-S. , M. A. Ibrahimov , B. Jordan , M. Kamada , T. S. Konstantinova , E. N. Kopatskaya , Y. Y. Kovalev , Y. A. Kovalev , O. M. Kurtanidze , A. Lahteenmaki , L. Lanteri , L. V. Larionova , P. Leto , P. Le Campion , Lee, C.-U. , E. Lindfors , E. Marilli , I. McHardy , M. G. Mingaliev , S. V. Nazarov , E. Nieppola , K. Nilsson , J. Ohlert , M. Pasanen , D. Porter , T. Pursimo , J. A. Ros , K. Sadakane , A. C. Sadun , S. G. Sergeev , N. Smith , A. Strigachev , N. Sumitomo , L. O. Takalo , K. Tanaka , C. Trigilio , G. Umana , H. Ungerechts , A. Volvach , and W. Yuan
    Astronomy & Astrophysics, v492:389-400, 2008 December
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008A&A...492..389L

  8. The efficient low-mass Seyfert MCG-05-23-016
    V. Beckmann , Courvoisier, T. J.-L. , N. Gehrels , P. Lubinski , J. Malzac , Petrucci, P.-O. , C. R. Shrader , and S. Soldi
    Astronomy & Astrophysics, v492:93-99, 2008 December
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008A&A...492...93B

  9. Testing the blazar spectral sequence: X-ray-selected blazars
    L. Maraschi , L. Foschini , G. Ghisellini , F. Tavecchio , and R. M. Sambruna
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v391:1981-1993, 2008 December
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008MNRAS.391.1981M

  10. Measuring the cosmological parameters with the Ep,i-Eiso correlation of gamma-ray bursts
    L. Amati , C. Guidorzi , F. Frontera , M. Della Valle , F. Finelli , R. Landi , and E. Montanari
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v391:577-584, 2008 December
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008MNRAS.391..577A

  11. The Swift satellite lives up to its name, revealing cosmic explosions as they happen
    R. L. C. Starling
    Royal Society of London Philosophical Transactions Series A, v366:4393-4404, 2008 December
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008RSPTA.366.4393S

  12. Tentative detection of the rotation of Eris
    H. G. Roe , R. E. Pike , and M. E. Brown
    Icarus, v198:459-464, 2008 December
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008Icar..198..459R

  13. First Detection of Hard X-Ray Photons in the Soft X-Ray Transient Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 Galaxy WPVS 007: The X-Ray Photon Distribution Observed by Swift
    D. Grupe , K. M. Leighly , and S. Komossa
    The Astronomical Journal, v136:2343-2349, 2008 December
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008AJ....136.2343G

  14. Search for the GeV counterparts of two gamma ray bursts: Swift 317662 and Fermi bn081017474
    C. R. A. Augusto , C. E. Navia , M. B. Robba , and K. H. Tsui
    Physical Review D, v78n12:122001, 2008 December
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008PhRvD..78l2001A

  15. Observations of the Prompt Gamma-Ray Emission of GRB 070125
    E. C. Bellm , K. Hurley , V. Pal'shin , K. Yamaoka , M. S. Bandstra , S. E. Boggs , S. Hong , N. Kodaka , A. S. Kozyrev , M. L. Litvak , I. G. Mitrofanov , Y. E. Nakagawa , M. Ohno , K. Onda , A. B. Sanin , S. Sugita , M. Tashiro , V. I. Tretyakov , Y. Urata , and C. Wigger
    The Astrophysical Journal, v688:491-498, 2008 November
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...688..491B

  16. Evolution of the Intergalactic Opacity: Implications for the Ionizing Background, Cosmic Star Formation, and Quasar Activity
    Faucher-Giguere, C.-A. , A. Lidz , L. Hernquist , and M. Zaldarriaga
    The Astrophysical Journal, v688:85-107, 2008 November
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...688...85F

  17. Monitoring Supergiant Fast X-Ray Transients with Swift. I. Behavior outside Outbursts
    L. Sidoli , P. Romano , V. Mangano , A. Pellizzoni , J. A. Kennea , G. Cusumano , S. Vercellone , A. Paizis , D. N. Burrows , and N. Gehrels
    The Astrophysical Journal, v687:1230-1235, 2008 November
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...687.1230S

  18. 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
    The Astrophysical Journal, v687:443-455, 2008 November
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...687..443G

  19. High-ion absorption in seven GRB host galaxies at z = 2-4. Evidence for both circumburst plasma and outflowing interstellar gas
    A. J. Fox , C. Ledoux , P. M. Vreeswijk , A. Smette , and A. O. Jaunsen
    Astronomy & Astrophysics, v491:189-207, 2008 November
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008A&A...491..189F

  20. A photometric redshift of z = 1.8{+0.4}{-0.3} for the AGILE GRB 080514B
    A. Rossi , A. de Ugarte Postigo , P. Ferrero , D. A. Kann , S. Klose , S. Schulze , J. Greiner , P. Schady , R. Filgas , E. E. Gonsalves , A. Küpcü Yoldas , T. Krühler , G. Szokoly , A. Yoldas , P. M. J. Afonso , C. Clemens , J. S. Bloom , D. A. Perley , J. P. U. Fynbo , A. J. Castro-Tirado , J. Gorosabel , P. Kubánek , A. C. Updike , D. H. Hartmann , A. Giuliani , S. T. Holland , L. Hanlon , M. Bremer , J. French , G. Melady , and D. A. Garcia-Hernandez
    Astronomy & Astrophysics, v491:L29-L32, 2008 November
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008A&A...491L..29R

  21. Robust photometric redshift determinations of gamma-ray burst afterglows at z ~> 2
    P. A. Curran , R. A. M. J. Wijers , M. H. M. Heemskerk , R. L. C. Starling , K. Wiersema , and A. J. van der Horst
    Astronomy & Astrophysics, v490:1047-1053, 2008 November
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008A&A...490.1047C

  22. Probing the low-luminosity gamma-ray burst population with new generation satellite detectors
    A. Imerito , D. Coward , R. Burman , and D. Blair
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v391:405-410, 2008 November
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008MNRAS.391..405I

  23. Gamma-ray burst engine activity within the quark nova scenario: prompt emission, X-ray plateau and sharp drop-off
    J. Staff , B. Niebergal , and R. Ouyed
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v391:178-182, 2008 November
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008MNRAS.391..178S

  24. A time-luminosity correlation for γ-ray bursts in the X-rays
    M. G. Dainotti , V. F. Cardone , and S. Capozziello
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v391:L79-L83, 2008 November
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008MNRAS.391L..79D

  25. A broad-band spectral analysis of eight radio-loud type 1 active galactic nuclei selected in the hard X-ray band
    M. Molina , L. Bassani , A. Malizia , A. J. Bird , A. J. Dean , M. Fiocchi , F. Panessa , A. de Rosa , and R. Landi
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v390:1217-1228, 2008 November
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008MNRAS.390.1217M

  26. Nova V2362 Cygni (nova Cygni 2006): Spitzer, Swift, and Ground-Based Spectral Evolution
    D. K. Lynch , C. E. Woodward , R. Gehrz , L. A. Helton , R. J. Rudy , R. W. Russell , R. Pearson , C. C. Venturini , S. Mazuk , J. Rayner , Ness, J.-U. , S. Starrfield , R. M. Wagner , J. P. Osborne , K. Page , R. C. Puetter , R. B. Perry , G. Schwarz , K. Vanlandingham , J. Black , M. Bode , A. Evans , T. Geballe , M. Greenhouse , P. Hauschildt , J. Krautter , W. Liller , J. Lyke , J. Truran , T. Kerr , S. P. S. Eyres , and S. N. Shore
    The Astronomical Journal, v136:1815-1827, 2008 November
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008AJ....136.1815L

  27. Search for gravitational waves associated with GRB 050915a using the Virgo detector
    F. Acernese , M. Alshourbagy , P. Amico , F. Antonucci , S. Aoudia , K. G. Arun , P. Astone , S. Avino , L. Baggio , G. Ballardin , F. Barone , L. Barsotti , M. Barsuglia , T. S. Bauer , S. Bigotta , S. Birindelli , M. A. Bizouard , C. Boccara , F. Bondu , L. Bosi , S. Braccini , C. Bradaschia , A. Brillet , V. Brisson , D. Buskulic , G. Cagnoli , E. Calloni , E. Campagna , F. Carbognani , F. Cavalier , R. Cavalieri , G. Cella , E. Cesarini , E. Chassande-Mottin , S. Chatterji , N. Christensen , F. Cleva , E. Coccia , C. Corda , A. Corsi , F. Cottone , Coulon, J.-P. , E. Cuoco , S. D'Antonio , A. Dari , V. Dattilo , M. Davier , R. De Rosa , M. DelPrete , L. Di Fiore , A. Di Lieto , M. D. P. Emilio , A. Di Virgilio , M. Evans , V. Fafone , I. Ferrante , F. Fidecaro , I. Fiori , R. Flaminio , Fournier, J.-D. , S. Frasca , F. Frasconi , L. Gammaitoni , F. Garufi , E. Genin , A. Gennai , A. Giazotto , L. Giordano , V. Granata , C. Greverie , D. Grosjean , G. Guidi , S. Hamdani , S. Hebri , H. Heitmann , P. Hello , D. Huet , P. La Penna , M. Laval , N. Leroy , N. Letendre , B. Lopez , M. Lorenzini , V. Loriette , G. Losurdo , Mackowski, J.-M. , E. Majorana , N. Man , M. Mantovani , F. Marchesoni , F. Marion , J. Marque , F. Martelli , A. Masserot , F. Menzinger , L. Milano , Y. Minenkov , C. Moins , J. Moreau , N. Morgado , S. Mosca , B. Mours , I. Neri , F. Nocera , G. Pagliaroli , C. Palomba , F. Paoletti , S. Pardi , A. Pasqualetti , R. Passaquieti , D. Passuello , F. Piergiovanni , L. Pinard , R. Poggiani , M. Punturo , P. Puppo , O. Rabaste , P. Rapagnani , T. Regimbau , A. Remillieux , F. Ricci , I. Ricciardi , A. Rocchi , L. Rolland , R. Romano , P. Ruggi , G. Russo , D. Sentenac , S. Solimeno , B. L. Swinkels , R. Terenzi , A. Toncelli , M. Tonelli , E. Tournefier , F. Travasso , G. Vajente , J. F. J. van den Brand , S. van der Putten , D. Verkindt , F. Vetrano , A. Viceré , Vinet, J.-Y. , H. Vocca , and M. Yvert
    Classical and Quantum Gravity, v25n22:225001, 2008 November
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008CQGra..25v5001A

  28. Two types of softening detected in x-ray afterglows of Swift bursts: internal and external shock origins?
    Qin, Y.-P. , A. C. Gupta , and J. H. Fan
    Journal of Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics, v11:4, 2008 November
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008JCAP...11..004Q

  29. New Imaging and Spectroscopy of the Locations of Several Short-Hard Gamma-Ray Bursts
    A. Gal-Yam , E. Nakar , E. O. Ofek , S. B. Cenko , S. R. Kulkarni , A. M. Soderberg , F. Harrison , D. B. Fox , P. A. Price , B. E. Penprase , D. A. Frail , J. L. Atteia , E. Berger , M. Gladders , and J. Mulchaey
    The Astrophysical Journal, v686:408-416, 2008 October
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...686..408G

  30. Synchrotron Self-Compton Analysis of TeV X-Ray-Selected BL Lacertae Objects
    J. D. Finke , C. D. Dermer , and M. Böttcher
    The Astrophysical Journal, v686:181-194, 2008 October
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...686..181F

  31. Swift XRT Observations of the Possible Dark Galaxy VIRGOHI 21
    M. Bonamente , D. A. Swartz , M. C. Weisskopf , and S. S. Murray
    The Astrophysical Journal Letters, v686:L71-L74, 2008 October
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...686L..71B

  32. A Swift Gaze into the 2006 March 29 Burst Forest of SGR 1900+14
    G. L. Israel , P. Romano , V. Mangano , S. Dall'Osso , G. Chincarini , L. Stella , S. Campana , T. Belloni , G. Tagliaferri , A. J. Blustin , T. Sakamoto , K. Hurley , S. Zane , A. Moretti , D. Palmer , C. Guidorzi , D. N. Burrows , N. Gehrels , and H. A. Krimm
    The Astrophysical Journal, v685:1114-1128, 2008 October
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...685.1114I

  33. GALEX Spectroscopy of SN 2005ay Suggests Ultraviolet Spectral Uniformity among Type II-P Supernovae
    A. Gal-Yam , F. Bufano , T. A. Barlow , E. Baron , S. Benetti , E. Cappellaro , P. J. Challis , R. S. Ellis , A. V. Filippenko , R. J. Foley , D. B. Fox , M. Hicken , R. P. Kirshner , D. C. Leonard , W. Li , D. Maoz , T. Matheson , P. A. Mazzali , M. Modjaz , K. Nomoto , E. O. Ofek , J. D. Simon , T. A. Small , G. P. Smith , M. Turatto , S. D. Van Dyk , and L. Zampieri
    The Astrophysical Journal Letters, v685:L117-L120, 2008 October
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...685L.117G

  34. Swift observations of IBL and LBL objects
    F. Massaro , P. Giommi , G. Tosti , A. Cassetti , R. Nesci , M. Perri , D. Burrows , and N. Gerehls
    Astronomy & Astrophysics, v489:1047-1054, 2008 October
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008A&A...489.1047M

  35. Three X-ray transients in M ;31 observed with Swift
    R. Voss , W. Pietsch , F. Haberl , H. Stiele , J. Greiner , G. Sala , D. H. Hartmann , and D. Hatzidimitriou
    Astronomy & Astrophysics, v489:707-711, 2008 October
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008A&A...489..707V

  36. Classification of Swift's gamma-ray bursts
    I. Horváth , L. G. Balázs , Z. Bagoly , and P. Veres
    Astronomy & Astrophysics, v489:L1-L4, 2008 October
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008A&A...489L...1H

  37. Time-dependent models of accretion discs formed from compact object mergers
    B. D. Metzger , A. L. Piro , and E. Quataert
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v390:781-797, 2008 October
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008MNRAS.390..781M

  38. The 2008 May burst activation of SGR1627-41
    P. Esposito , G. L. Israel , S. Zane , F. Senziani , R. L. C. Starling , N. Rea , D. M. Palmer , N. Gehrels , A. Tiengo , A. de Luca , D. Götz , S. Mereghetti , P. Romano , T. Sakamoto , S. D. Barthelmy , L. Stella , R. Turolla , M. Feroci , and V. Mangano
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v390:L34-L38, 2008 October
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008MNRAS.390L..34E

  39. Search for GLAST gamma ray burst triggers due to particle precipitation in the South Atlantic Anomaly
    C. R. A. Augusto , C. E. Navia , and K. H. Tsui
    Physical Review D, v78n8:087102, 2008 October
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008PhRvD..78h7102A

  40. The recurrent nova RS Oph: A possible scenario for type Ia supernovae
    M. Hernanz and J. José
    New Astronomy Review, v52:386-389, 2008 October
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008NewAR..52..386H

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

  42. What SWIFT has Taught us about X-ray Flashes and Long-duration Gamma-Ray Bursts
    A. de Rújula
    Chinese Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement, v8:371-380, 2008 October
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ChJAS...8..371D

  43. Soft Gamma Repeaters: New Results and Surprises from Swift, INTEGRAL, and the Interplanetary Network
    K. Hurley
    Chinese Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement, v8:202-212, 2008 October
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ChJAS...8..202H

  44. INTEGRAL and Swift Observations of Blazars in Outburst
    E. Pian , L. Foschini , and G. Ghisellini
    Chinese Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement, v8:45-53, 2008 October
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ChJAS...8...45P

  45. The Rapidly Flaring Afterglow of the Very Bright and Energetic GRB 070125
    Updike, Adria C.; Haislip, Josh B.; Nysewander, Melissa C.; Fruchter, Andrew S.; Kann, D. Alexander; Klose, Sylvio; Milne, Peter A.; Williams, G. Grant; Zheng, Weikang; Hergenrother, Carl W.; Prochaska, Jason X.; Halpern, Jules P.; Mirabal, Nestor; Thorstensen, John R.; van der Horst, Alexander J.; Starling, Rhaana L. C.; Racusin, Judith L.; Burrows, David N.; Kuin, N. P. M.; Roming, Peter W. A.; Bellm, Eric; Hurley, Kevin; Li, Weidong; Filippenko, Alexei V.; Blake, Cullen; Starr, Dan; Falco, Emilio E.; Brown, Warren R.; Dai, Xinyu; Deng, Jinsong; Xin, Liping; Qiu, Yulei; Wei, Jianyan; Urata, Yuji; Nanni, Domenico; Maiorano, Elisabetta; Palazzi, Eliana; Greco, Giuseppe; Bartolini, Corrado; Guarnieri, Adriano; Piccioni, Adalberto; Pizzichini, Graziella; Terra, Federica; Misra, Kuntal; Bhatt, B. C.; Anupama, G. C.; Fan, X.; Jiang, L.; Wijers, Ralph A. M. J.; Reichart, Daniel E.; Eid, Hala A.; Bryngelson, Ginger; Puls, Jason; Goldthwaite, R. C.; Hartmann, Dieter H.
    The Astrophysical Journal, v685:361-375, 2008 September
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...685..361U

  46. Nonthermal High-Energy Emissions from Black Holes by a Relativistic Capillary Effect
    M. H. P. M. van Putten
    The Astrophysical Journal Letters, v685:L63-L66, 2008 September
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...685L..63V

  47. Precursors in Swift Gamma Ray Bursts with Redshift
    D. Burlon , G. Ghirlanda , G. Ghisellini , D. Lazzati , L. Nava , M. Nardini , and A. Celotti
    The Astrophysical Journal Letters, v685:L19-L22, 2008 September
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...685L..19B

  48. Nonthermal Synchrotron Radiation from Gamma-Ray Burst External Shocks and the X-Ray Flares Observed with Swift
    C. D. Dermer
    The Astrophysical Journal, v684:430-448, 2008 September
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...684..430D

  49. Swift Observations of SAX J1808.4-3658: Monitoring the Return to Quiescence
    S. Campana , L. Stella , and J. A. Kennea
    The Astrophysical Journal Letters, v684:L99-L102, 2008 September
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...684L..99C

  50. VERITAS Discovery of >200 GeV Gamma-Ray Emission from the Intermediate-Frequency-Peaked BL Lacertae Object W Comae
    V. A. Acciari , E. Aliu , M. Beilicke , W. Benbow , M. Böttcher , S. M. Bradbury , J. H. Buckley , V. Bugaev , Y. Butt , O. Celik , A. Cesarini , L. Ciupik , Y. C. K. Chow , P. Cogan , P. Colin , W. Cui , M. K. Daniel , T. Ergin , A. D. Falcone , S. J. Fegan , J. P. Finley , G. Finnegan , P. Fortin , L. F. Fortson , A. Furniss , D. Gall , G. H. Gillanders , J. Grube , R. Guenette , G. Gyuk , D. Hanna , E. Hays , J. Holder , D. Horan , C. M. Hui , T. B. Humensky , A. Imran , P. Kaaret , N. Karlsson , M. Kertzman , D. B. Kieda , A. Konopelko , H. Krawczynski , F. Krennrich , M. J. Lang , S. LeBohec , K. Lee , G. Maier , A. McCann , M. McCutcheon , P. Moriarty , R. Mukherjee , T. Nagai , J. Niemiec , R. A. Ong , D. Pandel , J. S. Perkins , D. Petry , M. Pohl , J. Quinn , K. Ragan , L. C. Reyes , P. T. Reynolds , E. Roache , H. J. Rose , M. Schroedter , G. H. Sembroski , A. W. Smith , D. Steele , S. P. Swordy , J. A. Toner , V. V. Vassiliev , R. Wagner , S. P. Wakely , J. E. Ward , T. C. Weekes , A. Weinstein , R. J. White , D. A. Williams , S. A. Wissel , M. Wood , and B. Zitzer
    The Astrophysical Journal Letters, v684:L73-L77, 2008 September
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...684L..73A

  51. Correlations of the IR Luminosity and Eddington Ratio with a Hard X-Ray-Selected Sample of Active Galactic Nuclei
    R. F. Mushotzy , L. M. Winter , D. H. McIntosh , and J. Tueller
    The Astrophysical Journal Letters, v684:L65-L68, 2008 September
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...684L..65M

  52. AGILE and Swift simultaneous observations of the blazar S50716+714 during the bright flare of October 2007
    P. Giommi , S. Colafrancesco , S. Cutini , P. Marchegiani , M. Perri , C. Pittori , F. Verrecchia , A. Bulgarelli , A. Chen , F. D'Ammando , I. Donnarumma , A. Giuliani , F. Longo , L. Pacciani , G. Pucella , S. Vercellone , V. Vittorini , and M. Tavani
    Astronomy & Astrophysics, v487:L49-L52, 2008 September
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008A&A...487L..49G

  53. A theory of cosmic rays
    A. Dar and A. de Rújula
    , v466:179-241, 2008 September
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008PhR...466..179D

  54. Flares from a candidate Galactic magnetar suggest a missing link to dim isolated neutron stars
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    Nature, v455:506-509, 2008 September
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008Natur.455..506C

  55. Very fast optical flaring from a possible new Galactic magnetar
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    Nature, v455:503-505, 2008 September
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008Natur.455..503S

  56. Broadband observations of the naked-eye γ-ray burst GRB080319
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    ADS bibliographic code: 2008Natur.455..183R

  57. First high-energy observations of narrow-line Seyfert 1s with INTEGRAL/IBIS
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    ADS bibliographic code: 2008MNRAS.389.1360M

  58. X-ray observations of the Large Magellanic Cloud pulsar PSR B0540-69 and its pulsar wind nebula
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    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v389:691-700, 2008 September
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008MNRAS.389..691C

  59. Gamma-ray burst overview
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    Classical and Quantum Gravity, v25n18:184005, 2008 September
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008CQGra..25r4005G

  60. High-energy γ-ray emission from gamma-ray bursts - before GLAST
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    Frontiers of Physics in China, v3:306-330, 2008 September
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008FrPhC...3..306F

  61. SN 2007ax: An Extremely Faint Type Ia Supernova
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    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...683L..29K

  62. The Full Curvature Effect Expected in Early X-Ray Afterglow Emission from Gamma-Ray Bursts
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    The Astrophysical Journal, v683:900-912, 2008 August
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...683..900Q

  63. Star formation history up to z = 7.4: implications for gamma-ray bursts and cosmic metallicity evolution
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    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v388:1487-1500, 2008 August
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008MNRAS.388.1487L

  64. Optimal Co-Addition of Imaging Data for Rapidly Fading Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows
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    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...683..913M

  65. X-Ray Afterglow Light Curves: Toward A Standard Candle?
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    The Astrophysical Journal, v683:620-629, 2008 August
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...683..620G

  66. High-Energy Properties of PKS 1830-211
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    The Astrophysical Journal, v683:400-408, 2008 August
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...683..400Z

  67. The Variable Superorbital Modulation of Cygnus X-1
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    The Astrophysical Journal Letters, v683:L55-L58, 2008 August
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...683L..55R

  68. Revealing the High-Redshift Star Formation Rate with Gamma-Ray Bursts
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    The Astrophysical Journal Letters, v683:L5-L8, 2008 August
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...683L...5Y

  69. Go Long, Go Deep: Finding Optical Jet Breaks for Swift-Era GRBs with the LBT
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    The Astrophysical Journal Letters, v682:L77-L80, 2008 August
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...682L..77D

  70. INTEGRAL and Swift/XRT observations of the SFXT IGR J16479-4514: from quiescence to fast flaring activity
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    Astronomy & Astrophysics, v487:619-623, 2008 August
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008A&A...487..619S

  71. On the nature of late X-ray flares in Swift gamma-ray bursts
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    ADS bibliographic code: 2008A&A...487..533C

  72. Hubble diagram of gamma-ray bursts calibrated with Gurzadyan-Xue cosmology
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    ADS bibliographic code: 2008A&A...487...47M

  73. The Amati relation in the ``fireshell'' model
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    ADS bibliographic code: 2008A&A...487L..37G

  74. INTEGRAL observations of the blazar Mrk 421 in outburst. Results of a multi-wavelength campaign
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    Astronomy & Astrophysics, v486:721-734, 2008 August
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008A&A...486..721L

  75. GRB 070707: the first short gamma-ray burst observed by INTEGRAL
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    Astronomy & Astrophysics, v486:405-410, 2008 August
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008A&A...486..405M

  76. The extreme, red afterglow of GRB 060923A: distance or dust?
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    ADS bibliographic code: 2008MNRAS.388.1743T

  77. Mass fall-back and accretion in the central engine of gamma-ray bursts
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    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v388:1729-1742, 2008 August
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008MNRAS.388.1729K

  78. Testing the Ep,i-Lp,iso-T0.45 correlation on a BeppoSAX and Swift sample of gamma-ray bursts
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    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v388:1284-1292, 2008 August
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008MNRAS.388.1284R

  79. X-ray irradiation in XTE J1817-330 and the inner radius of the truncated disc in the hard state
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    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v388:753-760, 2008 August
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008MNRAS.388..753G

  80. The Metamorphosis of Supernova SN 2008D/XRF 080109: A Link Between Supernovae and GRBs/Hypernovae
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    ADS bibliographic code: 2008Sci...321.1185M

  81. New Indicators for AGN Power: The Correlation between [O IV] 25.89 μm and Hard X-Ray Luminosity for Nearby Seyfert Galaxies
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    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...682...94M

  82. SWIFT J1753.5-0127: A Surprising Optical/X-Ray Cross-Correlation Function
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    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...682L..45D

  83. Swift J1753.5-0127: The Black Hole Candidate with the Shortest Orbital Period
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    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...681.1458Z

  84. The Rapid Decline of the Prompt Emission in Gamma-Ray Bursts
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    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...681.1408D

  85. XMM-Newton Observations of the Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 Galaxy Mrk 335 in a Historical Low X-Ray Flux State
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    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...681..982G

  86. Swift BAT Survey of AGNs
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  87. The Swift Discovery of X-Ray Afterglows Accompanying Short Bursts from SGR 1900+14
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    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...681L..89N

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    ADS bibliographic code: 2008A&A...485..797R

  89. Detectability of gamma-ray emission from classical novae with Swift/BAT
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    ADS bibliographic code: 2008A&A...485..223S

  90. An X-ray and optical study of the ultracompact X-ray binary A 1246-58
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  91. The high activity of 3C 454.3 in autumn 2007. Monitoring by the WEBT during the AGILE detection
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    ADS bibliographic code: 2008A&A...485L..17R

  92. The complex light curve of the afterglow of GRB071010A
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    ADS bibliographic code: 2008MNRAS.388..347C

  93. On active galactic nuclei as sources of ultra-high energy cosmic rays
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    ADS bibliographic code: 2008MNRAS.388L..59G

  94. Short Gamma-ray bursts: a bimodal origin?
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    ADS bibliographic code: 2008MNRAS.388L...6S

  95. The blazar sequence: a new perspective
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    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v387:1669-1680, 2008 July
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008MNRAS.387.1669G

  96. Properties of Gamma-Ray Burst Progenitor Stars
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    Science, v321:376- , 2008 July
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008Sci...321..376K

  97. Swift/BAT Observations of X-Ray Flashes
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    Chinese Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics, v8:309-313, 2008 June
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ChJAA...8..309L

  98. Broadband X-Ray Spectra of GX 339-4 and the Geometry of Accreting Black Holes in the Hard State
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    The Astrophysical Journal, v680:593-601, 2008 June
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...680..593T

  99. Gamma-Ray Burst Energetics in the Swift Era
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    The Astrophysical Journal, v680:531-538, 2008 June
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...680..531K

  100. Jet Breaks and Missing Breaks in the X-Ray Afterglow of Gamma-Ray Bursts
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    The Astrophysical Journal, v680:517-530, 2008 June
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...680..517D

  101. Monitoring Supergiant Fast X-Ray Transients with Swift. II. Rise to the Outburst in IGR J16479-4514
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    The Astrophysical Journal Letters, v680:L137-L140, 2008 June
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...680L.137R

  102. Simultaneous Multiwavelength Observations of the Blazar 1ES 1959+650 at a Low TeV Flux
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    The Astrophysical Journal, v679:1029-1039, 2008 June
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...679.1029T

  103. An analysis of the durations of Swift gamma-ray bursts
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    Astronomy & Astrophysics, v484:293-297, 2008 June
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008A&A...484..293Z

  104. Global characteristics of GRBs observed with INTEGRAL and the inferred large population of low-luminosity GRBs
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    Astronomy & Astrophysics, v484:143-157, 2008 June
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008A&A...484..143F

  105. Meteoroid and space debris impacts in grazing-incidence telescopes
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    Astronomy & Astrophysics, v483:941-947, 2008 June
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008A&A...483..941C

  106. Early emission of rising optical afterglows: the case of GRB 060904B and GRB 070420
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    Astronomy & Astrophysics, v483:847-855, 2008 June
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008A&A...483..847K

  107. The Epeak-Eiso plane of long gamma-ray bursts and selection effects
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    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v387:319-330, 2008 June
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008MNRAS.387..319G

  108. Polarization evolution accompanying the very early sharp decline of gamma-ray burst X-ray afterglows
    Fan, Y.-Z. and D. Xu
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v387:92-96, 2008 June
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008MNRAS.387...92F

  109. Multiwavelength study of the transient X-ray binary IGR J01583+6713
    R. Kaur , B. Paul , B. Kumar , and R. Sagar
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v386:2253-2261, 2008 June
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008MNRAS.386.2253K

  110. Muon enhancements at sea level in association with Swift-BAT and MILAGRO triggers
    C. R. A. Augusto , C. E. Navia , and K. H. Tsui
    Physical Review D, v77n12:123008, 2008 June
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008PhRvD..77l3008A

  111. Discovery and Observations of the Optical Afterglow of GRB 071010B
    A. Oksanen , M. Templeton , A. A. Henden , and D. A. Kann
    Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers (JAAVSO), v36:53, 2008 June
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008JAVSO..36...53O

  112. New active galactic nuclei among the INTEGRAL and SWIFT X-ray sources
    R. A. Burenin , A. V. Mescheryakov , M. G. Revnivtsev , S. Y. Sazonov , I. F. Bikmaev , M. N. Pavlinsky , and R. A. Sunyaev
    Astronomy Letters, v34:367-374, 2008 June
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008AstL...34..367B

  113. Hard X-Ray Emission of the Microquasar GRO J1655-40 during the Rise of Its 2005 Outburst
    A. Joinet , E. Kalemci , and F. Senziani
    The Astrophysical Journal, v679:655-663, 2008 May
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...679..655J

  114. 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
    The Astrophysical Journal, v679:587-606, 2008 May
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...679..587H

  115. 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
    The Astrophysical Journal, v679:570-586, 2008 May
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...679..570S

  116. GRB 070610: A Curious Galactic Transient
    M. M. Kasliwal , S. B. Cenko , S. R. Kulkarni , P. B. Cameron , E. Nakar , E. O. Ofek , A. Rau , A. M. Soderberg , S. Campana , J. S. Bloom , D. A. Perley , L. K. Pollack , S. Barthelmy , J. Cummings , N. Gehrels , H. A. Krimm , C. B. Markwardt , G. Sato , P. Chandra , D. Frail , D. B. Fox , P. A. Price , E. Berger , S. A. Grebenev , R. A. Krivonos , and R. A. Sunyaev
    The Astrophysical Journal, v678:1127-1135, 2008 May
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...678.1127K

  117. X-Ray-fluorescent Fe Kα Lines from Stellar Photospheres
    J. J. Drake , B. Ercolano , and D. A. Swartz
    The Astrophysical Journal, v678:385-393, 2008 May
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...678..385D

  118. BAT X-Ray Survey. I. Methodology and X-Ray Identification
    M. Ajello , J. Greiner , G. Kanbach , A. Rau , A. W. Strong , and J. A. Kennea
    The Astrophysical Journal, v678:102-115, 2008 May
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...678..102A

  119. Swift observations of the X-ray pulsar SAX J1324-6200
    S. Mereghetti , P. Romano , and L. Sidoli
    Astronomy & Astrophysics, v483:249-251, 2008 May
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008A&A...483..249M

  120. 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

  121. An extremely luminous X-ray outburst at the birth of a supernova
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    ADS bibliographic code: 2008Natur.453..469S

  122. 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, v386:859-863, 2008 May
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008MNRAS.386..859C

  123. 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, v386:608-618, 2008 May
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008MNRAS.386..608L

  124. Where are the missing gamma-ray burst redshifts?
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    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v386:111-116, 2008 May
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008MNRAS.386..111C

  125. Optical afterglow luminosities in the Swift epoch: confirming clustering and bimodality
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    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v386:L87-L91, 2008 May
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008MNRAS.386L..87N

  126. Redshift-dependent lag-luminosity relation in 565 BATSE gamma-ray bursts
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    ADS bibliographic code: 2008MNRAS.386L..33T

  127. Observational Characteristics of gamma-ray Bursts and Their Early X-ray Afterglows
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    Chinese Astronomy and Astrophysics, v32:164-168, 2008 April
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ChA&A..32..164L

  128. Discovery of a Very Bright, Nearby Gravitational Microlensing Event
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    The Astrophysical Journal, v677:1268-1277, 2008 April
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...677.1268G

  129. 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

  130. X-Ray and Near-IR Variability of the Anomalous X-Ray Pulsar 1E 1048.1-5937: From Quiescence Back to Activity
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    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...677..503T

  131. The Spectral Lag of GRB 060505: A Likely Member of the Long-Duration Class
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    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...677L..85M

  132. Outburst of the 2 s Anomalous X-Ray Pulsar 1E 1547.0-5408
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    ADS bibliographic code: 2008ApJ...676.1178H

  133. Discovery of VHE γ-rays from the high-frequency-peaked BL Lacertae object RGB J0152+017
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    Astronomy & Astrophysics, v481:L103-L107, 2008 April
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008A&A...481L.103A

  134. 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

  135. 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

  136. V723 CASSIOPEIA Still on in X-Rays a Bright Super Soft Source 12 Years after Outburst
    Ness, J.-U. , 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

  137. 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
    Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, v120:374-379, 2008 April
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008PASP..120..374S

  138. Different progenitors of short hard gamma-ray bursts
    Troja, E.; King, A. R.; O'Brien, P. T.; Lyons, N.; Cusumano, G.
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, v385:L10-L14, 2008 March
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008MNRAS.385L..10T

  139. 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

  140. 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

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

  142. 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

  143. 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

  144. Radio-to-UV monitoring of AO 0235+164 by the WEBT and Swift during the 2006-2007 outburst
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    Astronomy & Astrophysics, v480:339-347, 2008 March
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008A&A...480..339R

  145. 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

  146. 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

  147. 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

  148. 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

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

  150. 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

  151. 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

  152. 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

  153. 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

  154. 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

  155. 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

  156. 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

  157. 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

  158. Discovery of the progenitor of the type Ia supernova 2007on
    Voss, Rasmus; Nelemans, Gijs
    Nature, v451:802-804, 2008 February
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008Natur.451..802V

  159. 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

  160. 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

  161. Spectral Evolution of GRB060904A Observed with Swift and Suzaku -- Possibility of Inefficient Electron Acceleration
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    Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan, v60:352, 2008 February
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008PASJ...60S.352Y

  162. Optical afterglows of gamma-ray bursts: a bimodal distribution?
    Nardini, Marco; Ghisellini, Gabriele; Ghirlanda, Giancarlo
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v383:1049-1057, 2008 January
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008MNRAS.383.1049N

  163. 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

  164. 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

  165. 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

  166. 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

  167. 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

  168. 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

  169. 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

  170. 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

  171. 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, v60:351, 2008 January
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008PASJ...60S.351Y

  172. The Symbiotic System SS73 17 Seen with Suzaku
    R. K. Smith , R. Mushotzky , K. Mukai , T. Kallman , C. B. Markwardt , and J. Tueller
    Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan, v60:43, 2008 January
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008PASJ...60S..43S

  173. In-Orbit Timing Calibration of the Hard X-Ray Detector on Board Suzaku
    Y. Terada , T. Enoto , R. Miyawaki , Y. Ishisaki , T. Dotani , K. Ebisawa , M. Ozaki , Y. Ueda , L. Kuiper , M. Endo , Y. Fukazawa , T. Kamae , M. Kawaharada , M. Kokubun , Y. Kuroda , K. Makishima , K. Masukawa , T. Mizuno , T. Murakami , K. Nakazawa , A. Nakajima , M. Nomach , N. Shibayama , T. Takahashi , H. Takahashi , M. S. Tashiro , T. Tamagawa , S. Watanabe , M. Yamaguchi , K. Yamaoka , and D. Yonetoku
    Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan, v60:25, 2008 January
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008PASJ...60S..25T

  174. The Webt Campaign on 3C279 in 2006
    M. Böttcher
    International Journal of Modern Physics D, v17:1503-1513, 2008
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008IJMPD..17.1503B

  175. Suzaku View of Powerful Gamma-Ray Quasars
    J. Kataoka
    International Journal of Modern Physics D, v17:1483-1489, 2008
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008IJMPD..17.1483K

  176. a Three-Stage Model for the Inner Engine of GRBs:. Prompt Emission and Early Afterglow
    J. Staff , B. Niebergal , and R. Ouyed
    International Journal of Modern Physics D, v17:1383-1389, 2008
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008IJMPD..17.1383S

  177. Search for Nearby Galaxies in Batse/ipn Short GRB Error Boxes
    Y. Tikhomirova , A. Pozanenko , and K. Hurley
    International Journal of Modern Physics D, v17:1371-1375, 2008
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008IJMPD..17.1371T

  178. Swift Observations of Gamma-Ray Bursts
    N. Gehrels
    International Journal of Modern Physics D, v17:1311-1317, 2008
    ADS bibliographic code: 2008IJMPD..17.1311G


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