Nicole M. Lloyd-Ronning

TL;DR: The Swift mission as discussed by the authors is a multi-wavelength observatory for gamma-ray burst (GRB) astronomy, which is a first-of-its-kind autonomous rapid-slewing satellite for transient astronomy and pioneers the way for future rapid-reaction and multiwavelength missions.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors used nonparametric statistical techniques to estimate the distributions of the luminosity and redshift of gamma-ray burst (GRB) bursts, accounting for the evolution of the average luminosity.

TL;DR: In this article, the current gamma-ray bursts-X-ray flashes (XRF) prompt emission/afterglow data can be understood in terms of a picture in which the GRB-XRF jets are quasi-universal and structured, with a Gaussian-like or similar structure, i.e., one where the jet has a characteristic angle, with mild variation of energy inside and a rapid (e.g., exponential) decrease of energy outside of it.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate nonthermal particle acceleration during magnetic reconnection in a magnetically-dominated ion-electron plasma using fully kinetic simulations and demonstrate that reconnection quickly establishes power-law energy distributions for both electrons and ions within several ($2-3) light-crossing times.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used measured X-ray luminosities of 17 gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) during the afterglow phase and accounting for radiative losses, calculate the kinetic energy of these bursts and investigate its relation to other GRB properties.