The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory

Swift-related Conference Proceedings & Other from 2005

This page contains Swift-related Conference Proceedings & other non-refereed publications from 2005, as indexed by NASA's ADS service. For information on other Swift-related publications, see:

  1. Recent gamma-ray burst observations
    J. Atteia
    In: SF2A-2005: Semaine de l'Astrophysique Francaise, p503, 2005 December

  2. Damped Lyman Alpha (DLA) Systems in GRB Afterglows: Probing Dense Regions in GRB Host Galaxies
    P. Vreeswijk , S. Ellison , C. Ledoux , R. Wijers , and J. Hjorth
    In: ASP Conf. Ser. 344: The Cool Universe: Observing Cosmic Dawn, p79, 2005 December

  3. Swift-BAT Long-Term Observations of the Hard X-ray Transient 1A 0535+262
    J. R. Cummings , L. Barbier , S. Barthelmy , E. Fenimore , N. Gehrels , R. Gilmore , D. Hullinger , H. Krimm , C. Markwardt , D. Palmer , A. Parsons , T. Sakamoto , G. Sato , D. Smith , and J. Tueller
    American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v207, 2005 December

  4. Swift Supernova Observations
    P. J. Brown , S. T. Holland , P. W. A. Roming , and P. A. Milne
    American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v207, 2005 December

  5. Swift Panchromatic Observations of the Bright Gamma-Ray Burst GRB 050525A
    S. T. Holland
    American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v207, 2005 December

  6. Prompt Observations of Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows with ROTSE-III
    E. S. Rykoff
    American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v207, 2005 December

  7. Are the Properties of Host Galaxies of Short-Hard GRBs Consistent With an Origin of NS-NS Mergers?
    E. Nakar and A. Gal-Yam
    American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v207, 2005 December

  8. Are Short Gamma-ray Bursts Really Hard?
    T. Sakamoto , L. Barbier , S. Barthelmy , J. Cummings , E. Fenimore , N. Gehrels , D. Hullinger , H. Krimm , C. Markwardt , D. Palmer , A. Parsons , G. Sato , and J. Tueller
    American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v207, 2005 December

  9. The Hubble Diagram to z=6.3 with Swift Gamma Ray Bursts
    B. E. Schaefer
    American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v207, 2005 December

  10. Science with Swift's UltraViolet and Optical Telescope (UVOT)---More Than Just GRBs
    P. T. Boyd , P. Roming , K. O. Mason , J. Nousek , N. Gehrels , F. Marshall , M. Still , P. Brown , S. D. Hunsberger , and A. Breeveld
    American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v207, 2005 December

  11. Swift Burst Data Products in GCN
    S. D. Barthelmy
    American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v207, 2005 December

  12. Late-Time X-ray Flares during GRB Afterglows: Extended Internal Engine Activity
    A. D. Falcone
    American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v207, 2005 December

  13. Swift-UVOT Observations of the X-Ray Flash 050406
    P. Schady , C. Gronwall , K. O. Mason , M. J. Page , P. W. A. Roming , M. Still , and B. Zhang
    American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v207, 2005 December

  14. Swift-BAT: The First Year of Gamma-Ray Burst Detections
    H. A. Krimm , L. M. Barbier , S. D. Barthelmy , J. R. Cummings , E. E. Fenimore , N. Gehrels , D. D. Hullinger , C. B. Markwardt , D. M. Palmer , A. M. Parsons , T. Sakamoto , G. Sato , and J. Tueller
    American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v207, 2005 December

  15. Engines and Ejecta of Gamma-ray Bursts
    S. R. Kulkarni
    American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v207, 2005 December

  16. Early X-ray Afterglows of GRBs
    D. N. Burrows
    American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v207, 2005 December

  17. Gamma Ray Burst Discoveries by the Swift Mission
    N. Gehrels
    American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v207, 2005 December

  18. Automation of GRB Alerts and Analyses: Contributions with SARA
    K. V. Garimella , A. L. Homewood , and D. H. Hartmann
    American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v207, 2005 December

  19. Maximizing Signal-to-Noise for Dark Gamma-ray Burst Afterglows
    A. N. Morgan , P. W. A. Roming , and J. A. Nousek
    American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v207, 2005 December

  20. X-Ray Flash Observations by Swift
    D. Hullinger , J. Atteia , L. Barbier , S. Barthelmy , J. Cummings , E. Fenimore , N. Gehrels , N. Kawai , H. Krimm , D. Lamb , C. Markwardt , D. Morris , D. Palmer , A. Parsons , G. Ricker , T. Sakamoto , G. Sato , and J. Tueller
    American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v207, 2005 December

  21. Suppression of the Early Optical Afterglow of Gamma-Ray Bursts
    P. W. A. Roming , P. Schady , D. B. Fox , B. Zhang , and E. Liang
    American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v207, 2005 December

  22. The Swift flaring afterglow of GRB 050607
    C. Pagani , D. C. Morris , S. Kobayashi , T. Sakamoto , A. D. Falcone , D. Grupe , A. Moretti , J. A. Kennea , D. N. Burrows , A. Retter , K. Page , S. Campana , J. E. Hill , S. Barthelmy , G. Chincarini , G. Tagliaferri , A. Wells , P. Giommi , J. A. Nousek , and N. Gehrels
    American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v207, 2005 December

  23. Simulation Studies of Early Afterglows Observed with SWIFT
    K. Nishikawa , E. Ramirez-Ruiz , P. Hardee , C. Hededal , C. Kouveliotou , G. J. Fishman , and Y. Mizuno
    American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v207, 2005 December

  24. GRB050713a: Simultaneous Multiple Observatory High Energy Observations of a Flaring GRB
    D. Morris , D. Burrows , S. Kobayashi , H. Krimm , K. Page , V. Pal'shin , J. Reeves , M. Teshima , Swift XRT Team , Swift-BAT Team , Konus-Wind Team , and MAGIC Collaboration
    American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v207, 2005 December

  25. New Results on Soft Gamma Repeaters and Gamma-Ray Bursts with INTEGRAL
    K. Hurley
    American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v207, 2005 December

  26. The Search for Neutrinos from Gamma-Ray Bursts with AMANDA
    K. Kuehn and AMANDA Collaboration
    American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v207, 2005 December

  27. Prompt emission properties of the highest redshift GRB 050904 observed by Swift-BAT and Konus-Wind
    A. M. Parsons , T. Sakamoto , J. Cummings , L. M. Barbier , S. D. Barthelmy , N. Gehrels , J. Tueller , T. Cline , H. Krimm , C. Markwardt , D. Hullinger , G. Sato , E. Fenimore , D. Palmer , R. Aptekar , E. Mazets , V. Pal'shin , D. Frederiks , M. Ulanov , S. Golenetskii , and Swift-BAT Team
    American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v207, 2005 December

  28. Swift-BAT: Transient Source Monitoring
    L. M. Barbier , S. Barthelmy , J. Cummings , N. Gehrels , H. Krimm , C. Markwardt , R. Mushotsky , A. Parsons , T. Sakamoto , J. Tueller , E. Fenimore , D. Palmer , and G. Skinner
    American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v207, 2005 December

  29. Short Gamma Ray Burst Central Engines
    W. H. Lee
    In: Revista Mexicana de Astronomia y Astrofisica Conference Series, p39-42, 2005 October

  30. Rapid GRB Follow-up with the 2-m Robotic Liverpool Telescope
    A. Gomboc , M. F. Bode , D. Carter , C. Guidorzi , A. Monfardini , C. G. Mundell , A. M. Newsam , R. J. Smith , I. A. Steele , and J. Meaburn
    In: AIP Conf. Proc. 797: Interacting Binaries: Accretion, Evolution, and Outcomes, p181-186, 2005 October

  31. Gamma-ray bursts
    D. Lazzati
    Advances in astronomy. Editor: J. M. T. Thompson. Royal Society Series on Advances in Science, Vol. 1. London: Imperial College Press, ISBN 1-86094-577-5, 2005, p. 209 - 226, p209-226, 2005 October

  32. Gamma-Ray Bursts from Start to Finish: A Legacy Approach
    S. Kulkarni
    In: Chandra Proposal ID \#07501083, p1913, 2005 September

  33. High-Resolution Soft X-ray Spectroscopy of a Gamma-ray Burst X-ray Afterglow
    M. Sako
    In: Chandra Proposal ID \#07500851, p1907, 2005 September

  34. A Day in the Life of a Short Gamma-Ray Burst
    D. Burrows
    In: Chandra Proposal ID \#07500333, p1891, 2005 September

  35. Dark Bursts: Signposts for Obscured High Redshift Star Formation Formation
    E. Berger
    In: Chandra Proposal ID \#07500144, p1885, 2005 September

  36. Closing in on a Short-Hard Burst Progenitor: Constraints from Early-Time Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy of a Possible Host Galaxy of GRB 050509b
    J. B. Bloom , J. X. Prochaska , D. Pooley , C. W. Blake , R. J. Foley , S. Jha , E. Ramirez-Ruiz , J. Granot , A. V. Filippenko , S. Sigurdsson , A. J. Barth , H. W. Chen , M. C. Cooper , E. E. Falco , R. R. Gal , B. F. Gerke , M. D. Gladders , J. Greene , J. Hennanwi , L. C. Ho , K. Hurley , B. P. Koester , W. Li , L. Lubin , J. Newman , D. A. Perley , G. K. Squires , and W. M. Wood-Vasey
    American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v206, 2005 September

  37. X-RED: a satellite mission concept to detect early universe gamma ray bursts
    M. Krumpe , D. Coffey , G. Egger , F. Vilardell , K. Lefever , A. Liermann , A. I. Hoffmann , J. Steiper , M. Cherix , S. Albrecht , P. Russo , T. Strodl , R. Wahlin , P. Deroo , A. Parmar , N. Lund , and G. Hasinger
    In: UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XIV. Edited by Siegmund, Oswald H. W. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 5898, pp. 438-451 (2005)., p438-451, 2005 August

  38. On-orbit calibration of the Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope (UVOT) on swift: part 2
    A. A. Breeveld , T. S. Poole , C. H. James , A. J. Blustin , S. R. Rosen , W. Landsman , P. Boyd , C. Gronwall , S. Holland , S. D. Hunsberger , M. Ivanushkina , K. O. Mason , K. McGowan , M. de Pasquale , P. W. A. Roming , and M. Still
    In: UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XIV. Edited by Siegmund, Oswald H. W. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 5898, pp. 391-402 (2005)., p391-402, 2005 August

  39. On-orbit calibration of the Swift Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope (UVOT)
    M. Ivanushkina , A. A. Breeveld , T. S. Poole , C. H. James , A. J. Blustin , S. R. Rosen , W. Landsman , S. D. Hunsberger , P. W. A. Roming , C. Gronwell , K. O. Mason , S. Holland , K. McGowan , M. de Pasquale , M. Still , and P. Boyd
    In: UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XIV. Edited by Siegmund, Oswald H. W. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 5898, pp. 383-390 (2005)., p383-390, 2005 August

  40. Absolute timing with the SWIFT X-ray telescope (XRT)
    G. Cusumano , V. Mangano , T. Mineo , V. La Parola , A. La Barbera , S. Campana , G. Chincarini , G. Tagliaferri , A. Moretti , P. Romano , M. Capalbi , M. Perri , P. Giommi , D. Burrows , D. Morris , J. E. Hill , J. Kennea , J. A. Nousek , C. Pagani , L. Angelini , J. P. Osborne , A. F. Abbey , A. Beardmore , M. R. Goad , K. Page , and A. Wells
    In: UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XIV. Edited by Siegmund, Oswald H. W. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 5898, pp. 377-382 (2005)., p377-382, 2005 August

  41. In-flight calibration of the SWIFT XRT effective area
    P. Romano , G. Cusumano , S. Campana , V. Mangano , A. Moretti , A. F. Abbey , L. Angelini , A. Beardmore , D. N. Burrows , M. Capalbi , G. Chincarini , O. Citterio , P. Giommi , M. R. Goad , O. Godet , G. D. Hartner , J. E. Hill , J. Kennea , V. LaParola , T. Mineo , D. Morris , J. A. Nousek , J. Osborne , K. Page , C. Pagani , M. Perri , G. Tagliaferri , F. Tamburelli , and A. Wells
    In: UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XIV. Edited by Siegmund, Oswald H. W. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 5898, pp. 369-376 (2005)., p369-376, 2005 August

  42. In-flight calibration of the Swift XRT Point Spread Function
    A. Moretti , S. Campana , T. Mineo , P. Romano , A. F. Abbey , L. Angelini , A. Beardmore , W. Burkert , D. N. Burrows , M. Capalbi , G. Chincarini , O. Citterio , G. Cusumano , M. J. Freyberg , P. Giommi , M. R. Goad , O. Godet , G. D. Hartner , J. E. Hill , J. Kennea , V. La Parola , V. Mangano , D. Morris , J. A. Nousek , J. Osborne , K. Page , C. Pagani , M. Perri , G. Tagliaferri , F. Tamburelli , and A. Wells
    In: UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XIV. Edited by Siegmund, Oswald H. W. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 5898, pp. 360-368 (2005)., p360-368, 2005 August

  43. Controlling the Swift XRT CCD temperature via passive cooling
    J. A. Kennea , D. N. Burrows , A. Wells , C. Pagani , J. E. Hill , J. L. Racusin , D. Morris , S. Hunsberger , A. F. Abbey , A. Beardmore , S. Campana , M. Chester , G. Chincarini , G. Cusumano , N. Gehrels , O. Godet , T. Mineo , V. La Parola , V. Mangano , A. Moretti , J. Nousek , J. Osborne , K. Page , M. Perri , G. Tagliaferri , and F. Tamburelli
    In: UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XIV. Edited by Siegmund, Oswald H. W. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 5898, pp. 341-351 (2005)., p341-351, 2005 August

  44. The unique observing capabilities of the Swift x-ray telescope
    J. E. Hill , L. Angelini , D. C. Morris , D. N. Burrows , A. F. Abbey , S. Campana , M. Capalbi , G. Cusumano , J. A. Kennea , R. Klar , C. Mangels , A. Moretti , J. P. Osborne , M. Perri , J. Racusin , G. Tagliaferri , F. Tamburelli , P. Wood , J. A. Nousek , and A. Wells
    In: UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XIV. Edited by Siegmund, Oswald H. W. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 5898, pp. 325-340 (2005)., p325-340, 2005 August

  45. The origin of X-ray flash observed by HETE-2
    T. Sakamoto
    Astronomical Herald, v98:507-517, 2005 August

  46. GRB afterglows and host galaxies at very high redshifts
    N. Tanvir
    In: HST Proposal, p6953, 2005 July

  47. Solving the Mystery of the Short-Hard Gamma-Ray Bursts
    D. Fox
    In: HST Proposal, p6944, 2005 July

  48. Gotcha
    E. Berger
    In: HST Proposal, p6936, 2005 July

  49. Gamma-Ray Bursts from Start to Finish: A Legacy Approach
    S. Kulkarni
    In: HST Proposal, p6871, 2005 July

  50. Swift/BAT Instrument Performance and Status
    J. R. Cummings
    American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v206, 2005 May

  51. Prompt Swift XRT Observations of Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows
    J. A. Kennea
    American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v206, 2005 May

  52. First Results from the Swift Mission
    F. E. Marshall
    American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v206, 2005 May

  53. A Search for Bright Gamma-Ray Burst Beforeglows using the Night Sky Live Global Network
    V. Tilvi , D. Cordell , M. Merlo , W. Pereira , V. Muzzin , L. Shamir , and R. J. Nemiroff
    American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v206, 2005 May

  54. Prompt ROTSE Response to GRB05031
    S. A. Yost , E. S. Rykoff , R. Quimby , B. Schaefer , F. Aharonian , C. W. Akerlof , M. C. B. Ashley , D. Bizyaev , D. Casperson , T. Guver , D. Horns , U. Kiziloglu , T. A. McKay , M. E. Ozel , M. A. Phillips , D. A. Smith , H. F. Swan , W. T. Vestrand , J. C. Wheeler , and J. Wren
    American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v206, 2005 May

  55. Jet Models of X-Ray Flashes
    D. Q. Lamb , T. Q. Donaghy , and C. Graziani
    American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v206, 2005 May

  56. Observations of XRF afterglows and host galaxies
    A. Levan
    American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v206, 2005 May

  57. First Results on X-Ray Flashes from Swift
    T. Sakamoto
    American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v206, 2005 May

  58. Properties of X-Ray Flashes from HETE Observations
    G. R. Ricker
    American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v206, 2005 May

  59. Initial Swift/BAT Hard X-ray Survey Results
    C. B. Markwardt
    American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v206, 2005 May

  60. DLA systems in GRB afterglows
    P. M. Vreeswijk , S. L. Ellison , C. Ledoux , R. A. M. J. Wijers , J. P. U. Fynbo , P. Moller , and J. Hjorth
    In: IAU Colloq. 199: Probing Galaxies through Quasar Absorption Lines, p174-179, 2005 March

  61. Gamma-Ray Bursts in the SALT/Swift Era: GRB/SN Connection
    K. Z. Stanek
    In: AIP Conf. Proc. 752: Stellar Astrophysics with the World's Largest Telescopes, p142-153, 2005 March

  62. Gamma-ray bursts at near-IR/optical/X-ray wavelengths .
    A. J. Castro-Tirado
    Memorie della Societa Astronomica Italiana, v76:643, 2005