Anatomy of a dark burst - the afterglow of GRB 060108

Oates, S.; Mundell, C.; Piranomonte, S.; Page, K.; DE PASQUALE, Massımılıano; Monfardini, A.; Melandri, A.; Zane, S.; Guidorzi, C.; Malesani, D.; Gomboc, A.; Bannister, N.; Blustin, A.; Capalbi, M.; Carter, D.; D'Avanzo, P.; Kobayashi, S.; Krimm, H.; O'Brien, P.; Page, M.; Smith, R.; Steele, I.; Tanvir, N.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.10866.x

Anatomy of a dark burst - the afterglow of GRB 060108

Oates S. R., Mundell C. G., Piranomonte S., Page K. L., DE PASQUALE M., Monfardini A., ...More

MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY, vol.372, no.1, pp.327-337, 2006 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 372 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2006
Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.10866.x
Journal Name: MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.327-337
Keywords: gamma-rays : bursts, GAMMA-RAY BURST, PHOTOMETRIC REDSHIFTS, ENERGY INJECTION, OPTICAL-EMISSION, LIGHT CURVES, SWIFT, GALAXY, GRB, EXTINCTION, EVOLUTION
Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

We present a multiwavelength study of GRB 060108 - the 100th gamma-ray burst discovered by Swift. The X-ray flux and light curve (three segments plus a flare) detected with the X-ray Telescope are typical of Swift long bursts.