Insights into the properties and circumburst environment of GRBs from early-time optical follow-ups

C. Guidorzi; A. Gomboc; C. G. Mundell; A. Melandri; A. Monfardini; D. Bersier; M. F. Bode; D. Carter; S. Kobayashi; C. J. Mottram; R. J. Smith; I. A. Steele

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Insights into the properties and circumburst environment of GRBs from early-time optical follow-ups

C. Guidorzi, A. Gomboc, C. G. Mundell, A. Melandri, A. Monfardini, D. Bersier, M. F. Bode, D. Carter, S. Kobayashi, C. J. Mottram, R. J. Smith, I. A. Steele

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We present some results based on early-time gamma-ray burst follow-up data obtained with the RoboNet 1.0 network, which consists of three 2 m fully robotic telescopes, combined with the X-ray data taken with the Swift X-Ray Telescope. Here we focus on two bursts recently discovered by Swift: GRB 060206 and GRB 060108. In particular, the combination of sensitivity and rapidity of our optical facilities allowed us to detect fast colour changes undergone by the afterglow of GRB 060206, and made it possible to detect the counterpart to GRB 060108, which turned out to be one of the faintest optical afterglows yet discovered at early epochs. We discuss the interpretations given in either case and some implications on the circumburst environment of these bursts.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1257-1260
Number of pages	4
Journal	Nuovo Cimento della Societa Italiana di Fisica B
Volume	121
Issue number	10-11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1393/ncb/i2007-10248-3
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2006

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Guidorzi, C., Gomboc, A., Mundell, C. G., Melandri, A., Monfardini, A., Bersier, D., Bode, M. F., Carter, D., Kobayashi, S., Mottram, C. J., Smith, R. J., & Steele, I. A. (2006). Insights into the properties and circumburst environment of GRBs from early-time optical follow-ups. Nuovo Cimento della Societa Italiana di Fisica B, 121(10-11), 1257-1260. https://doi.org/10.1393/ncb/i2007-10248-3

Guidorzi, C, Gomboc, A, Mundell, CG, Melandri, A, Monfardini, A, Bersier, D, Bode, MF, Carter, D, Kobayashi, S, Mottram, CJ, Smith, RJ & Steele, IA 2006, 'Insights into the properties and circumburst environment of GRBs from early-time optical follow-ups', Nuovo Cimento della Societa Italiana di Fisica B, vol. 121, no. 10-11, pp. 1257-1260. https://doi.org/10.1393/ncb/i2007-10248-3

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