A study of the prompt and afterglow emission of the short GRB 061201

The X-ray afterglow of the short GRB 061201 clearly showed an early steepening of the light curve 0.7 hours after the burst with post break decay index consistent with d2~2. We discuss some possible interpretations of this feature. Despite the optical afterglow was clearly detected, no underlying ga...

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Published inGamma-Ray Bursts 2007: Proceedings of the Santa Fe Conference (AIP Conference Proceedings Volume 1000) Vol. 1000; pp. 297 - 300
Main Authors Stratta, G, D'Avanzo, P, Piranomonte, S, Cutini, S, Preger, B, Perri, M, Conciatore, M L, Covino, S, Stella, L, Guetta, D, Marshall, F, Holland, S, Stamatikos, M, Guidorzi, C, Mangano, V, Antonelli, L A, Burrows, D N, Campana, S, Capalbi, M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.01.2008
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Summary:The X-ray afterglow of the short GRB 061201 clearly showed an early steepening of the light curve 0.7 hours after the burst with post break decay index consistent with d2~2. We discuss some possible interpretations of this feature. Despite the optical afterglow was clearly detected, no underlying galaxy was found down to R'26 mag.
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ISBN:9780735405332
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ISSN:0094-243X
DOI:10.1063/1.2943468