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1. High-cadence observations of galactic nuclei by the future two-band UV-photometry mission QUVIK

Author

Zajaček, Michal, Werner, Norbert, Best, Henry, L'Heureux, Jolie Esme, Řípa, Jakub, Pikhartová, Monika, Mondek, Martin, Münz, Filip, Štofanová, Lýdia, Kurfürst, Petr, Labaj, Matúš, Garland, Izzy L., Tohuvavohu, Aaron, Karas, Vladimír, and Suková, Petra

Subjects
Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies, Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Abstract

The Quick Ultra-Violet Kilonova surveyor (QUVIK), a two-band UV space telescope approved for funding as a Czech national science and technology mission, will focus on detecting early UV light of kilonovae (Werner et al., 2024). In addition, it will study the UV emission of stars and stellar systems (Krti\v{c}ka et al., 2024) as well as the intense and variable emission of active galactic nuclei (AGN) or galactic nuclei activated by tidal disruption events (Zaja\v{c}ek et al., 2024). In this contribution, we describe the role of this small ($\sim 30$-cm diameter) UV telescope for studying bright, nearby AGN. With its NUV and FUV bands, the telescope will perform high-cadence ($\sim$ 0.1-1 day) two-band photometric monitoring of nearby AGN ($z<1$), which will allow us to probe accretion disk sizes/temperature profiles via photometric reverberation mapping. Thanks to its versatility, QUVIK will be able to perform a moderately fast repointing ($<20$ min) to target candidates for tidal disruption events (TDEs). Early detection of the UV emission following a TDE optical flare, in combination with the subsequent two-band UV monitoring performed simultaneously with other observatories, will enable us to infer the time delay (or its lack of) between the optical, UV, and X-ray emission. In combination with theoretical models, it will be possible to shed more light on the origin of the UV/optical emission of TDEs. Furthermore, the two-band monitoring of nuclear transients will be beneficial in distinguishing between TDEs (nearly constant blue colour) and supernovae (progressive reddening)., Comment: 28 pages, 9 figures, submitted to the JATIS special issue "Ultraviolet Science & Instrumentation: On the Way to Habitable Worlds Observatory and Beyond"

Published
2025

2. Soft X-ray prompt emission from the high-redshift gamma-ray burst EP240315a

Author

Liu, Y., Sun, H., Xu, D., Svinkin, D. S., Delaunay, J., Tanvir, N. R., Gao, H., Zhang, C., Chen, Y., Wu, X.-F., Zhang, B., Yuan, W., An, J., Bruni, G., Frederiks, D. D., Ghirlanda, G., Hu, J.-W., Li, A., Li, C.-K., Li, J.-D., Malesani, D. B., Piro, L., Raman, G., Ricci, R., Troja, E., Vergani, S. D., Wu, Q.-Y., Yang, J., Zhang, B.-B., Zhu, Z.-P., de Ugarte Postigo, A., Demin, A. G., Dobie, D., Fan, Z., Fu, S.-Y., Fynbo, J. P. U., Geng, J.-J., Gianfagna, G., Hu, Y.-D., Huang, Y.-F., Jiang, S.-Q., Jonker, P. G., Julakanti, Y., Kennea, J. A., Kokomov, A. A., Kuulkers, E., Lei, W.-H., Leung, J. K., Levan, A. J., Li, D.-Y., Li, Y., Littlefair, S. P., Liu, X., Lysenko, A. L., Ma, Y.-N., Martin-Carrillo, A., O’Brien, P., Parsotan, T., Quirola-Vásquez, J., Ridnaia, A. V., Ronchini, S., Rossi, A., Mata-Sánchez, D., Schneider, B., Shen, R.-F., Thakur, A. L., Tohuvavohu, A., Torres, M. A. P., Tsvetkova, A. E., Ulanov, M. V., Wei, J.-J., Xiao, D., Yin, Y.-H. I., Bai, M., Burwitz, V., Cai, Z.-M., Chen, F.-S., Chen, H.-L., Chen, T.-X., Chen, W., Chen, Y.-F., Chen, Y.-H., Cheng, H.-Q., Cordier, B., Cui, C.-Z., Cui, W.-W., Dai, Y.-F., Dai, Z.-G., Eder, J., Eyles-Ferris, R. A. J., Fan, D.-W., Feldman, C., Feng, H., Feng, Z., Friedrich, P., Gao, X., Gonzalez, J.-F., Guan, J., Han, D.-W, Han, J., Hou, D.-J., Hu, H.-B., Hu, T., Huang, M.-H., Huo, J., Hutchinson, I., Ji, Z., Jia, S.-M., Jia, Z.-Q., Jiang, B.-W., Jin, C.-C., Jin, G., Jin, J.-J., Keereman, A., Lerman, H., Li, J.-F., Li, L.-H., Li, M.-S., Li, W., Li, Z.-D., Lian, T.-Y., Liang, E.-W., Ling, Z.-X., Liu, C.-Z., Liu, H.-Y., Liu, H.-Q., Liu, M.-J., Liu, Y.-R., Lu, F.-J., Lü, H.-J., Luo, L.-D., Ma, F. L., Ma, J., Mao, J.-R., Mao, X., McHugh, M., Meidinger, N., Nandra, K., Osborne, J. P., Pan, H.-W., Pan, X., Ravasio, M. E., Rau, A., Rea, N., Rehman, U., Sanders, J., Santovincenzo, A., Song, L.-M., Su, J., Sun, L.-J., Sun, S.-L., Sun, X.-J., Tan, Y.-Y., Tang, Q.-J., Tao, Y.-H., Tong, J.-Z., Wang, C.-Y., Wang, H., Wang, J., Wang, L., Wang, W.-X., Wang, X.-F., Wang, X.-Y., Wang, Y.-L., Wang, Y.-S., Wei, D.-M., Willingale, R., Xiong, S.-L., Xu, H.-T., Xu, J.-J., Xu, X.-P., Xu, Y.-F., Xu, Z., Xue, C.-B., Xue, Y.-L., Yan, A.-L., Yang, F., Yang, H.-N., Yang, X.-T., Yang, Y.-J, Yu, Y.-W., Zhang, J., Zhang, M., Zhang, S.-N., Zhang, W.-D., Zhang, W.-J., Zhang, Y.-H., Zhang, Z., Zhang, Z., Zhang, Z.-L., Zhao, D.-H., Zhao, H.-S., Zhao, X.-F., Zhao, Z.-J., Zhou, L.-X., Zhou, Y.-L., Zhu, Y.-X., Zhu, Z.-C., and Zuo, X.-X.

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2025
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3. Panning for gold with the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory: an optimal strategy for finding the counterparts to gravitational wave events.

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Eyles-Ferris, R A J, Evans, P A, Breeveld, A A, Cenko, S B, Dichiara, S, Kennea, J A, Klingler, N J, Kuin, N P M, Marshall, F E, Oates, S R, Page, M J, Raman, G, Ronchini, S, Siegel, M H, Tohuvavohu, A, Campana, S, D'Elia, V, Hartmann, D H, Osborne, J P, and Page, K L

Subjects
GRAVITATIONAL waves, OPTICAL telescopes, X-ray telescopes, STELLAR mergers, NEUTRON stars, GAMMA ray bursts
Abstract

The LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA (LVK) gravitational wave observatories are currently undertaking their O4 observing run offering the opportunity to discover new electromagnetic counterparts to gravitational wave events. We examine the capability of the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory (Swift) to respond to these triggers, primarily binary neutron star mergers, with both the UV/Optical Telescope (UVOT) and the X-ray Telescope (XRT). We simulate Swift 's response to a trigger under different strategies using model skymaps, convolving these with the 2MPZ catalogue to produce an ordered list of observing fields, deriving the time taken for Swift to reach the correct field and simulating the instrumental responses to modelled kilonovae and short gamma-ray burst afterglows. We find that UVOT, using the u filter with an exposure time of order 120 s, is optimal for most follow-up observations and that we are likely to detect counterparts in |$\sim 6$|  per cent of all binary neutron star triggers detectable by LVK in O4. We find that the gravitational wave 90 per cent error area and measured distance to the trigger allow us to select optimal triggers to follow-up. Focussing on sources less than 300 Mpc away, or 500 Mpc if the error area is less than a few hundred square degrees, distances greater than previously assumed, offer the best opportunity for discovery by Swift with |$\sim 5\!-\!30$|  per cent of triggers having detection probabilities |$\ge 0.5$|⁠. At even greater distances, we can further optimise our follow-up by adopting a longer 250 s or 500 s exposure time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2025
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