Detection of possible optical flashes from the gamma-ray burst source GBS0526 - 66

Details Detection of possible optical flashes from the gamma-ray burst source GBS0526 - 66 Detection of possible optical flashes from the gamma-ray burst source GBS0526 - 66

Nov 1984

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1984natur.312...46p&link_type=abstract

Nature (ISSN 0028-0836), vol. 312, Nov. 1, 1984, p. 46-48.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Astronomical Photometry, Gamma Ray Astronomy, Gamma Ray Bursts, Light Curve, Electrophotometry, Magellanic Clouds

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The unidentified source of the γ-ray burst of 5 March 1979, GBS0526-66, may be located in the supernova remnant N49 in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The authors report that GBS0526-66 was monitored for ≡910 h, using a high speed photoelectric photometer, attached to a 50 cm telescope at ESO/La Silla. Three short optical flashes were found, which may possibly be related to the γ-ray burst phenomenon. The most intense of these occurred on 1984 February 8. It reached a maximum brightness corresponding to m (visual) = 8.7. The shape of the light curve bears remarkable similarity to the initial 200 ms of the 1979 March γ-ray burst.

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