A search for optical afterglow from GRB 970828

P. J. Groot; T. J. Galama; J. Van Paradijs; C. Kouveliotou; R. A.M.J. Wijers; J. Bloom; N. Tanvir; R. Vanderspek; J. Greiner; A. J. Castro-Tirado; J. Gorosabel; T. Von Hippel; M. Lehnert; K. Kuijken; H. Hoekstra; N. Metcalfe; C. Howk; C. Conselice; J. Telting; R. G.M. Rutten; J. Rhoads; A. Cole; D. J. Pisano; R. Naber; R. Schwarz

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A search for optical afterglow from GRB 970828

P. J. Groot, T. J. Galama, J. Van Paradijs, C. Kouveliotou, R. A.M.J. Wijers, J. Bloom, N. Tanvir, R. Vanderspek, J. Greiner, A. J. Castro-Tirado, J. Gorosabel, T. Von Hippel, M. Lehnert, K. Kuijken, H. Hoekstra, N. Metcalfe, C. Howk, C. Conselice, J. Telting, R. G.M. RuttenJ. Rhoads, A. Cole, D. J. Pisano, R. Naber, R. Schwarz

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We report on the results of R-band observations of the error box of the γ-ray burst of 1997 August 28 made between 4 hr and 8 days after this burst occurred. No counterpart was found varying by more than 0.2 mag down to R = 23.8. We discuss the consequences of this nondetection for relativistic blast wave models of γ-ray bursts and the possible effect of redshift on the relation between optical absorption and the low-energy cutoff in the X-ray afterglow spectrum.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	L27-L30
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	493
Issue number	1 PART II
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/311125
State	Published - 1998
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Dust, extinction
Galaxies: general
Gamma rays: bursts
Gamma rays: observations
Radiation mechanisms: nonthermal

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Astronomy and Astrophysics
Space and Planetary Science

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Groot, P. J., Galama, T. J., Van Paradijs, J., Kouveliotou, C., Wijers, R. A. M. J., Bloom, J., Tanvir, N., Vanderspek, R., Greiner, J., Castro-Tirado, A. J., Gorosabel, J., Von Hippel, T., Lehnert, M., Kuijken, K., Hoekstra, H., Metcalfe, N., Howk, C., Conselice, C., Telting, J., ... Schwarz, R. (1998). A search for optical afterglow from GRB 970828. Astrophysical Journal, 493(1 PART II), L27-L30. https://doi.org/10.1086/311125

Groot, PJ, Galama, TJ, Van Paradijs, J, Kouveliotou, C, Wijers, RAMJ, Bloom, J, Tanvir, N, Vanderspek, R, Greiner, J, Castro-Tirado, AJ, Gorosabel, J, Von Hippel, T, Lehnert, M, Kuijken, K, Hoekstra, H, Metcalfe, N, Howk, C, Conselice, C, Telting, J, Rutten, RGM, Rhoads, J, Cole, A, Pisano, DJ, Naber, R & Schwarz, R 1998, 'A search for optical afterglow from GRB 970828', Astrophysical Journal, vol. 493, no. 1 PART II, pp. L27-L30. https://doi.org/10.1086/311125

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