High resolution imaging of the X-ray afterglow of GRB970228 with ROSAT

Details High resolution imaging of the X-ray afterglow of GRB970228 with ROSAT High resolution imaging of the X-ray afterglow of GRB970228 with ROSAT

1998-04-25

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9804270v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

4 pages, 3 figures, accepted for publication in A&A Letters

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We report results of a ROSAT High-Resolution Imager (HRI) observation of the X-ray error box given by the BeppoSAX Wide Field Camera for the gamma-ray burst that occurred on 1997 February 28. The observation started 10 days after the burst and ended three days later, with a total exposure of 34.3 ks. An X-ray source was detected within the 3' WFC error box and its position determined with a 10'' radius accuracy. The source position is in the BeppoSAX Narrow Field Instrument source error box and is coincident (to within 2'') with the optical transient associated with GRB970228. This is the most precise position obtained for an X-ray afterglow and confirms that the X-ray and optical afterglows have the same origin. We present the 0.1--2.4 keV combined HRI and BeppoSAX Low-Energy Concentrator Spectrometer decay light curve which can be well fit with a power-law. The decay is consistent with that measured at higher energies (2--10 keV) with the BeppoSAX Medium-Energy Concentrator Spectrometer.

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