GRB 130427A: A Nearby Ordinary Monster

A. Maselli; A. Melandri; L. Nava; C. G. Mundell; N. Kawai; S. Campana; S. Covino; J. R. Cummings; G. Cusumano; P. A. Evans; G. Ghirlanda; G. Ghisellini; C. Guidorzi; S. Kobayashi; P. Kuin; V. La Parola; V. Mangano; S. Oates; T. Sakamoto; M. Serino; F. Virgili; B.- B. Zhang; S. Barthelmy; A. Beardmore; M. G. Bernardini; D. Bersier; D. Burrows; G. Calderone; M. Capalbi; J. Chiang; P. D'avanzo; V. D'elia; M. De Pasquale; D. Fugazza; N. Gehrels; A. Gomboc; R. Harrison; H. Hanayama; J. Japelj; J. Kennea; D. Kopac; C. Kouveliotou; D. Kuroda; A. Levan; D. Malesani; F. Marshall; J. Nousek; P. O'brien; J. P. Osborne; C. Pagani; K. L. Page; M. Page; M. Perri; T. Pritchard; P. Romano; Y. Saito; B. Sbarufatti; R. Salvaterra; I. Steele; N. Tanvir; G. Vianello; B. Wiegand; K. Wiersema; Y. Yatsu; T. Yoshii; G. Tagliaferri

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GRB 130427A: A Nearby Ordinary Monster

A. Maselli, A. Melandri, L. Nava, C. G. Mundell, N. Kawai, S. Campana, S. Covino, J. R. Cummings, G. Cusumano, P. A. Evans, G. Ghirlanda, G. Ghisellini, C. Guidorzi, S. Kobayashi, P. Kuin, V. La Parola, V. Mangano, S. Oates, T. Sakamoto, M. SerinoF. Virgili, B.- B. Zhang, S. Barthelmy, A. Beardmore, M. G. Bernardini, D. Bersier, D. Burrows, G. Calderone, M. Capalbi, J. Chiang, P. D'avanzo, V. D'elia, M. De Pasquale, D. Fugazza, N. Gehrels, A. Gomboc, R. Harrison, H. Hanayama, J. Japelj, J. Kennea, D. Kopac, C. Kouveliotou, D. Kuroda, A. Levan, D. Malesani, F. Marshall, J. Nousek, P. O'brien, J. P. Osborne, C. Pagani, K. L. Page, M. Page, M. Perri, T. Pritchard, P. Romano, Y. Saito, B. Sbarufatti, R. Salvaterra, I. Steele, N. Tanvir, G. Vianello, B. Wiegand, K. Wiersema, Y. Yatsu, T. Yoshii, G. Tagliaferri

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Long-duration gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are an extremely rare outcome of the collapse of massive stars and are typically found in the distant universe. Because of its intrinsic luminosity (L ∼ 3 × 1053 ergs per second) and its relative proximity (z = 0.34), GRB 130427A reached the highest fluence observed in the γ-ray band. Here, we present a comprehensive multiwavelength view of GRB 130427A with Swift, the 2-meter Liverpool and Faulkes telescopes, and by other ground-based facilities, highlighting the evolution of the burst emission from the prompt to the afterglow phase. The properties of GRB 130427A are similar to those of the most luminous, high-redshift GRBs, suggesting that a common central engine is responsible for producing GRBs in both the contemporary and the early universe and over the full range of GRB isotropic energies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	48-51
Number of pages	4
Journal	Science
Volume	343
Issue number	6166
Early online date	21 Nov 2013
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1242279
Publication status	Published - 3 Jan 2014

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Maselli, A., Melandri, A., Nava, L., Mundell, C. G., Kawai, N., Campana, S., Covino, S., Cummings, J. R., Cusumano, G., Evans, P. A., Ghirlanda, G., Ghisellini, G., Guidorzi, C., Kobayashi, S., Kuin, P., La Parola, V., Mangano, V., Oates, S., Sakamoto, T., ... Tagliaferri, G. (2014). GRB 130427A: A Nearby Ordinary Monster. Science, 343(6166), 48-51. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1242279

Maselli, A, Melandri, A, Nava, L, Mundell, CG, Kawai, N, Campana, S, Covino, S, Cummings, JR, Cusumano, G, Evans, PA, Ghirlanda, G, Ghisellini, G, Guidorzi, C, Kobayashi, S, Kuin, P, La Parola, V, Mangano, V, Oates, S, Sakamoto, T, Serino, M, Virgili, F, Zhang, BB, Barthelmy, S, Beardmore, A, Bernardini, MG, Bersier, D, Burrows, D, Calderone, G, Capalbi, M, Chiang, J, D'avanzo, P, D'elia, V, De Pasquale, M, Fugazza, D, Gehrels, N, Gomboc, A, Harrison, R, Hanayama, H, Japelj, J, Kennea, J, Kopac, D, Kouveliotou, C, Kuroda, D, Levan, A, Malesani, D, Marshall, F, Nousek, J, O'brien, P, Osborne, JP, Pagani, C, Page, KL, Page, M, Perri, M, Pritchard, T, Romano, P, Saito, Y, Sbarufatti, B, Salvaterra, R, Steele, I, Tanvir, N, Vianello, G, Wiegand, B, Wiersema, K, Yatsu, Y, Yoshii, T & Tagliaferri, G 2014, 'GRB 130427A: A Nearby Ordinary Monster', Science, vol. 343, no. 6166, pp. 48-51. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1242279

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