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Discovery of the peculiar supernova 1998bw in the error box of GRB980425

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The discovery of X-ray, optical and radio afterglows of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) and the measurements of the distances to some of them have established that these events come from Gpc distances and are the most powerful photon emitters known in the Universe, with peak luminosities up to 10^52 erg/s. We here report the discovery of an optical transient, in the BeppoSAX Wide Field Camera error box of GRB980425, which occurred within about a day of the gamma-ray burst. Its optical light curve, spectrum and location in a spiral arm of the galaxy ESO 184-G82, at a redshift z = 0.0085, show that the transient is a very luminous type Ic supernova, SN1998bw. The peculiar nature of SN1998bw is emphasized by its extraordinary radio properties which require that the radio emitter expand at relativistical speed. Since SN1998bw is very different from all previously observed afterglows of GRBs, our discovery raises the possibility that very different mechanisms may give rise to GRBs, which differ little in their gamma-ray properties.

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Signatures of $^{56}$Ni Mixing and Neutron-rich Ejecta in Supernovae

astro-ph.HE · 2026-06-22 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0

Multi-shell modeling shows outward 56Ni mixing produces faster brighter rises and biases one-zone fits to lower ejecta mass and higher nickel fraction, while r-process signatures in collapsars depend on placement, distribution, and viewing angle rather than always showing NIR excess.

A 14-year-old Mystery: The Peculiar Case of the Engine-driven SN 2012ap

astro-ph.HE · 2026-05-15 · unverdicted · novelty 4.0

Late-time radio rebrightening in SN 2012ap is consistent with either progenitor mass-loss variation producing a density enhancement or an off-axis energetic jet viewed at large angle, potentially reclassifying it as GRB-like rather than weakly engine-driven.

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  • Signatures of $^{56}$Ni Mixing and Neutron-rich Ejecta in Supernovae astro-ph.HE · 2026-06-22 · unverdicted · none · ref 44 · internal anchor

    Multi-shell modeling shows outward 56Ni mixing produces faster brighter rises and biases one-zone fits to lower ejecta mass and higher nickel fraction, while r-process signatures in collapsars depend on placement, distribution, and viewing angle rather than always showing NIR excess.

  • A 14-year-old Mystery: The Peculiar Case of the Engine-driven SN 2012ap astro-ph.HE · 2026-05-15 · unverdicted · none · ref 175 · internal anchor

    Late-time radio rebrightening in SN 2012ap is consistent with either progenitor mass-loss variation producing a density enhancement or an off-axis energetic jet viewed at large angle, potentially reclassifying it as GRB-like rather than weakly engine-driven.

  • GRB 250424A: A Case Study of Energy Injection with Multiwavelength Observations astro-ph.HE · 2026-06-16 · unverdicted · none · ref 55 · internal anchor

    GRB 250424A afterglow shows simultaneous shallow decay in X-ray and optical bands modeled as continuous energy injection (q≈0.34) into a forward shock in constant-density medium, with E_K,iso ≈5.5×10^52 erg and no clear supernova component.