Detection of a supernova signature associated with GRB 011121

Details Detection of a supernova signature associated with GRB 011121 Detection of a supernova signature associated with GRB 011121

2002-03-22

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0203391v2

Astrophys.J.572:L45-L49,2002

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Published in the Astrophysical Journal (Letters) on 20 May 2002. Seven LaTeX pages, three Postscript figures, one table

Scientific paper

10.1086/341551

Using observations from an extensive monitoring campaign with the Hubble Space Telescope we present the detection of an intermediate-time flux excess which is redder in color relative to the afterglow of GRB 011121, currently distinguished as the gamma-ray burst with the lowest known redshift. The red ``bump,'' which exhibits a spectral roll-over at ~7200 Angstrom, is well described by a redshifted Type Ic supernova that occurred approximately at the same time as the gamma-ray burst event. The inferred luminosity is about half that of the bright supernova 1998bw. These results serve as compelling evidence for a massive star origin of long-duration gamma-ray bursts. Models that posit a supernova explosion weeks to months preceding the gamma-ray burst event are excluded by these observations. Finally, we discuss the relationship between spherical core-collapse supernovae and gamma-ray bursts.

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