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Overview

Edo Berger is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and conducts research primarily within the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their scholarly output includes a significant focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics as well as contributions to Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Instrumentation, Computational Mechanics, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their research covers diverse topics including:

  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Astro and Planetary Science

Edo Berger's recent publications exemplify the scope of their work. Notable papers include:

  • "The Relational Dynamics of Space-Time" (2024), published in Spectrum Research Repository (Concordia University)
  • "A kilonova following a long-duration gamma-ray burst at 350 Mpc" (2022), published in Nature
  • "Impact of massive binary star and cosmic evolution on gravitational wave observations I: black hole-neutron star mergers" (2021), published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • "A red giant orbiting a black hole" (2023), published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • "An outflow powers the optical rise of the nearby, fast-evolving tidal disruption event AT2019qiz" (2020), published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Their frequent coauthors reflect a collaborative research approach. Key collaborators include:

  • R. Chornock
  • Sebastián Gómez
  • K. D. Alexander
  • T. Laskar
  • R. Margutti

Regarding venues for publication, Edo Berger commonly publishes in:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

The extensive publication record and multidisciplinary topics suggest a broad engagement with theoretical and observational astrophysics, including phenomena involving gamma-ray bursts, gravitational waves, and cosmic events related to stellar and galactic systems.

Best Publications

  • The Complete Light-curve Sample of Spectroscopically Confirmed SNe Ia from Pan-STARRS1 and Cosmological Constraints from the Combined Pantheon Sample

    D. M. Scolnic;D. O. Jones;A. Rest;A. Rest;Y. C. Pan

  • The Complete Light-curve Sample of Spectroscopically Confirmed Type Ia Supernovae from Pan-STARRS1 and Cosmological Constraints from The Combined Pantheon Sample

    D. M. Scolnic;D. O. Jones;A. Rest;Y. C. Pan

  • BEAMING IN GAMMA-RAY BURSTS: EVIDENCE FOR A STANDARD ENERGY RESERVOIR

    D. A. Frail;S. R. Kulkarni;R. Sari;S. G. Djorgovski

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

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

  • The Electromagnetic Counterpart of the Binary Neutron Star Merger LIGO/Virgo GW170817. II. UV, Optical, and Near-infrared Light Curves and Comparison to Kilonova Models

    P. S. Cowperthwaite;E. Berger;V. A. Villar;B. D. Metzger

  • Short-Duration Gamma-Ray Bursts

    Edo Berger

  • The Electromagnetic Counterpart of the Binary Neutron Star Merger LIGO/VIRGO GW170817. II. UV, Optical, and Near-IR Light Curves and Comparison to Kilonova Models

    P. S. Cowperthwaite;E. Berger;V. A. Villar;B. D. Metzger

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

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

  • WHAT IS THE MOST PROMISING ELECTROMAGNETIC COUNTERPART OF A NEUTRON STAR BINARY MERGER

    B. D. Metzger;Edo Berger

  • Tidal Deformabilities and Radii of Neutron Stars from the Observation of GW170817

    Soumi De;Daniel Finstad;James Lattimer;Duncan Brown

  • The afterglow of GRB 050709 and the nature of the short-hard γ-ray bursts

    Derek B Fox;Derek B Fox;Dale A Frail;Paul Antony Price;Shrinivas R Kulkarni

  • An extremely luminous X-ray outburst at the birth of a supernova

    A. M. Soderberg;A. M. Soderberg;E. Berger;E. Berger;K. L. Page;P. Schady

  • Relativistic ejecta from X-ray flash XRF 060218 and the rate of cosmic explosions

    A. M. Soderberg;S. R. Kulkarni;E. Nakar;E. Berger

  • A Decade of Short-duration Gamma-ray Burst Broad-band Afterglows: Energetics, Circumburst Densities, and Jet Opening Angles

    Wen-fai Fong;Edo Berger;Raffaella Margutti;B. Ashley Zauderer

  • 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

  • An r-process Kilonova Associated with the Short-hard GRB 130603B

    Edo Berger;W Fong;R Chornock

  • A Decade of Short-duration Gamma-ray Burst Broadband Afterglows: Energetics, Circumburst Densities, and jet Opening Angles

    W. Fong;E. Berger;R. Margutti;R. Margutti;B. A. Zauderer

  • The Electromagnetic Counterpart of the Binary Neutron Star Merger LIGO/Virgo GW170817. I. Dark Energy Camera Discovery of the Optical Counterpart

    M. Soares-Santos;D. E. Holz;J. Annis;R. Chornock

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

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

  • The Electromagnetic Counterpart of the Binary Neutron Star Merger LIGO/Virgo GW170817. I. Discovery of the Optical Counterpart Using the Dark Energy Camera

    M. Soares-Santos;M. Soares-Santos;D. E. Holz;J. Annis;R. Chornock

Frequent Co-Authors

Ryan Chornock
Ryan Chornock Northwestern University
Raffaella Margutti
Raffaella Margutti Northwestern University
Wen-fai Fong
Wen-fai Fong Northwestern University
Alicia M. Soderberg
Alicia M. Soderberg Harvard University
Brian D. Metzger
Brian D. Metzger Columbia University
Ryan J. Foley
Ryan J. Foley University of California, Santa Cruz
Robert P. Kirshner
Robert P. Kirshner Harvard University
K. C. Chambers
K. C. Chambers University of Hawaii at Manoa
Marcelle Soares-Santos
Marcelle Soares-Santos Brandeis University
Nial R. Tanvir
Nial R. Tanvir University of Leicester

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