Research

Publications

*The list contains only the publications affiliating HKU (Physics) or publications by members of our departments (sorted by publication year and the name of the Journal).

Identifying Merger-driven and Collapsar-driven Gamma-Ray Bursts with Precursor Based Solely on Prompt Emission

S.Y. Zhu, P.H.T. Tam, F.W. Zhang, H.Y. Deng, B. Zhang

The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 1003(2), 142:1-10, 2026

The Cocoon from a Massive Star’s Death: VLA Radio Polarization Study of Possible Historical Supernova Remnant G7.7–3.7

T.X. Luo, P. Zhou, C.Y. Ng, Z.Y. Zhang, S.M. Zhang, H.C. Lin

The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 1003(2), 152:1-12, 2026

Flux Variations of Fast Radio Bursts and Their Persistent Radio Sources: Evidence for a Shared Progenitor

X.M. Li, C.H. Niu, J.H. Zhang, D. Li, B. Zhang, Y.P. Yang, P. Wang, J.S. Zhang, Y.K. Zhang, Y. Li, J.R. Niu, X.P. Zheng, Y.W. Yu, Y. Feng, B. Zhang, F.Y. Wang, Y.H. Zhu, A.M. Chen, Z.X. Du, J. Li, W.H. Li, C.C. Miao, W.Y. Wang, G.L. Wu, A.Y. Yang, J.M. Yao, R.S. Zhao

The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 1004(1), 101:1-16, 2026

A Universal Physics Defining the Radiation Spectra of Blazars and Gamma-Ray Bursts

Z.L. Uhm, S.S. Lee, B. Zhang, J. Racusin, B. Rani, M.S. Im, A.R. Chung, H.M. Lee

The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 1004(1), 88:1-7, 2026

JWST’s PEARLS: Temperatures of Nine Highly Magnified Stars in a Galaxy at Redshift 0.94 and Simulated Stellar Population Dependence on Stellar Metallicity and the Initial Mass Function

H. Williams, P.L. Kelly, R.A. Windhorst, A.V. Filippenko, A. Alfred, T. Broadhurst, W.L. Chen, C.J. Conselice, S.H. Cohen, J.M. Diego, B.W. Holwerda, A.M. Koekemoer, S.K. Li, A.K. Meena, J.M. Palencia, M. Ricotti, C.D. Robertson, B.Z. Sun, H.J. Yan, A. Zitrin

The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 996(1), 105:1-23, 2026

Hubble Constant Constraint Using 117 FRBs with a More Accurate Probability Density Function for DMdiff

J.M. Zhuge, M. Kalomenopoulos, B. Zhang

The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 996(1), 66:1-14, 2026