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Brendan O'Connor
astro-ph.HEastro-ph.GAastro-ph.SRastro-ph.IMastro-ph.COgr-qcCompact object mergerFast X-ray transientGamma-ray bursthep-ph
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EP251129a: A Fast X-ray Transient with Two X-Ray Plateaus and Its Off-axis Afterglow
with Yue Wu, Ailing Wang, Senlin Pang, Yu-Han Yang +22
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81 papers in the corpus · 2019–2026A Proliferated Space Architecture for Time-Domain Astrophysics2609.12153v1 · Daniel Kocevski (NASA/MSFC), Eric Burns (LSU), Thomas Barclay (NASA/GSFC) et al.2026 · 0 citationsarXiv
Minutes-long soft X-ray prompt emission from a compact object merger.42629298 · Li, An, Wang, Chen-Wei, Passaleva, Niccolò et al.2026 · 0 citationsScience bulletin. 2026;71(18):4657-4664
4th TDAMM Workshop White Paper2607.22404v1 · Daniel Kocevski, Raffaella Margutti, Michael Coughlin et al.2026 · 0 citationsarXiv
A possible high-redshift origin for the short GRB 061201: implications of a compact binary merger beyond cosmic noon2607.01337v1 · E. Troja, B. O'Connor, Y.-H. Yang et al.2026 · 0 citationsarXiv
Late-time JWST/NIRCam Observations of the Extremely Long-duration GRB 250702B/EP 250702a and Its Host Galaxy2606.18353v1 · Huei Sears, Jean J. Somalwar, Ryan Chornock et al.2026 · 0 citationsarXiv
Discovery of a Supernova Following the Einstein Probe Transient EP250302a at z = 1.1312606.17170v1 · Brendan O'Connor, Malte Busmann, James Freeburn et al.2026 · 0 citationsarXiv
EP260321a/SN 2026gzf: The Faintest Shock Breakout Associated with a Broad-Lined Supernova2606.09992v2 · Brendan O'Connor, Xander J. Hall, Malte Busmann et al.2026 · 4 citationsarXiv
An extremely bright slow-rising afterglow from an off-axis jet in GRB 260310A2605.23818v2 · Yu-Han Yang, Roberto Ricci, Eleonora Troja et al.2026 · 0 citationsarXiv
GRB 260310A/SN 2026fgk: Photometric and Spectroscopic Evolution of a Nearby GRB-Supernova and an Exceptionally Bright Afterglow at z=0.1532605.18973v2 · Brendan O'Connor, Malte Busmann, Xander J. Hall et al.2026 · 0 citationsarXiv
Electromagnetic Follow-up of the Sub-Solar Mass Gravitational Wave Candidate S251112cm: Kilonova Constraints and a Coincident IIb Supernova2605.10940v1 · Xander J. Hall, Tomas Ahumada, Julius Gassert et al.2026 · 0 citationsarXiv
Prospects for GRB Afterglow Discovery with the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Observatory System2604.13650v3 · James Freeburn, Dougal Dobie, Akash Anumarlapudi et al.2026 · 0 citationsarXiv
A Natural Telescope: Discovery of the Strongly Lensed Type II SN 2025mkn at 2604.07983v1 · Cameron Lemon, Ariel Goobar, Joel Johansson et al.2026 · 0 citationsarXiv
The host galaxies and merger environments of short and long gamma-ray bursts producing kilonovae2604.06586v2 · Hannah Skobe, Brendan O'Connor, Antonella Palmese et al.2026 · 0 citationsHannah Skobe et al 2026 ApJ 1009 50
Wide Jets or Low Rates: Reconciling Short GRB and Gravitational-Wave Neutron Star Merger Rates2604.05046v2 · Keerthi Kunnumkai, Antonella Palmese, Brendan O'Connor et al.2026 · 0 citationsarXiv
SN 2025adpq: A Type Ia supernova in a collisional ring formed during a major galaxy merger2603.15899v2 · Brendan O'Connor, Xander J. Hall, Tomas Cabrera et al.2026 · 0 citationsarXiv
A GPU-Accelerated Transient Detection Pipeline for DECam Time-Domain Surveys2603.08593v1 · Lei Hu, Tom'as Cabrera, Antonella Palmese et al.2026 · 0 citationsarXiv
High-Energy Shock Breakout from Supernovae and Gamma-ray Bursts2603.00820v1 · Chris L. Fryer, Eric Burns, Joseph M. Colosimo et al.2026 · 0 citationsarXiv
TDE 2025abcr: A Tidal Disruption Event in the Outskirts of a Massive Galaxy2602.10180v2 · Robert Stein, Jonathan Carney, Charlotte Ward et al.2026 · 2 citationsApJL 1006 L57 2026
The DESI Transients Survey: Legacy Classifications and Methodology2601.12611v1 · Xander J. Hall, Antonella Palmese, Segev BenZvi et al.2026 · 3 citationsarXiv
A milli-Tidal Disruption Event Model for GRB$\;$250702B: Main Sequence Star Disrupted by an IMBH2512.14847v1 · Jonathan Granot, Hagai B. Perets, Ramandeep Gill et al.2025 · 1 citationarXiv
The Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite (AXIS) Community Science Book2511.00253v2 · Michael Koss, Nafisa Aftab, Steven W. Allen et al.2025 · 3 citationsarXiv
AT2025ulz and S250818k: Investigating early time observations of a subsolar mass gravitational-wave binary neutron star merger candidate2510.24620v1 · Xander J. Hall, Malte Busmann, Hauke Koehn et al.2025 · 0 citationsarXiv
AT2025ulz and S250818k: Deep X-ray and radio limits on off-axis afterglow emission and prospects for future discovery2510.23728v2 · Brendan O'Connor, Roberto Ricci, Eleonora Troja et al.2025 · 10 citationsarXiv
ZTF25abjmnps (AT2025ulz) and S250818k: A Candidate Superkilonova from a Sub-threshold Sub-Solar Gravitational Wave Trigger2510.23732v2 · Mansi M. Kasliwal, Tomas Ahumada, Robert Stein et al.2025 · 0 citationsarXiv
AT2025ulz and S250818k: zooming in with the Hubble Space Telescope2510.18854v2 · Yu-Han Yang, Eleonora Troja, Marko Risti'c et al.2025 · 5 citationsApJL 996, L24 (2026)
Evidence of Energy Injection in the Short and Distant GRB 250221A in a High Density Environment2510.19132v5 · Camila Angulo-Valdez, Rosa L. Becerra, Ramandeep Gill et al.2025 · 4 citationsarXiv
A merger within a merger: Chandra pinpoints the short GRB 230906A in a peculiar environment2510.15867v2 · S. Dichiara, E. Troja, B. O'Connor et al.2025 · 3 citationsarXiv
Exploring the connection between compact object mergers and fast X-ray transients: The cases of LXT 240402A and EP250207b2510.13015v5 · R. L. Becerra, Yu-Han Yang, Eleonora Troja et al.2025 · 3 citationsA&A 705, A233 (2026)
Optical/infrared observations of the extraordinary GRB 250702B: a highly obscured afterglow in a massive galaxy consistent with multiple possible progenitors2509.22784v2 · Jonathan Carney, Igor Andreoni, Brendan O'Connor et al.2025 · 5 citationsarXiv
Comprehensive X-ray Observations of the Exceptional Ultra-long X-ray and Gamma-ray Transient GRB 250702B with Swift, NuSTAR, and Chandra: Insights from the X-ray Afterglow Properties2509.22787v3 · Brendan O'Connor, Ramandeep Gill, James DeLaunay et al.2025 · 0 citationsarXiv
The redshift distribution of Einstein Probe transients supports their relation to gamma-ray bursts2509.07141v2 · Brendan O'Connor, Paz Beniamini, Eleonora Troja et al.2025 · 9 citationsarXiv
GRB 250704B: An Off-axis Short GRB with a Long-Lived Afterglow Plateau2509.02769v2 · Vishwajeet Swain, Tom'as Ahumada, Sameer K. Patil et al.2025 · 3 citationsarXiv
LIGO/Virgo/KAGRA neutron star merger candidate S250206dm: Zwicky Transient Facility observations2507.00357v1 · Tom'as Ahumada, Shreya Anand, Mattia Bulla et al.2025 · 1 citationarXiv
Kilonova constraints for the LIGO/Virgo/KAGRA neutron star merger candidate S250206dm: GW-MMADS observations2506.22626v1 · Lei Hu, Tom'as Cabrera, Antonella Palmese et al.2025 · 10 citationsThe Astrophysical Journal Letters, 2025, Volume 990, Number 2
The Jetted Tidal Disruption Event AT2022cmc: Investigating Connections to the Optical Tidal Disruption Event Population and Spectral Subclasses Through Late-Time Follow-up2506.08250v1 · Erica Hammerstein, S. Bradley Cenko, Igor Andreoni et al.2025 · 1 citationarXiv
Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse, Betel-buddy? Constraints on the dynamical companion to Orionis from HST2505.18375v2 · Jared A. Goldberg, Anna J. G. O'Grady, Meridith Joyce et al.2025 · 4 citationsarXiv
Betelgeuse's Buddy: X-Ray Constraints on the Nature of Ori B2505.18376v2 · Anna J.G. O'Grady, Brendan O'Connor, Jared A. Goldberg et al.2025 · 4 citationsarXiv
Radio observations point to a moderately relativistic outflow in the fast X-ray transient EP241021a2505.08781v2 · Muskan Yadav, Eleonora Troja, Roberto Ricci et al.2025 · 11 citationsarXiv
EP250108a/SN 2025kg: A Jet-Driven Stellar Explosion Interacting With Circumstellar Material2504.17516v2 · Gokul P. Srinivasaragavan, Hamid Hamidani, Genevieve Schroeder et al.2025 · 25 citationsarXiv
Limits on the Ejecta Mass During the Search for Kilonovae Associated with Neutron Star-Black Hole Mergers: A case study of S230518h, GW230529, S230627c and the Low-Significance Candidate S240422ed2503.15422v1 · M. Pillas, S. Antier, K. Ackley et al.2025 · 12 citationsarXiv
The curious case of EP241021a: Unraveling the mystery of its exceptional rebrightening2503.14588v2 · Malte Busmann, Brendan O'Connor, Julian Sommer et al.2025 · 23 citationsA&A 701, A225 (2025)
The rate of extreme coronal line emitters in the Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey LOWZ sample2501.14022v2 · Joseph Callow, Or Graur, Peter Clark et al.2025 · 4 citationsarXiv
Multi-Wavelength Analysis of AT 2023sva: a Luminous Orphan Afterglow With Evidence for a Structured Jet2501.03337v1 · Gokul P. Srinivasaragavan, Daniel A. Perley, Anna Y. Q. Ho et al.2025 · 10 citationsarXiv
GRB$\,$220831A: a hostless, intermediate Gamma-ray burst with an unusual optical afterglow2411.14749v3 · James Freeburn, Brendan O'Connor, Jeff Cooke et al.2024 · 4 citationsarXiv
Detecting electromagnetic counterparts to LIGO/Virgo/KAGRA gravitational wave events with DECam: Neutron Star Mergers2411.13673v5 · Keerthi Kunnumkai, Antonella Palmese, Amanda M Farah et al.2024 · 6 citationsarXiv
Characterization of a peculiar Einstein Probe transient EP240408a: an exotic gamma-ray burst or an abnormal jetted tidal disruption event?2410.21622v2 · B. O'Connor, D. Pasham, I. Andreoni et al.2024 · 21 citationsarXiv
Detecting prompt and afterglow jet emission of gravitational wave events from LIGO/Virgo/KAGRA and next generation detectors2410.10579v2 · Ravjit Kaur, Brendan O'Connor, Antonella Palmese et al.2024 · 1 citationarXiv
Extragalactic Magnetar Giant Flare GRB 231115A: Insights from Fermi/GBM Observations2409.06056v3 · Aaron C. Trigg, Rachael Stewart, Alex Van Kooten et al.2024 · 7 citationsarXiv
A nebular origin for the persistent radio emission of fast radio bursts.39112707 · Bruni, Gabriele, Piro, Luigi, Yang, Yuan-Pei et al.2024 · 55 citationsNature. 2024;632(8027):1014-1016
Searching for electromagnetic emission in an AGN from the gravitational wave binary black hole merger candidate S230922g2407.10698v2 · Tom'as Cabrera, Antonella Palmese, Lei Hu et al.2024 · 28 citationsarXiv
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