Introduction

As a PhD candidate at Swinburne University of Technology, I study Gamma-ray Burst afterglows and fast transients, striving to understand the most energetic events in the universe.

A significant part of my research comprises work with the Deeper, Wider, Faster (DWF) Programme. DWF seeks to discover fast transients by employing simultaneous multi-wavelength observations and real-time data analysis.

You can find my CV here.

Publications

  • Dobie, Dougal, [. . .], Freeburn, James, et al. June 2024. “A two-minute burst of highly polarised radio emission originating from low Galactic latitude”. In: arXiv e-prints, arXiv:2406.12352, arXiv:2406.12352.
    doi: 10.48550/arXiv.2406.12352.
    arXiv: 2406.12352 [astro-ph.SR].
  • Freeburn, James et al. July 2024. “A fast-cadenced search for gamma-ray burst orphan afterglows with the Deeper, Wider, Faster programme”. In: MNRAS 531.4, pp. 4836–4851.
    doi: 10.1093/mnras/stae1489.
    arXiv: 2405.11949 [astro-ph.HE].
  • Dobie, Dougal, [. . .], Freeburn, James, et al. Mar. 2023. “Radio transients and variables in the tenth Deeper, Wider, Faster observing run”. In: MNRAS 519.3, pp. 4684–4698.
    doi: 10.1093/mnras/stac3731.
    arXiv: 2211.07049 [astro-ph.HE].
  • Ho, Anna Y. Q., [. . .], Freeburn, James, et al. Nov. 2023. “Minutes-duration optical flares with supernova luminosities”. In: Nature 623.7989, pp. 927–931.
    doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06673-6.
    arXiv: 2311.10195 [astro-ph.HE].
  • Andreoni, Igor, [. . .], Freeburn, James, et al. Dec. 2022. “A very luminous jet from the disruption of a star by a massive black hole”. In: Nature 612.7940, pp. 430–434.
    doi: 10.1038/s41586-022-05465-8.
    arXiv: 2211.16530 [astro-ph.HE].