Darach Jafar Watson

Darach Jafar Watson

Professor


  1. 2011
  2. 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

  3. 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

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  4. 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

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  5. 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

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  6. 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

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  7. 2012
  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. 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

  11. 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

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  12. 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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  13. Published

    The stellar masses and specific star-formation rates of submillimetre galaxies

    Michalowski, M. J., Dunlop, J. S., Cirasuolo, M., Hjorth, Jens, Hayward, C. C. & Watson, Darach Jafar, 1 May 2012, In: Astronomy & Astrophysics. 541, p. A85

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  14. 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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  15. Published

    Dust Extinction Bias in the Column Density Distribution of Gamma-Ray Bursts: High Column Density, Low-redshift GRBs are More Heavily Obscured

    Watson, Darach Jafar & Jakobsson, P., 11 Jul 2012, In: Astrophysical Journal. 754, 2, p. 89

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  16. Published

    Star formation in the early Universe: beyond the tip of the iceberg

    Tanvir, N. R., Levan, A. J., Fruchter, A. S., Fynbo, Johan Peter Uldall, Hjorth, Jens, Wiersema, K., Bremer, M. N., Rhoads, J., O'Brien, P. T. & Watson, Darach Jafar, 20 Jul 2012, In: Astrophysical Journal. 754, 1, p. 46

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  17. 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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  18. 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

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  19. 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, Jakobsson, P., Levan, A., Sparre, M., Tanvir, N. R. & Watson, Darach Jafar, 10 Oct 2012, In: Astrophysical Journal. 758, 1, p. 46

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  20. 2013
  21. Published

    Helium in natal HII regions: the origin of the X-ray absorption in gamma-ray burst afterglows

    Watson, Darach Jafar, Zafar, T., Andersen, Anja C., Fynbo, Johan Peter Uldall, Gorosabel, J., Hjorth, Jens, Jakobsson, P., Krühler, T. C., Laursen, Peter, Leloudas, G. & Malesani, Daniele Bjørn, 2013, In: Astrophysical Journal. 768, 1, 23.

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  22. Published

    GRB 100219A with X-shooter - abundances in a galaxy at z = 4.7

    Thöne, C. C., Fynbo, Johan Peter Uldall, Ugarte Postigo, A. D., Campana, S., Zafar, T., Vergani, S. D., Covino, S., Krühler, T. C., Milvang-Jensen, B., Watson, Darach Jafar & Kaper, L., 1 Feb 2013, In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 428, 4, p. 3590-3606

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  23. Published

    On inferring extinction laws in z ~ 6 quasars as signatures of supernova dust

    Hjorth, Jens, Vreeswijk, P. M., Gall, Christa & Watson, Darach Jafar, 10 May 2013, In: The Astrophysical Journal. 768, 2, 173.

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  24. Published

    THERMAL EMISSION IN THE EARLY X-RAY AFTERGLOWS OF GAMMA-RAY BURSTS: FOLLOWING THE PROMPT PHASE TO LATE TIMES

    Friis, M. & Watson, Darach Jafar, 1 Jul 2013, In: Astrophysical Journal. 771, 1, 15.

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  25. Published

    Molecular hydrogen in the damped Lyman alpha system towards GRB 120815A at z=2.36

    Krühler, T., Ledoux, C., Fynbo, J. P. U., Vreeswijk, P. M., Schmidl, S., Malesani, D., Christensen, L. B., De Cia, A., Hjorth, J., Jakobsson, P., Kann, D. A., Kaper, L., Vergani, S. D., Afonso, P. M. J., Covino, S., de Ugarte Postigo, A., D'Elia, V., Filgas, R., Goldoni, P., Greiner, J. & 16 others, Hartoog, O. ~., Milvang-Jensen, B., Nardini, M., Piranomonte, S., Rossi, A., Sánchez-Ramírez, R., Schady, P., Schulze, S., Sudilovsky, V., Tanvir, N. ~., Tagliaferri, G., Watson, Darach Jafar, Wiersema, K., Wijers, R. ~. ~. ~., Xu, D. & Leloudas, G., 1 Sep 2013, In: Astronomy & Astrophysics. 557, A18.

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  26. Published

    DISCOVERY OF THE BROAD-LINED TYPE Ic SN 2013cq ASSOCIATED WITH THE VERY ENERGETIC GRB 130427A

    Xu, D., Ugarte Postigo, A. D., Leloudas, G., Krühler, T. C., Cano, Z., Hjorth, Jens, Malesani, Daniele Bjørn, Fynbo, Johan Peter Uldall, Jakobsson, P., Kaper, L., Sollerman, J. O., Watson, Darach Jafar, Thöne, C., Milvang-Jensen, B. & Sparre, M., 20 Oct 2013, In: Astrophysical Journal. 776, 2, 98.

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  27. 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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  28. 2014
  29. Published

    A New Population of Ultra-long Duration Gamma-Ray Bursts

    Levan, A. J., Tanvir, N. R., Starling, R. L. C., Wiersema, K., Page, K. L., Perley, D. A., Schulze, S., Wynn, G. A., Chornock, R., Hjorth, J., Cenko, S. B., Fruchter, A. S., O'Brien, P. T., Brown, G. C., Tunnicliffe, R. L., Malesani, D., Jakobsson, P., Watson, D., Berger, E., Bersier, D. & 21 others, Cobb, B. E., Covino, S., Cucchiara, A., de Ugarte Postigo, A., Fox, D. B., Gal-Yam, A., Goldoni, P., Gorosabel, J., Kaper, L., Kruehler, T., Karjalainen, R., Osborne, J. P., Pian, E., Sanchez-Ramirez, R., Schmidt, B., Skillen, I., Tagliaferri, G., Thoene, C., Vaduvescu, O., Wijers, R. A. M. J. & Zauderer, B. A., 20 Jan 2014, In: Astrophysical Journal. 781, 1, 22 p., 13.

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