Darach Jafar Watson

Darach Jafar Watson

Professor


  1. Published

    The properties of the 2175 angstrom extinction feature discovered in GRB afterglows

    Zafar, T., Watson, Darach Jafar, Elíasdóttir, Á., Fynbo, Johan Peter Uldall, Krühler, T. C., Schady, P., Leloudas, G., Jakobsson, P., Thöne, C., Perley, D. A., Bloom, J. & Greiner, J., 1 Jul 2012, In: Astrophysical Journal. 753, 1, p. 82

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  2. Published

    The optically unbiased GRB host (TOUGH) survey. VI. Radio observations at z < 1 and consistency with typical star-forming galaxies

    Michalowski...[et al.], M., Hjorth, Jens, Malesani, Daniele Bjørn, Castro Cerón, J. M., Fynbo, Johan Peter Uldall, Sollerman, J. O. & Watson, Darach Jafar, 2012, In: Astrophysical Journal. 755, 2, p. 85

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  3. Published

    The optically unbiased GRB host (TOUGH) survey. V. VLT/X-shooter emission-line redshifts for Swift GRBs at z~2

    Krühler, T. C., Malesani, Daniele Bjørn, Milvang-Jensen, B., Fynbo, Johan Peter Uldall, Hjorth, Jens, Sparre, M. & Watson, Darach Jafar, 2012, In: Astrophysical Journal. 758, 1, p. 46

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  4. Published

    The optically unbiased GRB host (TOUGH) survey. I. Survey design and catalogs

    Hjorth, Jens, Malesani, Daniele Bjørn, Fynbo, Johan Peter Uldall, Krühler, T. C., Milvang-Jensen, B., Michalowski, M., Watson, Darach Jafar & Jakobsson..[et al.], P., 10 Sep 2012, In: Astrophysical Journal. 756, 2, p. 187

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  5. Published

    The optical afterglow of the short gamma-ray burst associated with GW170817

    Lyman, J. D., Lamb, G. P., Levan, A. J., Mandel, I., Tanvir, N. R., Kobayashi, S., Gompertz, B., Hjorth, J., Fruchter, A. S., Kangas, T., Steeghs, D., Steele, I. A., Cano, Z., Copperwheat, C., Evans, P. A., Fynbo, J. P. U., Gall, C., Im, M., Izzo, L., Jakobsson, P. & 16 others, Milvang-Jensen, B., O'Brien, P., Osborne, J. P., Palazzi, E., Perley, D. A., Pian, E., Rosswog, S., Rowlinson, A., Schulze, S., Stanway, E. R., Sutton, P., Thone, C. C., de Ugarte Postigo, A., Watson, Darach Jafar, Wiersema, K. & Wijers, R. A. M. J., 1 Sep 2018, In: Nature Astronomy. 2, 9, p. 751-754 5 p.

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  6. Published

    The optical afterglow of the short gamma-ray burst GRB 050709

    Hjorth, Jens, Watson, Darach Jafar, Fynbo, Johan Peter Uldall, Price, P. A., Jensen, B. L., Jørgensen, Uffe Gråe, Kubas, D., Groosabel, J., Jakobsson, P., Sollerman, J., Pedersen, K. & Kouveliotou, C., 2005, In: Nature. 437, 7060, p. 859-861

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  7. Published

    The nature of the x-ray flash of August 24 2005: Photometric evidence for an on-axis z= 0.83 burst with continuous energy injection and an associated supernova ?

    Sollerman, J. O., Fynbo, J. P. U., Gorosabel, J., Halpern, J., Hjorth, J., Jakobsson, P., Mirabal, N., Watson, D. J., Xu, D., Castro-Tirado, A. J., Féron, C., Jaunsen, A. O., Jelinek, M., Jensen, B. L., Kann, D. A., Osvaldsen, J. E., Pozanenko, A., Stritzinger, M. D., Thöne, C., de Ugarte Postigo, A. & 6 others, Guziy, S., Ibrahimov, M., Järvinen, S. P., Levan, A., Rumyantsev, V. & Tanvir, N., 2007, In: Astronomy & Astrophysics. 466, 3, p. 839-846 8 p.

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  8. Published

    The nature of GRB-selected submillimeter galaxies: hot and young

    Michalowski, M., Hjorth, Jens, Castro Cerón, J. M. & Watson, Darach Jafar, 2008, In: Astrophysical Journal. 672, 2, p. 817-824

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  9. Published

    The mysterious optical afterglow spectrum of GRB140506A at z=0.889

    Fynbo, J. P. U., Kruehler, T., Leighly, K., Ledoux, C., Vreeswijk, P. M., Schulze, S., Noterdaeme, P., Watson, D., Wijers, R. A. M. J., Bolmer, J., Cano, Z., D'Elia, V., Covino, S., Christensen, L. B., Flores, H., Friis, M., Goldoni, P., Greiner, J., Hammer, F., Hjorth, J. & 23 others, Jakobsson, P., Japelj, J., Kaper, L., Klose, S., Knust, F., Leloudas, G., Levan, A., Malesani, Daniele Bjørn, Milvang-Jensen, B., Moller, P., Guelbenzu, A. N., Oates, S., Pian, E., Schady, P., Sparre, M., Tagliaferri, U., Tanvir, N., Thoene, C. C., de Ugarte Postigo, A., Vergani, S., Wiersema, K., Xu, D. & Zafar, T., 19 Dec 2014, In: Astronomy & Astrophysics. 572, 8 p., A12.

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  10. Published

    The metals-to-dust ratio to very low metallicities using GRB and QSO absorbers; extremely rapid dust formation

    Zafar, T. & Watson, Darach Jafar, 2 Dec 2013, In: Astronomy & Astrophysics. 560, A26.

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  11. Published

    The metallicity of gamma-ray burst environments from high-energy observations

    Watson, Darach Jafar & Laursen, Peter, 3 Feb 2011, In: Astronomy & Astrophysics. 527, p. A104

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  12. Published

    The metallicity and dust content of a redshift 5 gamma-ray burst host galaxy

    Sparre, M., Hartoog, O. E., Krühler, T., Fynbo, J. P. U., Watson, D. J., Wiersema, K., D'Elia, V., Zafar, T., Afonso, P. M. J., Covino, S., Postigo, A. D. U., Flores, H., Goldoni, P., Greiner, J., Hjorth, J., Jakobsson, P., Kaper, L., Klose, S., Levan, A. J., Malesani, D. & 9 others, Milvang-Jensen, B., Nardini, M., Piranomonte, S., Sollerman, J., Sánchez-Ramírez, R., Schulze, S., Tanvir, N. R., Vergani, S. D. & Wijers, R. A. M. J., 20 Apr 2014, In: Astrophysical Journal. 785, 2, p. 150-161 12 p.

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  13. Published

    The metal-enriched host of an energetic ¿-ray burst at z ˜ 1.6

    Krühler, T. C., Fynbo, Johan Peter Uldall, Geier, S. J., Hjorth, Jens, Malesani, Daniele Bjørn, Milvang-Jensen, B., Sparre, M., Watson, Darach Jafar & Zafar, T., 2012, In: Astronomy & Astrophysics. 546, p. A8

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  14. Published

    The metal-enriched host of an energetic gamma-ray burst at z approximate to 1.6

    Krühler, T. C., Fynbo, Johan Peter Uldall, Geier, S. J., Hjorth, Jens, Malesani, Daniele Bjørn, Milvang-Jensen, B., Levan, A. J., Sparre, M., Watson, Darach Jafar & Zafar, T., 1 Oct 2012, In: Astronomy & Astrophysics. 546, p. A8

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  15. Published

    The luminous, massive and solar metallicity galaxy hosting the Swift gamma-ray burst GRB160804A at z=0.737

    Heintz, K. E., Malesani, D., Wiersema, K., Jakobsson, P., Fynbo, J. P. U., Savaglio, S., Cano, Z., Covino, S., D'Elia, V., Gomboc, A., Hammer, F., Kaper, L., Milvang-Jensen, B., Moller, P., Piranomonte, S., Selsing, J., Rhodin, N. H. P., Tanvir, N. R., Thone, C. C., de Ugarte Postigo, A. & 2 others, Vergani, S. D. & Watson, Darach Jafar, 21 Feb 2018, In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 474, 2, p. 2738-2749 11 p.

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  16. Published

    The line-of-sight towards GRB 030429 at z =2.66: probing the matter at stellar, galactic and intergalactic scales

    Jakobsson, P., Hjorth, Jens, Fynbo, Johan Peter Uldall, Watson, Darach Jafar, Pedersen, K. & Jensen, B. L., 2004, In: Astronomy & Astrophysics. 427, p. 785-794

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  17. Published

    The host galaxy of the short GRB 111117A at z=2.211 Impact on the short GRB redshift distribution and progenitor channels

    Selsing, J., Kruehler, T., Malesani, D., D'Avanzo, P., Schulze, S., Vergani, S. D., Palmerio, J., Japelj, J., Milvang-Jensen, B., Watson, D., Jakobsson, P., Bolmer, J., Cano, Z., Covino, S., D'Elia, V., de Ugarte Postigo, A., Fynbo, J. P. U., Gomboc, A., Heintz, K. E., Kaper, L. & 8 others, Levan, A. J., Piranomonte, S., Pugliese, G., Sanchez-Ramirez, R., Sparre, M., Tanvir, N. R., Thone, C. C. & Wiersema, K., 14 Aug 2018, In: Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616, 11 p., A48.

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  18. Published

    The galaxies in the field of the nearby GRB 980425/SN 1998bw

    Foley, S., Watson, Darach Jafar, Gorosabel, J., Fynbo, Johan Peter Uldall, Sollerman, J. O., McGlynn, S., McBreen, B. & Hjorth, Jens, 2006, In: Astronomy & Astrophysics. 447, p. 891-895

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  19. Published

    The fraction of ionizing radiation from massive stars that escapes to the intergalactic medium

    Tanvir, N. R., Fynbo, J. P. U., de Ugarte Postigo, A., Japelj, J., Wiersema, K., Malesani, D., Perley, D. A., Levan, A. J., Selsing, J., Cenko, S. B., Kann, D. A., Milvang-Jensen, B., Berger, E., Cano, Z., Chornock, R., Covino, S., Cucchiara, A., D'Elia, V., Gargiulo, A., Goldoni, P. & 23 others, Gomboc, A., Heintz, Kasper Elm, Hjorth, Jens, Izzo, L., Jakobsson, P., Kaper, L., Kruehler, T., Laskar, T., Myers, M., Piranomonte, S., Pugliese, G., Rossi, A., Sanchez-Ramirez, R., Schulze, S., Sparre, M., Stanway, E. R., Tagliaferri, G., Thoene, C. C., Vergani, S., Vreeswijk, P. M., Wijers, R. A. M. J., Watson, Darach Jafar & Xu, D., Mar 2019, In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 483, 4, p. 5380-5408 29 p.

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  20. Published

    The extinction curves of star-forming regions from z = 0.1 to 6.7 using GRB afterglow spectroscopy

    Zafar, T., Watson, Darach Jafar, Fynbo, Johan Peter Uldall, Malesani, Daniele Bjørn, Jakobsson, P. & Ugarte Postigo, A. D., 8 Sep 2011, In: Astronomy & Astrophysics. 532, p. A143

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  21. Published

    The discovery of an evolving dust-scattered X-ray halo around GRB 031203

    Vaughan ...[et al], S. & Watson, Darach Jafar, 2004, In: Astrophysical Journal. 603, p. L5-L8

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  22. Published

    The dark GRB 080207 in an extremely red host and the implications for gamma-ray bursts in highly obscured environments

    Svensson, K. M., Levan, A. J., Tanvir, N. R., Perley, D. A., Michalowski, M., Page, K. L., Bloom, J. S., Cenko, S. B., Hjorth, Jens, Jakobsson, P., Watson, Darach Jafar & Wheatly, P. J., 1 Mar 2012, In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 421, 1, p. 25-35 10 p.

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  23. Published

    The cosmic buildup of dust and metals: Accurate abundances from GRB-selected star-forming galaxies at 1.7 < z < 6.3

    Heintz, K. E., De Cia, A., Thöne, C. C., Krogager, J., Yates, R. M., Vejlgaard, S., Konstantopoulou, C., Fynbo, J. P. U., Watson, D., Narayanan, D., Wilson, S. N., Arabsalmani, M., Campana, S., D’elia, V., De Pasquale, M., Hartmann, D. H., Izzo, L., Jakobsson, P., Kouveliotou, C., Levan, A. & 21 others, Li, Q., Malesani, Daniele Bjørn, Melandri, A., Milvang-jensen, B., Møller, P., Palazzi, E., Palmerio, J., Petitjean, P., Pugliese, G., Rossi, A., Saccardi, A., Salvaterra, R., Savaglio, S., Schady, P., Stratta, G., Tanvir, N. R., De Ugarte Postigo, A., Vergani, S. D., Wiersema, K., Wijers, R. A. M. J. & Zafar, T., 15 Nov 2023, In: Astronomy & Astrophysics. 679, 15 p., A91.

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  24. Published

    The afterglow of GRB 050709 and the nature of short-hard gamma-ray bursts

    Frail...[et al.], D. A., Price, P. A., Berger, E. & Watson, Darach Jafar, 2005, In: Nature. 437, 7060, p. 845-850

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  25. Published

    The X-shooter GRB afterglow legacy sample (XS-GRB)

    Selsing, J., Malesani, D., Goldoni, P., Fynbo, J. P. U., Kruehler, T., Antonelli, L. A., Arabsalmani, M., Bolmer, J., Cano, Z., Christensen, L., Covino, S., D'Avanzo, P., D'Elia, V., De Cia, A., de Ugarte Postigo, A., Flores, H., Fliis, M., Gomboc, A., Greiner, J., Groot, P. & 36 others, Hammer, F., Hartoog, O. E., Heintz, Kasper Elm, Hjorth, Jens, Jakobsson, P., Japelj, J., Kann, D. A., Kaper, L., Ledoux, C., Leloudas, G., Levan, A. J., Maiorano, E., Melandri, A., Milvang-Jensen, B., Palazzi, E., Palmerio, J. T., Perley, D. A., Pian, E., Piranomonte, S., Pugliese, G., Sanchez-Ramirez, R., Savaglio, S., Schady, P., Schulze, S., Sollerman, J., Sparre, M., Tagliaferri, G., Tanvir, N. R., Thone, C. C., Vergani, S. D., Vreeswijk, P., Watson, Darach Jafar, Wiersema, K., Wijers, R., Xu, D. & Zafar, T., 12 Mar 2019, In: Astronomy & Astrophysics. 623, 42 p., A92.

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