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  "abstract": "While the progenitors of many long gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are well established as the core collapse of very massive, envelope-stripped, rapidly-rotating stars, it has been suggested that bursts at the extremely long end of the duration distribution may be a separate population of `ultra-long' GRBs. With durations of thousands of seconds or more, these bursts are difficult to reconcile with the engine timescales expected from the compact Wolf-Rayet stars that are typically assumed to produce more `standard' long GRBs. Here, we present observations of GRB~220706A, where X-ray follow-up reveals flaring episodes that last until $\\approx 51$ days after trigger. At the measured redshift of $z = 0.8577$, this corresponds to 27 days in the GRB rest frame, and represents the latest central engine activity ever observed in a GRB by a margin of $\\approx 21$ rest-frame days. We also identify a likely supernova (SN) which, when accounting for the inferred optical extinction of $0.9 \\leq A_V \\leq 3.6$ mag (constrained by indirect arguments), has a peak absolute magnitude of $M_r \\leq -20.25$, resembling the energetic SN\\,2011kl found accompanying ultra-long GRB\\,111209A, and consistent with super-luminous SNe. We discuss the implications GRB~220706A has for ultra-long GRB progenitor models and possible powering mechanisms for the extremely late central engine activity.",
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      "name": "Benjamin P. Gompertz"
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    {
      "name": "Nusrin Habeeb"
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    {
      "name": "Dheeraj R. Pasham"
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    {
      "name": "Antonio de Ugarte Postigo"
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    {
      "name": "Daniele B. Malesani"
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    {
      "name": "Phil A. Evans"
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    {
      "name": "Kim L. Page"
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    {
      "name": "Ben Rayson"
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    {
      "name": "J. Feliciano Agui Fernandez"
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    {
      "name": "Michael Bremer"
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    {
      "name": "Andrew J. Levan"
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    {
      "name": "Genevieve Schroeder"
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    {
      "name": "Nial R. Tanvir"
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    {
      "name": "Christina C. Thone"
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    {
      "name": "Eric Burns"
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    {
      "name": "Valerio D'Elia"
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    {
      "name": "Massimiliano De Pasquale"
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    {
      "name": "Dimple"
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    {
      "name": "Dieter Hartmann"
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    {
      "name": "Pall Jakobsson"
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    {
      "name": "Sylvio Klose"
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    {
      "name": "Antonio Martin-Carrillo"
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    {
      "name": "Matt Nicholl"
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    {
      "name": "Ana M. Nicuesa Guelbenzu"
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    {
      "name": "David O'Neill"
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    {
      "name": "Giovanna Pugliese"
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    {
      "name": "Arne Rau"
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    {
      "name": "Andrea Rossi"
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    {
      "name": "Jesper Sollerman"
    },
    {
      "name": "Rhaana Starling"
    },
    {
      "name": "Darach Watson"
    },
    {
      "name": "Isabelle Worssam"
    },
    {
      "name": "Makenzie E. Wortley"
    }
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  "pdf_url": "https://arxiv.org/pdf/2609.22426",
  "pmcid": null,
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  "published": "2026-09-18",
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  "ris": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/2w5kkw4vxdvhv.ris",
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      "field": "astronomy",
      "origin": "arxiv:astro-ph.HE",
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  "title": "GRB 220706A: a gamma-ray burst with a month-long engine and a luminous supernova",
  "title_text": "GRB 220706A: a gamma-ray burst with a month-long engine and a luminous supernova",
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  "updated_at": "2026-10-30T12:23:19Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/2w5kkw4vxdvhv",
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