scholarly journals Follow the BAT: Monitoring Swift BAT FoV for Prompt Optical Emission from Gamma-ray Bursts

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. N. Ukwatta ◽  
J. Linnemann ◽  
K. S. Dhuga ◽  
N. Gehrels ◽  
J. E. McEnery ◽  
...  
2013 ◽  
Vol 772 (1) ◽  
pp. 73 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Kopač ◽  
S. Kobayashi ◽  
A. Gomboc ◽  
J. Japelj ◽  
C. G. Mundell ◽  
...  

2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladimir Lipunov ◽  
Victor Kornilov ◽  
Evgeny Gorbovskoy ◽  
Nikolaj Shatskij ◽  
Dmitry Kuvshinov ◽  
...  

The main goal of the MASTER-Net project is to produce a unique fast sky survey with all sky observed over a single night down to a limiting magnitude of 19-20. Such a survey will make it possible to address a number of fundamental problems: search for dark energy via the discovery and photometry of supernovae (including SNIa), search for exoplanets, microlensing effects, discovery of minor bodies in the Solar System, and space-junk monitoring. All MASTER telescopes can be guided by alerts, and we plan to observe prompt optical emission from gamma-ray bursts synchronously in several filters and in several polarization planes.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gor Oganesyan ◽  
Sergey Karpov ◽  
Martin Jelinek ◽  
Gregory Beskin ◽  
Samuele Ronchini ◽  
...  

Abstract Long gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are produced by the dissipation of ultra-relativistic jets launched by newly-born black holes after the collapse of massive stars. Right after the luminous and highly variable gamma-ray emission, the multi-wavelength afterglow is released by the external dissipation of the jet in circumburst medium. We report the discovery of a very bright (10 mag) optical emission 28 s after the explosion of the extremely luminous and energetic GRB 210619B located at redshift 1.937. Early multi-filter observations allowed us to witness the end of the shock wave propagation into the GRB ejecta. We observed the spectral transition from a bright reverse to the forward shock emission, demonstrating that the early and late GRB multi-wavelength emission is originated from a very narrow jet propagating into an unusually rarefied interstellar medium. We also find evidence of an additional component of radiation, coming from the jet wings which is able explain the uncorrelated optical/X-ray emission.


2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (06) ◽  
pp. 977-984
Author(s):  
N. GEHRELS ◽  
J. K. CANNIZZO

We are in an exciting period of discovery for gamma-ray bursts. The Swift observatory is detecting 100 bursts per year, providing arcsecond localizations and sensitive observations of the prompt and afterglow emission. The Fermi observatory is observing 250 bursts per year with its medium-energy GRB instrument and about 10 bursts per year with its high-energy LAT instrument. In addition, rapid-response telescopes on the ground are providing new capabilities to study optical emission during the prompt phase and spectral signatures of the host galaxies. The combined data set is enabling great advances in our understanding of GRBs including afterglow physics, short burst origin, and high-energy emission.


2001 ◽  
Vol 554 (2) ◽  
pp. L159-L162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Kehoe ◽  
Carl Akerlof ◽  
Richard Balsano ◽  
Scott Barthelmy ◽  
Jeff Bloch ◽  
...  

2009 ◽  
Vol 708 (2) ◽  
pp. 1357-1365 ◽  
Author(s):  
X. H. Zhao ◽  
Z. G. Dai ◽  
T. Liu ◽  
J. M. Bai ◽  
Z. Y. Peng

2013 ◽  
Vol 28 (02) ◽  
pp. 1340003 ◽  
Author(s):  
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JIWOO NAM ◽  
S. AHMAD ◽  
K. AHN ◽  
P. BARRILLON ◽  
...  

While some space born observatories, such as SWIFT and FERMI, have been operating, early observation of optical after grow of GRBs is still remained as an unexplored region. The Ultra-Fast Flash Observatory (UFFO) project is a space observatory for optical follow-ups of GRBs, aiming to explore the first 60 seconds of GRBs optical emission. Using fast moving mirrors to redirect our optical path rather than slewing the entire spacecraft, UFFO is utilized to catch early optical emissions from GRB within 1 sec. We have developed the UFFO Pathfinder Telescope which is going to be on board of the Lomonosov satellite and launched in middle of 2012. We will discuss about scientific potentials of the UFFO project and present the payload development status, especially for Slewing Mirror Telescope which is the key instrument of the UFFO-pathfinder mission.


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