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Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, The Progenitors of Extended Emission Gamma-ray Bursts, University of Leicester
Award Date: 16 Jul 2015
Keywords
- QB Astronomy
- Gamma-ray bursts
- Kilonovae
- Multi-messenger astronomy
- Transient astronomy
- Supernovae
- QC Physics
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Archival Gravitational-Wave Optical Transient Observer Photometry and Zwicky Transient Facility Localization of Galactic Novae: Quiescent Constraints and Improved Coordinates
Khamrat, S., Surina, F., Noysena, K., Ackley, K., Dyer, M. J., Lyman, J., Ulaczyk, K., Belkin, S., Galloway, D. K., Dhillon, V. S., O’Brien, P., Ramsay, G., Kotak, R., Breton, R. P., Nuttall, L. K., Gompertz, B., Casares, J., Chote, P., Chrimes, A. & Coppejans, D. & 15 others, , 16 Feb 2026, In: Universe. 12, 2, 17 p., 53.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Can GRB 250702B be explained as the tidal disruption of a white dwarf by an intermediate mass black hole? Yes
Eyles-Ferris, R. A. J., King, A., Starling, R. L. C., Jonker, P. G., Levan, A., Martin-Carrillo, A., Laskar, T., Rastinejad, J. C., Sarin, N., Tanvir, N. R., Gompertz, B. P., Habeeb, N., O’Brien, P. T. & De Pasquale, M., Feb 2026, In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 546, 1, 8 p., stag005.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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EP241217a: A Likely Type II GRB with an Achromatic Bump at z = 4.59
Zhou, H., Ren, J., Wang, C.-W., Liu, X., Liu, B.-Y., Levan, A. J., Rastinejad, J. C., Geng, J.-J., Wang, H., Blanchard, P. K., Fong, W.-F., Gompertz, B. P., Malesani, D. B., Kilpatrick, C. D., Lamb, G. P., Metzger, B. D., Nicholl, M., Tanvir, N. R., Wang, Y. & Rong, Y. & 5 others, , 10 Feb 2026, In: The Astrophysical Journal. 998, 1, 16 p., 163.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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First Results from the PanRadio Gamma-Ray Burst Collaboration: The 400-day Afterglow of GRB 230815A
Leung, J. K., Anderson, G. E., van der Horst, A. J., Morley, C., Schneider, B., De Colle, F., Salafia, O. S., Ghirlanda, G., Chastain, S. I., Goodwin, A. J., Gulati, A., Rhodes, L., Ryder, S. D., Chrimes, A. A., D’Elia, V., de Bony de Lavergne, M., De Pasquale, M., de Ugarte Postigo, A., Hartmann, D. H. & Gompertz, B. P. & 9 others, , 20 Jan 2026, In: Astrophysical Journal Letters. 997, 1, 23 p., L1.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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JWST Spectroscopy of GRB 250702B: An Extremely Rare and Exceptionally Energetic Burst in a Dusty, Massive Galaxy at z = 1.036
Gompertz, B. P., Levan, A. J., Laskar, T., Schneider, B., Chrimes, A. A., Martin-Carrillo, A., Sneppen, A., O'Neill, D., Malesani, D. B., Jonker, P. G., Burns, E., Corcoran, G., Cotter, L., de Ugarte Postigo, A., De Pasquale, M., Dimple, Eyles-Ferris, R. A. J., Fruchter, A., Izzo, L. & Jakobsson, P. & 11 others, , 20 Jan 2026, In: Astrophysical Journal Letters. 997, 1, 12 p., L4.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Projects
- 2 Active
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GRB Observations of Long-Duration Mergers to Investigate Novel Engines
Gompertz, B. (Principal Investigator)
13/01/25 → 12/01/30
Project: Research
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Unveiling the Local Population of Compact Binary Mergers
Gompertz, B. (Principal Investigator)
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL
1/04/24 → 31/03/27
Project: Research Councils