Preliminary Results on VLT K-band Imaging Observations of GRB Host Galaxies

Details Preliminary Results on VLT K-band Imaging Observations of GRB Host Galaxies Preliminary Results on VLT K-band Imaging Observations of GRB Host Galaxies

Jun 2002

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2002japa...23..119l&link_type=abstract

Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy, Vol. 23, p.119

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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We have obtained K-band imaging observations of Gamma- Ray Burst (GRB) host galaxies with the near-infrared spectro-imager ISAAC installed on the Very Large Telescope at Paranal (Chile). The derived K magnitudes, combined with other photometric data taken from the literature, are used to investigate the R-K colors of GRB hosts. We do not find any extremely reddened starbursts in our sample, despite the capability of GRBs to trace star formation even in dusty regions. The observed R-K colors are on the contrary typical of irregular and spiral blue galaxies at high redshift.

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