Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2005-06-22
Astron.Astrophys. 443 (2005) 841-849
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
9 pages, 5 figures, accepted for publication in A&Ax
Scientific paper
10.1051/0004-6361:20052898
GRB 021004 is one of the best sampled gamma-ray bursts (GRB) to date, although the nature of its light curve is still being debated. Here we present a large amount (107) of new optical, near-infrared (NIR) and millimetre observations, ranging from 2 hours to more than a year after the burst. Fitting the multiband data to a model based on multiple energy injections suggests that at least 7 refreshed shocks took place during the evolution of the afterglow, implying a total energy release (collimated within an angle of 1.8 deg) of ~ 8x10^51 erg. Analysis of the late photometry reveals that the GRB 021004 host is a low extinction (Av ~ 0.1) starburst galaxy with M_B ~ -22.0.
Aceituno Jesus
Antonelli Lucio Angelo
Bartolini Corrado
Bjornsson Gunnlaugur
Boattini Andrea
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