GRB 171205A/SN2017iuk: A local low-luminosity gamma-ray burst

D'Elia, V; Campana, S.; D'Ai, A.; De Pasquale, Massımılıano; Emery, S.; Frederiks, D.; Lien, A.; Melandri, A.; Page, K.; Starling, R.; Burrows, D.; Breeveld, A.; Oates, S.; O'Brien, P.; Osborne, J.; Siegel, M.; Tagliaferri, G.; Brown, P.; Cenko, S.; Svinkin, D.; Tohuvavohu, A.; Tsvetkova, A.

doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833847

GRB 171205A/SN2017iuk: A local low-luminosity gamma-ray burst

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D'Elia V., Campana S., D'Ai A., De Pasquale M., Emery S. W. K., Frederiks D. D., ...More

ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS, vol.619, 2018 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 619
Publication Date: 2018
Doi Number: 10.1051/0004-6361/201833847
Journal Name: ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Context. Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) occurring in the local Universe constitute an interesting sub-class of the GRB family, since their luminosity is on average lower than that of their cosmological analogs. Attempts to understand in a global way this peculiar behaviour is still not possible, since the sample of low redshift GRBs is small, and the properties of individual objects are too different from each other. In addition, their closeness (and consequently high fluxes) make these sources ideal targets for extensive follow-up even with small telescopes, considering also that these GRBs are conclusively associated with supernova (SN) explosions.