Photometry and Spectroscopy of GRB 030329 and Its Associated Supernova 2003dh: The First Two Months

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2003-07-24

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0307435v2

Astrophys.J.599:394-407,2003

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

57 pages, 13 figures, accepted by ApJ, revised per referee's comments, includes full photometry table. Data available at ftp

Scientific paper

10.1086/379228

We present extensive optical and infrared photometry of the afterglow of gamma-ray burst (GRB) 030329 and its associated supernova (SN) 2003dh over the first two months after detection (2003 March 30-May 29 UT). Optical spectroscopy from a variety of telescopes is shown and, when combined with the photometry, allows an unambiguous separation between the afterglow and supernova contributions. The optical afterglow of the GRB is initially a power-law continuum but shows significant color variations during the first week that are unrelated to the presence of a supernova. The early afterglow light curve also shows deviations from the typical power-law decay. A supernova spectrum is first detectable ~7 days after the burst and dominates the light after ~11 days. The spectral evolution and the light curve are shown to closely resemble those of SN 1998bw, a peculiar Type Ic SN associated with GRB 980425, and the time of the supernova explosion is close to the observed time of the GRB. It is now clear that at least some GRBs arise from core-collapse SNe.

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