Characterization of a Peculiar Einstein Probe Transient EP240408a: An Exotic Gamma-Ray Burst or an Abnormal Jetted Tidal Disruption Event?
Brendan O’Connor(Goddard Space Flight Center), T. Sakamoto(Goddard Space Flight Center), R. Ricci(University of Rome Tor Vergata), C. Kouveliotou(Marshall Space Flight Center), G. Bruni(Chinese Academy of Sciences), Gokul P. Srinivasaragavan, Hendrik van Eerten(University of Bath), E. Troja(University of Rome Tor Vergata), Sam Rose, James K. Leung, James Freeburn, I. M. Monageng(South African Radio Astronomy Observatory), A. Palmese, A. Y. Lien(University of Tampa), D. A. H. Buckley(University of Cape Town), S. Dichiara(Pennsylvania State University), Jeremy Hare, Tomás Cabrera, Lei Hu(Ningbo University), Mason Ng, S. B. Cenko(University of California, Berkeley), Igor Andreoni(Goddard Space Flight Center), S. Schulze(Thüringer Landessternwarte Tautenburg), Dougal Dobie(Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation), Geoffrey Ryan(Perimeter Institute), Dheeraj R. Pasham(Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology), Paz Beniamini, Viraj Karambelkar, Keerthi Kunnumkai, M. M. Kasliwal(California Institute of Technology), Erica Hammerstein, Noel Klingler, Joheen Chakraborty
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