VLT identification of the optical afterglow of the gamma-ray burst GRB 000131 at z=4.50

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskriftTidsskriftartikelfagfællebedømt

Standard

VLT identification of the optical afterglow of the gamma-ray burst GRB 000131 at z=4.50. / Andersen, M. I.; Hjorth, J.; Pedersen, H.; Jensen, B. L.; Hunt, L. K.; Gorosabel, J.; Moller, P.; Fynbo, J.; Kippen, R. M.; Thomsen, B.; Olsen, L. F.; Christensen, L.; Vestergaard, Marianne; Masetti, N.; Palazzi, E.; Hurley, K.; Cline, T.; Kaper, L.; Jaunsen, A. O.

I: Astronomy & Astrophysics, Bind 364, 17.10.2000, s. L54-L61.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskriftTidsskriftartikelfagfællebedømt

Harvard

Andersen, MI, Hjorth, J, Pedersen, H, Jensen, BL, Hunt, LK, Gorosabel, J, Moller, P, Fynbo, J, Kippen, RM, Thomsen, B, Olsen, LF, Christensen, L, Vestergaard, M, Masetti, N, Palazzi, E, Hurley, K, Cline, T, Kaper, L & Jaunsen, AO 2000, 'VLT identification of the optical afterglow of the gamma-ray burst GRB 000131 at z=4.50', Astronomy & Astrophysics, bind 364, s. L54-L61.

APA

Andersen, M. I., Hjorth, J., Pedersen, H., Jensen, B. L., Hunt, L. K., Gorosabel, J., Moller, P., Fynbo, J., Kippen, R. M., Thomsen, B., Olsen, L. F., Christensen, L., Vestergaard, M., Masetti, N., Palazzi, E., Hurley, K., Cline, T., Kaper, L., & Jaunsen, A. O. (2000). VLT identification of the optical afterglow of the gamma-ray burst GRB 000131 at z=4.50. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 364, L54-L61.

Vancouver

Andersen MI, Hjorth J, Pedersen H, Jensen BL, Hunt LK, Gorosabel J o.a. VLT identification of the optical afterglow of the gamma-ray burst GRB 000131 at z=4.50. Astronomy & Astrophysics. 2000 okt. 17;364:L54-L61.

Author

Andersen, M. I. ; Hjorth, J. ; Pedersen, H. ; Jensen, B. L. ; Hunt, L. K. ; Gorosabel, J. ; Moller, P. ; Fynbo, J. ; Kippen, R. M. ; Thomsen, B. ; Olsen, L. F. ; Christensen, L. ; Vestergaard, Marianne ; Masetti, N. ; Palazzi, E. ; Hurley, K. ; Cline, T. ; Kaper, L. ; Jaunsen, A. O. / VLT identification of the optical afterglow of the gamma-ray burst GRB 000131 at z=4.50. I: Astronomy & Astrophysics. 2000 ; Bind 364. s. L54-L61.

Bibtex

@article{32857a0cf0b440dab5c9a0772a5ac478,
title = "VLT identification of the optical afterglow of the gamma-ray burst GRB 000131 at z=4.50",
abstract = "We report the discovery of the gamma-ray burst GRB 000131 and its optical afterglow. The optical identification was made with the VLT 84 hours after the burst following a BATSE detection and an Inter Planetary Network localization. GRB 000131 was a bright, long-duration GRB, with an apparent precursor signal 62 s prior to trigger. The afterglow was detected in ESO VLT, NTT, and DK1.54m follow-up observations. Broad-band and spectroscopic observations of the spectral energy distribution reveals a sharp break at optical wavelengths which is interpreted as a Ly-alpha absorption edge at 6700 A. This places GRB 000131 at a redshift of 4.500 +/- 0.015. The inferred isotropic energy release in gamma rays alone was approximately 10^54 erg (depending on the assumed cosmology). The rapid power-law decay of the afterglow (index alpha=2.25, similar to bursts with a prior break in the lightcurve), however, indicates collimated outflow, which relaxes the energy requirements by a factor of",
keywords = "astro-ph",
author = "Andersen, {M. I.} and J. Hjorth and H. Pedersen and Jensen, {B. L.} and Hunt, {L. K.} and J. Gorosabel and P. Moller and J. Fynbo and Kippen, {R. M.} and B. Thomsen and Olsen, {L. F.} and L. Christensen and Marianne Vestergaard and N. Masetti and E. Palazzi and K. Hurley and T. Cline and L. Kaper and Jaunsen, {A. O.}",
year = "2000",
month = oct,
day = "17",
language = "English",
volume = "364",
pages = "L54--L61",
journal = "Astronomy & Astrophysics",
issn = "0004-6361",
publisher = "E D P Sciences",

}

RIS

TY - JOUR

T1 - VLT identification of the optical afterglow of the gamma-ray burst GRB 000131 at z=4.50

AU - Andersen, M. I.

AU - Hjorth, J.

AU - Pedersen, H.

AU - Jensen, B. L.

AU - Hunt, L. K.

AU - Gorosabel, J.

AU - Moller, P.

AU - Fynbo, J.

AU - Kippen, R. M.

AU - Thomsen, B.

AU - Olsen, L. F.

AU - Christensen, L.

AU - Vestergaard, Marianne

AU - Masetti, N.

AU - Palazzi, E.

AU - Hurley, K.

AU - Cline, T.

AU - Kaper, L.

AU - Jaunsen, A. O.

PY - 2000/10/17

Y1 - 2000/10/17

N2 - We report the discovery of the gamma-ray burst GRB 000131 and its optical afterglow. The optical identification was made with the VLT 84 hours after the burst following a BATSE detection and an Inter Planetary Network localization. GRB 000131 was a bright, long-duration GRB, with an apparent precursor signal 62 s prior to trigger. The afterglow was detected in ESO VLT, NTT, and DK1.54m follow-up observations. Broad-band and spectroscopic observations of the spectral energy distribution reveals a sharp break at optical wavelengths which is interpreted as a Ly-alpha absorption edge at 6700 A. This places GRB 000131 at a redshift of 4.500 +/- 0.015. The inferred isotropic energy release in gamma rays alone was approximately 10^54 erg (depending on the assumed cosmology). The rapid power-law decay of the afterglow (index alpha=2.25, similar to bursts with a prior break in the lightcurve), however, indicates collimated outflow, which relaxes the energy requirements by a factor of

AB - We report the discovery of the gamma-ray burst GRB 000131 and its optical afterglow. The optical identification was made with the VLT 84 hours after the burst following a BATSE detection and an Inter Planetary Network localization. GRB 000131 was a bright, long-duration GRB, with an apparent precursor signal 62 s prior to trigger. The afterglow was detected in ESO VLT, NTT, and DK1.54m follow-up observations. Broad-band and spectroscopic observations of the spectral energy distribution reveals a sharp break at optical wavelengths which is interpreted as a Ly-alpha absorption edge at 6700 A. This places GRB 000131 at a redshift of 4.500 +/- 0.015. The inferred isotropic energy release in gamma rays alone was approximately 10^54 erg (depending on the assumed cosmology). The rapid power-law decay of the afterglow (index alpha=2.25, similar to bursts with a prior break in the lightcurve), however, indicates collimated outflow, which relaxes the energy requirements by a factor of

KW - astro-ph

M3 - Journal article

VL - 364

SP - L54-L61

JO - Astronomy & Astrophysics

JF - Astronomy & Astrophysics

SN - 0004-6361

ER -

ID: 123370497