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Andrew J. Levan is affiliated with the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom and specializes in the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a particular focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics. Their research encompasses multiple subfields including Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Instrumentation, Computational Mechanics, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's work primarily addresses topics such as Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations, Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research, Astronomy and Astrophysical Research, Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, and Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation.

Andrew J. Levan's publication record includes frequent contributions to several key venues in the field of astrophysics and related disciplines. These venues include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • The Astrophysical Journal Letters

Some of the notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Andrew J. Levan include:

  • "A kilonova following a long-duration gamma-ray burst at 350 Mpc", 2022, Nature
  • "Heavy-element production in a compact object merger observed by JWST", 2023, Nature
  • "Short GRB Host Galaxies. I. Photometric and Spectroscopic Catalogs, Host Associations, and Galactocentric Offsets", 2022, The Astrophysical Journal
  • "Searching for electromagnetic counterparts to gravitational-wave merger events with the prototype Gravitational-Wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO-4)", 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • "A very luminous jet from the disruption of a star by a massive black hole", 2022, Nature

Their research collaborations involve frequent coauthors including:

  • N. R. Tanvir
  • B. P. Gompertz
  • D. H. Hartmann
  • P. G. Jonker
  • Gavin P. Lamb

Best Publications

  • Demonstration of an all-optical quantum controlled-NOT gate.

    Jeremy L O'Brien;GJ Pryde;AG White;TC Ralph

  • A gravitational-wave standard siren measurement of the Hubble constant

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese;F. Acernese

  • Long γ-ray bursts and core-collapse supernovae have different environments

    A. S. Fruchter;A. J. Levan;A. J. Levan;A. J. Levan;L. Strolger;L. Strolger;P. M. Vreeswijk

  • Spectroscopic identification of r-process nucleosynthesis in a double neutron star merger

    E. Pian;P. D'Avanzo;S. Benetti;M. Branchesi

  • A ‘kilonova’ associated with the short-duration γ-ray burst GRB 130603B

    N. R. Tanvir;Andrew J. Levan;A. S. Fruchter;J. Hjorth

  • A γ-ray burst at a redshift of z ≈ 8.2

    N. R. Tanvir;D. B. Fox;A. J. Levan;E. Berger

  • A short γ-ray burst apparently associated with an elliptical galaxy at redshift z = 0.225

    Neil Gehrels;C.L. Sarazin;Paul T. O'Brien;B. Zhang

  • Broadband observations of the naked-eye gamma-ray burst GRB 080319B

    J. L. Racusin;S. V. Karpov;M. Sokolowski;J. Granot

  • The Emergence of a Lanthanide-Rich Kilonova Following the Merger of Two Neutron Stars

    N. R. Tanvir;A. J. Levan;C. González-Fernández;O. Korobkin

  • An optical supernova associated with the X-ray flash XRF 060218.

    E. Pian;E. Pian;P. A. Mazzali;N. Masetti;P. Ferrero

  • The Emergence of a Lanthanide-Rich Kilonova Following the Merger of Two Neutron Stars

    N. R. Tanvir;A. J. Levan;C. Gonzalez-Fernandez;O. Korobkin

  • A possible relativistic jetted outburst from a massive black hole fed by a tidally disrupted star.

    Joshua S. Bloom;Dimitrios Giannios;Brian D. Metzger;S. Bradley Cenko

  • A Photometric Redshift of z ~ 9.4 for GRB 090429B

    A. Cucchiara;A. Cucchiara;A. Cucchiara;A. J. Levan;D. B. Fox;N. R. Tanvir

  • Low-Resolution Spectroscopy of Gamma-ray Burst Optical Afterglows: Biases in the Swift Sample and Characterization of the Absorbers

    J. P. U. Fynbo;P. Jakobsson;J. X. Prochaska;D. Malesani

  • A Photometric Redshift of z ~ 9.4 for GRB 090429B

    A. Cucchiara;A. J. Levan;D. B. Fox;N. R. Tanvir

  • Signatures of magnetar central engines in short GRB light curves

    A. Rowlinson;P. T. O'Brien;B. D. Metzger;N. R. Tanvir

  • Swift J2058.4+0516: Discovery of a Possible Second Relativistic Tidal Disruption Flare

    S. Bradley Cenko;Hans A. Krimm;Assaf Horesh;Arne Rau

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

    D. A. Kann;S. Klose;B. Zhang;D. Malesani

  • Low-resolution Spectroscopy of Gamma-ray Burst Optical Afterglows: Biases in the Swift Sample and Characterization of the Absorbers

    J. P. U. Fynbo;J. P. U. Fynbo;P. Jakobsson;J. X. Prochaska;D. Malesani

  • SWIFT J2058.4+0516: DISCOVERY OF A POSSIBLE SECOND RELATIVISTIC TIDAL DISRUPTION FLARE?

    S. Bradley Cenko;Hans A. Krimm;Hans A. Krimm;Assaf Horesh;Arne Rau

Frequent Co-Authors

Nial R. Tanvir
Nial R. Tanvir University of Leicester
Johan P. U. Fynbo
Johan P. U. Fynbo University of Copenhagen
Pall Jakobsson
Pall Jakobsson University of Iceland
Jens Hjorth
Jens Hjorth University of Copenhagen
P. T. O'Brien
P. T. O'Brien University of Leicester
Javier Gorosabel
Javier Gorosabel Spanish National Research Council
Daniel A. Perley
Daniel A. Perley Liverpool John Moores University
Darach Watson
Darach Watson University of Copenhagen
Ralph A. M. J. Wijers
Ralph A. M. J. Wijers University of Amsterdam
Alberto J. Castro-Tirado
Alberto J. Castro-Tirado Spanish National Research Council

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