Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
May 2006
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GAMMA-RAY BURSTS IN THE SWIFT ERA: Sixteenth Maryland Astrophysics Conference. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 836, pp. 321-
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Gamma-Ray Sources, Gamma-Ray Bursts
Scientific paper
GRBs 050223 and 050911 were discovered by the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) on 23rd February and 11th September 2005 respectively. The observation of GRB 050223 showed a faint, fading X-ray source, which was identified as the afterglow; GRB 050911, however, was not detected, making any X-ray afterglow extremely faint. The faintness of the afterglow of GRB 050223 could be explained by a large opening or viewing angle, or by the burst being at high redshift. The non-detection of GRB 050911 may indicate the burst occurred in a low-density environment, or, alternatively, was due to a compact object merger, in spite of the apparent long duration of the burst.
Barthelmy Scott D.
Beardmore Andrew P.
Burrows David N.
Campana Sergio
Chincharini G.
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