GRB 071028B, a burst behind large amounts of dust in an unabsorbed galaxy

Details GRB 071028B, a burst behind large amounts of dust in an unabsorbed galaxy GRB 071028B, a burst behind large amounts of dust in an unabsorbed galaxy

2011-03-31

arxiv.org/abs/1103.6130v2

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena

8 pages, 5 figures, accepted for publication in A&A

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We report on the discovery and properties of the fading afterglow and underlying host galaxy of GRB 071028B, thereby facilitating a detailed comparison between these two. Observations were performed with the Gamma-ray Burst Optical and Near-infrared Detector at the 2.2 m telescope on the La Silla Paranal Observatory in Chile. We conducted five observations from 1.9 d to 227.2 d after the trigger and obtained deep images in the g'r'i'z' and JHKs bands. Based on accurate seven-channel photometry covering the optical to near-infrared wavelength range, we derive a photometric redshift of z = 0.94 +0.05 -0.10 for the unabsorbed host galaxy of GRB 071028B. In contrast, we show that the afterglow with an intrinsic extinction of AV(SB) = (0.70 +/- 0.11) mag is moderately absorbed and requires a relatively flat extinction curve. According to the reported Swift/BAT observations, the energetics yield an isotropic energy release of E(gamma,iso.,rest) = (1.4 +2.4 -0.7) x 10^51 erg.

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