Probing the nature of dark GRBs with the exceptional burst GRB 060108

S. R. Oates; C. G. Mundell; S. Piranomonte; K. L. Page; M. De Pasquale; A. Monfardini; A. Melandrl; S. Zane; C. Guidorzi; D. Malesani

doi:10.1393/ncb/i2007-10339-1

Probing the nature of dark GRBs with the exceptional burst GRB 060108

S. R. Oates, C. G. Mundell, S. Piranomonte, K. L. Page, M. De Pasquale, A. Monfardini, A. Melandrl, S. Zane, C. Guidorzi, D. Malesani

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We present observations of the optically dark burst GRB 060108, the 100th Swift burst. We find that the most likely explanation for the observed darkness is a combination of intrinsic faintness, a hard optical to X-ray spectrum and dust extinction.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1547-1548
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nuovo Cimento della Societa Italiana di Fisica B
Volume	121
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1393/ncb/i2007-10339-1
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2006

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