Optical and near-infrared observations of the afterglow of GRB 980329 from 15 hours to 10 days

Daniel E. Reichart; Donald Q. Lamb; Mark R. Metzger; Jean M. Quashnock; David M. Cole; Francisco J. Castander; Sylvio Klose; James E. Rhoads; Andrew S. Fruchter; Asantha R. Cooray; Daniel E. Vanden Berk

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Optical and near-infrared observations of the afterglow of GRB 980329 from 15 hours to 10 days

Daniel E. Reichart, Donald Q. Lamb, Mark R. Metzger, Jean M. Quashnock, David M. Cole, Francisco J. Castander, Sylvio Klose, James E. Rhoads, Andrew S. Fruchter, Asantha R. Cooray, Daniel E. Vanden Berk

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We report I-band observations of the GRB 980329 field made on 1998 March 29 with the 1.34 m Tautenberg Schmidt telescope, R-, J- and K-band observations made on 1998 April 1 with the APO 3.5 m telescope, R- and I-band observations made on 1998 April 3 with the Mayall 4 m telescope at KPNO, and J- and K-band observations made 1998 April 6-8 with the Keck-I 10 m telescope. We show that these and other reported measurements are consistent with a power-law fading of the optical/near-infrared source that is coincident with the variable radio source VLA J0702+3850. This firmly establishes that this source is the afterglow of GRB 980329.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	692-699
Number of pages	8
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	517
Issue number	2 PART 1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/307210
State	Published - Jun 1 1999
Externally published	Yes

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Gamma rays: bursts

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Space and Planetary Science

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Optical and near-infrared observations of the afterglow of GRB 980329 from 15 hours to 10 days

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