Darach Jafar Watson

Darach Jafar Watson

Professor


  1. 2012
  2. 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.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Using Quasars as Standard Candles for Studying Dark Energy

    Denney, K. D., Vestergaard, Marianne, Watson, Darach Jafar & Davis, T., 1 Jan 2012, In: American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #219, #440.20. 219

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearch

  4. 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

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  5. 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

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  6. 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

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  7. 2011
  8. Published

    A highly magnified supernova at z = 1.703 behind the massive galaxy cluster A1689

    Amanullah...[et al.], R., Goobar, A., Clement, B., Hjorth, Jens, Milvang-Jensen, B. & Watson, Darach Jafar, 20 Nov 2011, In: The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 742, 1, p. L7

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    A Nearby Gamma-Ray Burst Host Prototype for z ~ 7 Lyman-break Galaxies: Spitzer-IRS and X-shooter Spectroscopy of the Host Galaxy of GRB 031203

    Watson, Darach Jafar, French, J. S., Hjorth, Jens, Malesani, Daniele Bjørn, Fynbo, Johan Peter Uldall & Castro Cerón, J. M., 1 Nov 2011, In: Astrophysical Journal. 741, 1, p. 58

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    A nearby GRB host prototype for z~7 Lyman-break galaxies: Spitzer-IRS and X-shooter spectroscopy of the host galaxy of GRB031203

    Watson, Darach Jafar, Christensen, L., O'Halloran, B., French, J. S., Michalowski, M., Hjorth, Jens, Malesani, Daniele Bjørn, Fynbo, Johan Peter Uldall, Castro Cerón, J. M., Covino, S. & Reinfrank, R., 1 Nov 2011, In: Astrophysical Journal. 741, 1, p. 58

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    The Galactic dust-to-metals ratio and metallicity using gamma-ray bursts

    Watson, Darach Jafar, 18 Sep 2011, In: Astronomy & Astrophysics. 533, p. A16

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  12. 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

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  13. Published

    Spectroscopic Evidence for SN 2010ma Associated with GRB 101219B

    Sparre....[et al.], M., Sollerman, J. O., Fynbo, Johan Peter Uldall, Malesani, Daniele Bjørn, Ugarte Postigo, A. D., Hjorth, Jens, Leloudas, G., Milvang-Jensen, B. & Watson, Darach Jafar, 10 Jun 2011, In: Astrophysical Journal. 735, 1

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  14. Published

    Exploring Dust Extinction at the Edge of Reionization

    Zafar, T., Watson, Darach Jafar, Tanvir, N. R., Fynbo, Johan Peter Uldall, Starling, R. L. C. & Levan, A. J., 7 Jun 2011, In: Astrophysical Journal. 735, 1

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  15. 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

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  16. Published

    A New Cosmological Distance Measure Using Active Galactic Nuclei

    Watson, Darach Jafar, Denney, K. D., Vestergaard, Marianne & Davis, T. M., 20 Jan 2011, In: Astrophysical Journal. 740, 2, p. L49

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  17. 2010
  18. Published

    VLT/X-shooter spectroscopy of the GRB 090926A afterglow

    D'Elia...[et al.], V., Fynbo, Johan Peter Uldall, Sollerman, J. O., Vreeswijk, P. M., Watson, Darach Jafar, Zafar, T., Hjorth, Jens, Malesani, Daniele Bjørn & Milvang-Jensen, B., 15 Nov 2010, In: Astronomy & Astrophysics. 532, A36, 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  19. Published

    Dust grain growth in the interstellar medium of 5 < z < 6.5 quasars

    Michalowski, M., Murphy, E., Hjorth, Jens, Watson, Darach Jafar, Gall, C. & Dunlop, J. S., 27 Oct 2010, In: Astronomy & Astrophysics. 522, A15, 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  20. Published

    On the distribution of stellar masses in gamma-ray burst host galaxies

    Castro Cerón, J. M., Michalowski, M., Hjorth, Jens, Malesani, Daniele Bjørn, Gorosabel, J., Watson, Darach Jafar, Fynbo, Johan Peter Uldall & Calderon, C. M., 14 Sep 2010, In: Astrophysical Journal. 721, 2, p. 1919-1927 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    The Afterglows of Swift-era Gamma-ray Bursts. I. Comparing pre-Swift and Swift-era Long/Soft (Type II) GRB Optical Afterglows

    Kann...[et al.], D. A., Klose, S., Zhang, B., Malesani, Daniele Bjørn, Castro Cerón, J. M., Fynbo, Johan Peter Uldall, Hjorth, Jens, Laursen, Peter, Sollerman, J. O. & Watson, Darach Jafar, 10 Sep 2010, In: Astrophysical Journal. 720, 2, p. 1513-1558 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  22. Published

    No evidence for dust extinction in GRB 050904 at z similar to 6.3

    Zafar, T., Watson, Darach Jafar, Malesani, Daniele Bjørn, Vreeswijk, P. M., Fynbo, Johan Peter Uldall, Hjorth, Jens, Levan, A. J. & Michalowski, M., 15 Jun 2010, In: Astronomy & Astrophysics. 515, p. A94 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  23. Published

    Cosmic evolution of submillimeter galaxies and their contribution to stellar mass assembly

    Michalowski, M., Hjorth, Jens & Watson, Darach Jafar, 28 May 2010, In: Astronomy & Astrophysics. 514, p. A67 51 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  24. Published

    Rapid Dust Production in Submillimeter Galaxies at z > 4?

    Michalowski, M., Watson, Darach Jafar & Hjorth, Jens, 1 Apr 2010, In: Astrophysical Journal. 712, 2, p. 942-950 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  25. Published

    Erratum: "Low-Resolution Spectroscopy of Gamma-Ray Burst Optical Afterglows: Biases in the Swift Sample and Characterization of the Absorbers" (2009, ApJS, 185, 526)

    Fynbo, Johan Peter Uldall, Malesani, Daniele Bjørn, Vreeswijk, P. M., Hjorth, Jens, Sollerman, J. O., Thöne, C., Maund, J. R., Milvang-Jensen, B., Watson, Darach Jafar & Xu, D., 3 Feb 2010, In: Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 186, 2, p. 485-496 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debateResearchpeer-review

  26. 2009
  27. Published

    A gamma-ray burst at a redshift of z approximate to 8.2

    Tanvir, N. R., Fox, D. B., Levan, A. J., Fynbo, Johan Peter Uldall, Hjorth, Jens, Sollerman, J. O. & Watson, Darach Jafar, 2009, In: Nature. 461, 7268, p. 1254-1257 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  28. Published

    Current problems in extragalactic dust

    Watson, Darach Jafar, Andersen, Anja C. & Fynbo, Johan Peter Uldall, 2009.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearch

  29. Published

    Dust extinction in high-z galaxies with gamma-ray burst afterglow spectroscopy: the 2175 Å feature at z = 2.45

    Elíasdóttir, Á., Fynbo, Johan Peter Uldall, Hjorth, Jens, Ledoux, C., Watson, Darach Jafar, Andersen, A. C., Malesani, Daniele Bjørn, Vreeswijk, P. M., Prochaska, J. X., Sollerman, J. & Jaunsen, A. O., 2009, In: Astrophysical Journal. 697, 2, p. 1725-1740 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

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