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An extremely luminous panchromatic outburst from the nucleus of a distant galaxy

dc.contributor.authorLevan, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorTanvir, Nial
dc.contributor.authorCenko, S.B.
dc.contributor.authorPerley, D.A.
dc.contributor.authorWiersema, K.
dc.contributor.authorBloom, J.S.
dc.contributor.authorFruchter, A.S.
dc.contributor.authorPostigo, A.
dc.contributor.authorO'Brien, O.T.
dc.contributor.authorButler, N.R.
dc.contributor.authorvan der Horst, A.J.
dc.contributor.authorLeloudas, G.
dc.contributor.authorMorgan, A.N.
dc.contributor.authorMisra, K.
dc.contributor.authorBower, G.C.
dc.contributor.authorFarihi, J.
dc.contributor.authorTunnicliffe, R.L.
dc.contributor.authorModjaz, M.
dc.contributor.authorSilverman, J.M.
dc.contributor.authorHjorth, J.
dc.contributor.authorThone, C.C.
dc.contributor.authorCucchiara, A.
dc.contributor.authorCeron, J.M.C.
dc.contributor.authorCastro-Tirado, A.J.
dc.contributor.authorArnold, J.A.
dc.contributor.authorBremer, M.
dc.contributor.authorBrodie, J.P.
dc.contributor.authorCarroll, T.
dc.contributor.authorCooper, M.C.
dc.contributor.authorCurran, P.
dc.contributor.authorCutri, R.M.
dc.contributor.authorEhle, J.
dc.contributor.authorForbes, D.
dc.contributor.authorFynbo, J.
dc.contributor.authorGorosabel, J.
dc.contributor.authorGraham, J.
dc.contributor.authorHoffman, D.I.
dc.contributor.authorGuziy, S.
dc.contributor.authorJakobsson, Pall
dc.contributor.authorKamble, A.P.
dc.contributor.authorKerr, T.H.
dc.contributor.authorKasliwal, M.M.
dc.contributor.authorKouveliotou, C.
dc.contributor.authorKocevski, D.
dc.contributor.authorLaw, N.M.
dc.contributor.authorNugent, P.
dc.contributor.authorOfek, E.O.
dc.contributor.authorPoznanski, D.
dc.contributor.authorQuimby, R.M.
dc.contributor.authorRol, E.
dc.contributor.authorRomanowsky, A.J.
dc.contributor.authorSanchez-Ramirez, R.
dc.contributor.authorSchulze, S.
dc.contributor.authorSingh, N.
dc.contributor.authorVan Spaandonk, Lieke
dc.contributor.authorStarling, R.L.
dc.contributor.authorStrom, R.G.
dc.contributor.authorTello, J.C.
dc.contributor.authorVaduvescu, O.
dc.contributor.authorWheatley, P.J.
dc.contributor.authorWijers, R.A.M.J.
dc.contributor.authorWinters, J.M.
dc.contributor.authorXu, D.
dc.date.accessioned2011-08-16T10:01:09Z
dc.date.available2011-08-16T10:01:09Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.citationLevan , A , Tanvir , N , Cenko , S B , Perley , D A , Wiersema , K , Bloom , J S , Fruchter , A S , Postigo , A , O'Brien , O T , Butler , N R , van der Horst , A J , Leloudas , G , Morgan , A N , Misra , K , Bower , G C , Farihi , J , Tunnicliffe , R L , Modjaz , M , Silverman , J M , Hjorth , J , Thone , C C , Cucchiara , A , Ceron , J M C , Castro-Tirado , A J , Arnold , J A , Bremer , M , Brodie , J P , Carroll , T , Cooper , M C , Curran , P , Cutri , R M , Ehle , J , Forbes , D , Fynbo , J , Gorosabel , J , Graham , J , Hoffman , D I , Guziy , S , Jakobsson , P , Kamble , A P , Kerr , T H , Kasliwal , M M , Kouveliotou , C , Kocevski , D , Law , N M , Nugent , P , Ofek , E O , Poznanski , D , Quimby , R M , Rol , E , Romanowsky , A J , Sanchez-Ramirez , R , Schulze , S , Singh , N , Van Spaandonk , L , Starling , R L , Strom , R G , Tello , J C , Vaduvescu , O , Wheatley , P J , Wijers , R A M J , Winters , J M & Xu , D 2011 , ' An extremely luminous panchromatic outburst from the nucleus of a distant galaxy ' , Science , vol. 333 , no. 6039 , pp. 199-202 . https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1207143
dc.identifier.issn0036-8075
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2299/6258
dc.descriptionOriginal article can be found at : http://www.sciencemag.org/ Copyright American Association for the Advancement of Science
dc.description.abstractVariable x-ray and gamma-ray emission is characteristic of the most extreme physical processes in the universe. We present multiwavelength observations of a unique gamma-ray-selected transient detected by the Swift satellite, accompanied by bright emission across the electromagnetic spectrum, and whose properties are unlike any previously observed source. We pinpoint the event to the center of a small, star-forming galaxy at redshift z = 0.3534. Its high-energy emission has lasted much longer than any gamma-ray burst, whereas its peak luminosity was similar to 100 times higher than bright active galactic nuclei. The association of the outburst with the center of its host galaxy suggests that this phenomenon has its origin in a rare mechanism involving the massive black hole in the nucleus of that galaxy.en
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dc.titleAn extremely luminous panchromatic outburst from the nucleus of a distant galaxyen
dc.contributor.institutionSchool of Physics, Astronomy and Mathematics
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
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