ToO Gamma-Ray Burst Counterpart Observations

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Feb 2001

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2001noao.prop..246k&link_type=abstract

NOAO Proposal ID #2001A-0246

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Our understanding of GRBs has improved enormously in the last 3 years following the first optical identification. However, the emerging picture is a complicated one, with a surprising range in redshift and behaviour, which increasingly suggests we are seeing (possibly several) distinctly different classes of events. The upcoming launch (7 October 2000) of HETE-II promises a new era in GRB astronomy, providing very accurate (< 30'') positional information very rapidly (< 1 min) for both long and short-duration bursts. We propose rapid optical imaging of these error boxes, which will provide strong constraints on the physics of the fireball. For a subset, we also request longer timescale monitoring to study the host galaxy and to establish the (non-)existence of an underlying SN.

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