Early-time optical spectral shape measurements of GRB 200925B
Abstract
Optical broad-band spectral shape measurements of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are typically made starting an hour or more after the trigger event. With our automated, rapid-response system, the Burst Simultaneous Three-channel Imager (BSTI) on the Nazarbayev University Transient Telescope at Assy-Turgen Astrophysical Observatory (NUTTelA-TAO), we began measurements of GRB200925B 129 s after the Swift BAT trigger. The temporal decay log slopes in the g', r', and i' bands in the time interval 129 s to 1029 s are -0.43 \pm 0.31, -0.43 \pm 0.15, and -0.72 \pm 0.14, respectively. During the decay phase, a shift in color from red to blue, a change in log slope of \{beta} from -2.73 to -1.52 was measured. The evolution in the optical spectral slope is consistent with a decrease in extinction caused by dust destruction.
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@article{arxiv.2401.09805,
title = {Early-time optical spectral shape measurements of GRB 200925B},
author = {Zhavlonbek Abdullayev and Toktarkhan Komesh and Bruce Grossan and Ernazar Abdikamalov and Zhanat Maksut and Maxim Krugov and Shynaray Myrzakul and Duriya Tuiakbayeva},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.09805},
year = {2024}
}
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