Spitzer-Chandra ToO Observations of a Short/Hard GRB

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Sep 2006

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2006cxo..prop.2085h&link_type=abstract

Chandra Proposal ID #08401042

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Chandra Proposal Id #08401042

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We propose an ambitious multiwavelength approach to the short GRB mystery, leveraging Spitzer with Chandra as well as numerous ground-based telescopes. By measuring the broad-band spectrum of the afterglow and any concurrent "mini-supernova" over a wide range of wavelengths at several epochs, we can distinguish between models proposed to explain this type of burst. We will constrain the energetics of the explosion, constrain the short GRB bursting rate (an important number for gravitational wave observatories), and measure with unprecedented detail the stellar content of a short burst host galaxy. Given the high impact nature of these observations and the rarity of short bursts, we are requesting multiepoch ToO observations on a single event in Spitzer Cycle 3/Chandra Cycle 8.

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