Related papers: Is GRB 050904 at z=6.3 absorbed by dust?

Photometric and Spectroscopic Observations of GRB 210104A: Bright Reverse shock Emission and Dense Circumburst Environment

Early afterglow observations of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are valuable for exploring the properties of their jets and ambient medium. We report our photometric and spectroscopic observations of GRB 210104A and discuss its jet properties with…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-12-16 Lu-Lu Zhang , Li-Ping Xin , Jing Wang , Xu-Hui Han , Dong Xu , Zi-Pei Zhu , Chao Wu , Jian-Yan Wei , En-Wei Liang

GRANDMA and HXMT Observations of GRB 221009A -- the Standard-Luminosity Afterglow of a Hyper-Luminous Gamma-Ray Burst

GRB 221009A is the brightest Gamma-Ray Burst (GRB) detected in more than 50 years of study. In this paper, we present observations in the X-ray and optical domains after the GRB obtained by the GRANDMA Collaboration (which includes…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-05-17 D. A. Kann , S. Agayeva , V. Aivazyan , S. Alishov , C. M. Andrade , S. Antier , A. Baransky , P. Bendjoya , Z. Benkhaldoun , S. Beradze , D. Berezin , M. Boër , E. Broens , S. Brunier , M. Bulla , O. Burkhonov , E. Burns , Y. Chen , Y. P. Chen , M. Conti , M. W. Coughlin , W. W. Cui , F. Daigne , B. Delaveau , H. A. R. Devillepoix , T. Dietrich , D. Dornic , F. Dubois , J. -G. Ducoin , E. Durand , P. -A. Duverne , H. -B. Eggenstein , S. Ehgamberdiev , A. Fouad , M. Freeberg , D. Froebrich , M. Y. Ge , S. Gervasoni , V. Godunova , P. Gokuldass , E. Gurbanov , D. W. Han , E. Hasanov , P. Hello , T. Hussenot-Desenonges , R. Inasaridze , A. Iskandar , N. Ismailov , A. Janati , T. Jegou du Laz , S. M. Jia , S. Karpov , A. Kaeouach , R. W. Kiendrebeogo , A. Klotz , R. Kneip , N. Kochiashvili , N. Kunert , A. Lekic , S. Leonini , C. K. Li , W. Li , X. B. Li , J. Y. Liao , L. Logie , F. J. Lu , J. Mao , D. Marchais , R. Ménard , D. Morris , R. Natsvlishvili , V. Nedora , K. Noonan , K. Noysena , N. B. Orange , P. T. H. Pang , H. W. Peng , C. Pellouin , J. Peloton , T. Pradier , O. Pyshna , Y. Rajabo , S. Rau , C. Rinner , J. -P. Rivet , F. D. Romanov , P. Rosi , V. A. Rupchandani , M. Serrau , A. Shokry , A. Simon , K. Smith , O. Sokoliuk , M. Soliman , L. M. Song , A. Takey , Y. Tillayev , L. M. Tinjaca Ramirez , I. Tosta e Melo , D. Turpin , A. de Ugarte Postigo , S. Vanaverbeke , V. Vasylenko , D. Vernet , Z. Vidadi , C. Wang , J. Wang , L. T. Wang , X. F. Wang , Shaolin L. Xiong , Y. P. Xu , W. C. Xue , X. Zeng , S. N. Zhang , H. S. Zhao , X. F. Zhao

The SEDs and Host Galaxies of the dustiest GRB afterglows

(Abridged) Until recently the information inferred from gamma-ray burst follow-up observations was mostly limited to optically bright afterglows, biasing all demographic studies against sight-lines that contain large amounts of dust. Here,…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2012-09-11 T. Krühler , J. Greiner , P. Schady , S. Savaglio , P. M. J. Afonso , C. Clemens , J. Elliott , R. Filgas , D. Gruber , D. A. Kann , S. Klose , A. Küpcü-Yoldas , S. McBreen , E. F. Olivares , D. Pierini , A. Rau , A. Rossi , M. Nardini , A. Nicuesa Guelbenzu , V. Sudilovsky , A. C. Updike

A deep search for the host galaxies of GRBs with no detected optical afterglow

Gamma-Ray Bursts can provide information about star formation at high redshifts. Even in the absence of a optical/near-infrared/radio afterglow, the high detection rate of X-ray afterglows by swift/XRT and its localization precision of 2-3…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-04 A. Rossi , S. Klose , P. Ferrero , J. Greiner , L. A. Arnold , E. Gonsalves , D. H. Hartmann , A. C. Updike , D. A. Kann , T. Krühler , E. Palazzi , S. Savaglio , S. Schulze , P. M. J. Afonso , L. Amati , A. J. Castro-Tirado , C. Clemens , R. Filgas , J. Gorosabe , L. K. Hunt , A. Küpcü Yoldas , N. Masetti , M. Nardini , A. Nicuesa Guelbenzu , F. Olivares E. , E. Pian , A. Rau , P. Schady , S. Schmidl , A. Yoldas , A. de Ugarte Postigo

SCUBA sub-millimeter observations of gamma-ray bursters: II. GRB 991208, 991216, 000301C, 000630, 000911, 000926

We discuss our ongoing program of Target of Opportunity sub-millimeter observations of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) using the Sub-millimetre Common-User Bolometer Array (SCUBA) on the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT). Sub-millimeter…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 I. A. Smith , R. P. J. Tilanus , R. A. M. J. Wijers , N. Tanvir , P. Vreeswijk , E. Rol , C. Kouveliotou

GRB 070518: A Gamma-ray Burst with Optically Dim Luminosity

We present our optical observations of {\em Swift} GRB 070518 afterglow obtained at the 0.8-m Tsinghua University-National Astronomical Observatory of China telescope (TNT) at Xinglong Observatory. Our follow-up observations were performed…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-14 L. P. Xin , W. K. Zheng , J. Wang , J. S. Deng , Y. Urata , Y. L. Qiu , K. Y. Huang , J. Y. Hu , J. Y. Wei

X-ray Absorption and Optical Extinction in the Partially Obscured Seyfert Nucleus in Mrk 1393

We present a detailed study of the X-ray and optical spectra of the luminous Seyfert galaxy Mrk 1393, which revealed variable partial obscuration of the active nucleus. The X-ray spectra obtained by XMM-Newton and Swift show moderate…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 T. G. Wang , H. Y. Zhou , D. Grupe , W. M. Yuan , X. B. Dong , H. L. Lu

Very high column density and small reddening towards GRB 020124 at z = 3.20

We present optical and near-infrared observations of the dim afterglow of GRB 020124, obtained between 2 and 68 hours after the gamma-ray burst. The burst occurred in a very faint (R > 29.5) Damped Ly-alpha Absorber (DLA) at a redshift of z…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 J. Hjorth , P. Møller , J. Gorosabel , J. P. U. Fynbo , S. Toft , A. O. Jaunsen , A. A. Kaas , T. Pursimo , K. Torii , T. Kato , H. Yamaoka , A. Yoshida , B. Thomsen , M. I. Andersen , I. Burud , J. M. Castro Cerón , A. J. Castro-Tirado , A. S. Fruchter , L. Kaper , C. Kouveliotou , N. Masetti , E. Palazzi , H. Pedersen , E. Pian , J. Rhoads , E. Rol , N. R. Tanvir , P. M. Vreeswijk , R. A. M. J. Wijers , E. P. J. van den Heuvel

Multicolor observations of the afterglow of the short/hard GRB 050724

New information on short/hard gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) is being gathered thanks to the discovery of their optical and X-ray afterglows. However, some key aspects are still poorly understood, including the collimation level of the outflow,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-10-03 D. Malesani , S. Covino , P. D'Avanzo , V. D'Elia , D. Fugazza , S. Piranomonte , L. Ballo , S. Campana , L. Stella , G. Tagliaferri , L. A. Antonelli , G. Chincarini , M. Della Valle , P. Goldoni , C. Guidorzi , G. L. Israel , D. Lazzati , A. Melandri , L. J. Pellizza , P. Romano , G. Stratta , S. D. Vergani

Gamma-Ray Burst afterglows as probes of environment and blastwave physics I: absorption by host galaxy gas and dust

We use a new approach to obtain limits on the absorbing columns towards an initial sample of 10 long Gamma-Ray Bursts observed with BeppoSAX and selected on the basis of their good optical and nIR coverage, from simultaneous fits to nIR,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 R. L. C. Starling , R. A. M. J. Wijers , K. Wiersema , E. Rol , P. A. Curran , C. Kouveliotou , A. J. van der Horst , M. H. M. Heemskerk

The Faint Optical Afterglow and Host Galaxy of GRB 020124: Implications for the Nature of Dark Gamma-Ray Bursts

We present ground-based optical observations of GRB 020124 starting 1.6 hours after the burst, as well as subsequent Very Large Array (VLA) and Hubble Space Telescope (HST) observations. The optical afterglow of GRB 020124 is one of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-05-12 E. Berger , S. R. Kulkarni , J. S. Bloom , P. A. Price , D. W. Fox , D. A. Frail , T. S. Axelrod , R. A. Chevalier , E. Colbert , E. Costa , S. G. Djorgovski , F. Frontera , T. J. Galama , J. P. Halpern , F. A. Harrison , J. Holtzman , K. Hurley , R. A. Kimble , P. J. McCarthy , L. Piro , D. Reichart , G. R. Ricker , R. Sari , B. P. Schmidt , J. C. Wheeler , R. vanderspek , S. A. Yost

Extinction of gamma-ray burst afterglows as a diagnostic of the location of cosmic star formation

The properties of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) and their afterglows are used to investigate the location of star formation activity through the history of the Universe. This approach is motivated by the following: (i) GRBs are thought to be…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz , Neil Trentham , A. W. Blain

GRB 070125 and the environments of spectral-line poor afterglow absorbers

GRB 070125 is among the most energetic bursts detected and the most extensively observed so far. Nevertheless, unresolved issues are still open in the literature on the physics of the afterglow and on the GRB environment. In particular, GRB…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-28 A. De Cia , R. L. C. Starling , K. Wiersema , A. J. van der Horst , P. M. Vreeswijk , G. Björnsson , A. de Ugarte Postigo , P. Jakobsson , A. J. Levan , E. Rol , S. Schulze , N. R. Tanvir

The bright Gamma-Ray Burst of February 10, 2000: a case study of an optically dark GRB

The gamma-ray burst GRB000210 had the highest gamma-ray peak flux of any event localized by BeppoSAX as yet but it did not have a detected optical afterglow. It is therefore one of the events recently classified as dark GRBs or GHOST (GRB…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-16 L. Piro , D. A. Frail , J. Gorosabel , G. Garmire , P. Soffitta , L. Amati , M. I. Andersen , L. A. Antonelli , E. Berger , F. Frontera , J. Fynbo , G. Gandolfi , M. R. Garcia , J. Hjorth , J. in 't Zand , B. L. Jensen , N. Masetti , P. Möller , H. Pedersen , E. Pian , M. H. Wieringa

On Dust Extinction of Gamma-ray Burst Host Galaxies

Although it is well recognized that gamma-ray burst (GRB) afterglows are obscured and reddened by dust in their host galaxies, the wavelength-dependence and quantity of dust extinction are still poorly known. Current studies on this mostly…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Aigen Li , S. L. Liang , D. A. Kann , D. M. Wei , S. Klose , Y. J. Wang

Early afterglow detection in the Swift observations of GRB 050801

We present results of Swift optical, UV and X-ray observations of the afterglow of GRB 050801. The source is visible over the full optical, UV and X-ray energy range of the Swift UVOT and XRT instruments.Both optical and X-ray lightcurves…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-03-19 Massimiliano De Pasquale , S. R. Oates , M. J. Page , D. N. Burrows , A. J. Blustin , S. Zane , K. O. Mason , P. W. A. Roming , D. Palmer , N. Gehrels , B. Zhang

GRB051210: Swift detection of a short gamma ray burst

The short/hard GRB051210 was detected and located by the Swift-BAT instrument and rapidly pointed towards by the narrow field instrumens. The XRT was able to observe a bright X-ray afterglow, one of the few ever observed for this class of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-03-19 V. La Parola , V. Mangano , D. Fox , B. Zhang , H. A. Krimm , G. Cusumano , T. Mineo , D. Burrows , S. Barthelmy , S. Campana , M. Capalbi , G. Chincarini , N. Gehrels , P. Giommi , F. E. Marshall , P. Meszaros , A. Moretti , P. T. O'Brien , D. M. Palmer , M. Perri , P. Romano , G. Tagliaferri

Very Early Optical Afterglows of Gamma-Ray Bursts: Evidence for Relative Paucity of Detection

Very early observations with the Swift satellite of gamma-ray burst (GRB) afterglows reveal that the optical component is not detected in a large number of cases. This is in contrast to the bright optical flashes previously discovered in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 P. W. A. Roming , P. Schady , D. B. Fox , B. Zhang , E. Liang , K. O. Mason , E. Rol , D. N. Burrows , A. J. Blustin , P. T. Boyd , P. Brown , S. T. Holland , K. McGowan , W. B. Landsman , K. L. Page , J. E. Rhoads , S. R. Rosen , D. Vanden Berk , S. D. Barthelmy , A. A. Breeveld , A. Cucchiara , M. De Pasquale , E. E. Fenimore , N. Gehrels , C. Gronwall , D. Grupe , M. R. Goad , M. Ivanushkina , C. James , J. A. Kennea , S. Kobayashi , V. Mangano , P. Meszaros , A. N. Morgan , J. A. Nousek , J. P. Osborne , D. M. Palmer , T. Poole , M. D. Still , G. Tagliaferri , S. Zane

The afterglow and host galaxy of GRB 090205: evidence for a Ly-alpha emitter at z=4.65

Gamma-ray bursts have been proved to be detectable up to distances much larger than any other astrophysical object, providing the most effective way, complementary to ordinary surveys, to study the high redshift universe. To this end, we…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-19 P. D'Avanzo , M. Perri , D. Fugazza , R. Salvaterra , G. Chincarini , R. Margutti , X. F. Wu , C. C. Thoene , A. Fernandez-Soto , T. N. Ukwatta , D. N. Burrows , N. Gehrels , P. Meszaros , K. Toma , B. Zhang , S. Covino , S. Campana , V. D'Elia , M. Della Valle , S. Piranomonte

Observations of the X-ray Afterglows of GRB011211 and GRB001025 by XMM-Newton

We present the XMM-Newton observations of X-ray afterglows of the gamma-ray bursts GRB 011211 and GRB 001025. For GRB 011211 XMM detected fading X-ray object with an average flux in 0.2-10 keV declining from 2.7$\times10^{-13}$ erg…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-30 Konstantin N. Borozdin , Sergey P. Trudolyubov