A statistical comparison of the optical/UV and X-ray afterglows of gamma-ray bursts using the Swift Ultraviolet Optical and X-ray Telescopes

Oates, S.; Page, M.; Schady, P.; DE PASQUALE, Massımılıano; Evans, P.; Page, K.; Chester, M.; Curran, P.; Koch, T.; Kuin, N.; Roming, P.; Siegel, M.; Zane, S.; Nousek, J.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.17928.x

A statistical comparison of the optical/UV and X-ray afterglows of gamma-ray bursts using the Swift Ultraviolet Optical and X-ray Telescopes

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

MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY, cilt.412, sa.1, ss.561-579, 2011 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 412 Sayı: 1
Basım Tarihi: 2011
Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.17928.x
Dergi Adı: MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.561-579
Anahtar Kelimeler: gamma-ray burst: general
İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We present the systematic analysis of the Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope (UVOT) and X-ray Telescope (XRT) light curves for a sample of 26 Swift gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). By comparing the optical/UV and X-ray light curves, we found that they are remarkably different during the first 500 s after the Burst Alert Telescope trigger, while they become more similar during the middle phase of the afterglow, i.e. between 2000 and 20 000 s.