P. T. O’Brien

University of Leicester — United Kingdom

Physics and Astronomy · Physical Sciences

102h-index54.0kcitations1.2kworks14.22yr avg
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Research Topics

Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae(639), Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations(317), Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research(221), Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena(208), Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation(192)

Publications982 total

Can GRB 250702B be explained as the tidal disruption of a white dwarf by an intermediate mass black hole? Yes
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society·2026· 1 citedOpen Access
Unveiling the nature of the <i>Einstein Probe</i> transient EP241021a
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society·2025Open Access
EP250207b is not a collapsar fast X-ray transient. Is it due to a binary compact object merger?
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
EP250207b is not a collapsar fast X-ray transient. Is it due to a binary compact object merger?
Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast)·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
The Radio Flare and Multiwavelength Afterglow of the Short GRB 231117A: Energy Injection from a Violent Shell Collision
The Astrophysical Journal·2025Open Access
JWST reveals a supernova following a gamma-ray burst at <i>z</i> ≃ 7.3
Astronomy and Astrophysics·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Discovery and Analysis of Afterglows from Poorly Localised GRBs with the Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO) All-sky Survey
arXiv (Cornell University)·2025Open Access
EP241021a: A Months-duration X-Ray Transient with Luminous Optical and Radio Emission
The Astrophysical Journal Letters·2025· 10 citedOpen Access
The Day-long, Repeating GRB 250702B: A Unique Extragalactic Transient
The Astrophysical Journal Letters·2025· 9 citedOpen Access
Fast X-ray transient EP240315A from a Lyman-continuum-leaking galaxy at z ≈ 5
Nature Astronomy·2025· 3 cited
Nine tidal disruption event candidates in <i>eROSITA</i>-DE DR1 discovered through supersoft X-ray selection
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society·2025Open Access
SVOM GRB 250314A at z $\simeq$ 7.3: an exploding star in the era of reionization
arXiv (Cornell University)·2025Open Access
GRB 241105A: A test case for GRB classification and rapid r-process nucleosynthesis channels
arXiv (Cornell University)·2025Open Access
EP 250108a/SN 2025kg: Observations of the Most Nearby Broad-line Type Ic Supernova Following an Einstein Probe Fast X-Ray Transient
The Astrophysical Journal Letters·2025· 21 citedOpen Access
The Kangaroo’s First Hop: The Early Fast Cooling Phase of EP250108a/SN 2025kg
The Astrophysical Journal Letters·2025· 17 citedOpen Access
Impact of Radiation Environment and Solar Array Uncertainty on Achieving Mission Power Requirements
2025
A Curriculum Design Toolkit to Support Embedding EDI and Sustainability During Course Revalidation
2025
Ketamine in the Outpatient population
Pain Management Nursing·2025
The H.E.S.S. extragalactic sky survey with the first decade of observations
Astronomy and Astrophysics·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Swift-BAT GUANO Follow-up of Gravitational-wave Triggers in the Third LIGO–Virgo–KAGRA Observing Run
The Astrophysical Journal·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

K. L. Page(23), J. P. Osborne(16), D. N. Burrows(16), A. J. Levan(16), N. R. Tanvir(15), A. P. Beardmore(13), M. R. Goad(13), S. D. Barthelmy(13), S. Campana(13), Bing Zhang(13), J. Hjorth(13), P. Romano(12), G. Tagliaferri(12), A. S. Fruchter(12), P. A. Evans(11), R. Willingale(11), N. Gehrels(11), P. Giommi(11), A. Moretti(11), P. Mészáros(11)