A Statistical Comparison of the Optical/UV and X-ray GRB Afterglows Observed using the Swift UVOT and XRT

Oates S. R., Page M. J., Schady P., DE PASQUALE M., Evans P. A., Page K. L., ...More

Conference of the Gamma Ray Bursts, Anapolis, Brazil, 1 - 04 November 2010, vol.1358 identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
  • Volume: 1358
  • Doi Number: 10.1063/1.3621760
  • City: Anapolis
  • Country: Brazil
  • Keywords: gamma-rays: bursts, TELESCOPE, EMISSION, BURSTS, BREAKS
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

In these proceedings we present a systematic and statistical comparison of 26 well sampled optical/UV light curves with their X-ray counterparts. We use three statistical methods to compare their behaviour and to determine the average properties of the sample and the properties of the individual GRBs.