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The Einstein Probe Transient EP240414a: Linking Fast X-Ray Transients, Gamma-Ray Bursts, and Luminous Fast Blue Optical Transients

  • Authors: Joyce N. D. van Dalen, Andrew J. Levan, Peter G. Jonker, Daniele Bjørn Malesani, Luca Izzo, Nikhil Sarin, Jonathan Quirola-Vásquez, Daniel Mata Sánchez, Antonio de Ugarte Postigo, Agnes P. C. van Hoof, Manuel A. P. Torres, Steve Schulze, Stuart P. Littlefair, Ashley Chrimes, Maria E. Ravasio, Franz E. Bauer, Antonio Martin-Carrillo, Morgan Fraser, Alexander J. van der Horst, Pall Jakobsson, Paul O'Brien, Massimiliano De Pasquale, Giovanna Pugliese, Jesper Sollerman, Nial R. Tanvir, Tayyaba Zafar, Joseph P. Anderson, Lluís Galbany, Avishay Gal-Yam, Mariusz Gromadzki, Tomás E. Müller-Bravo, Fabio Ragosta, Jacco H. Terwel

Joyce N. D. van Dalen et al 2025 The Astrophysical Journal Letters 982 .

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Light curve of EP240414a in the observer frame in the g (blue), r (green), i (yellow) and z (red) bands. The epochs at which our spectroscopic observations were taken are indicated by the black dashed lines. The r- and i-band light curves show moderate fading within the first day, which we call the first peak. We then see a rebrightening between days 2 and 3 in the g, r, and i bands, which is followed by rapid fading after 4 days in all bands, to which we refer as the second peak. Modest rebrightening in the i band and flattening of the slope in the other bands at ~10 days is observed, consistent with spectroscopic observations of the SN, which is referred to as the third peak.

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