Published July 2005 | Version v1
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A flash in the dark: UVES/VLT high-resolution spectroscopy of GRB afterglows

Creators

  • 1. School of Cosmic Physics, Dublin (Ireland). Dunsink Observatory
  • 2. INAF, Roma (Italy)

Description

We present the first high-resolution observations of the optical afterglow of a gamma-ray burst. The spectra show that the matter of the host galaxy in the circumburst region is complex, with many components contributing to each system. Also the presence of low- and high-ionisation lines allows rather strong constraints on the gas ionisation parameters of the various components to be derived. These can be interpreted as density fluctuations on top of a regular R-2 wind density profile

Availability note (English)

Also avalaible from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1393/ncc/i2005-10153-x

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1393/ncc/i2005-10153-x;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuovo Cimento della Societa Italiana di Fisica. C, Geophysics and Space Physics
Journal Volume
28C
Journal Issue
4-5
Journal Page Range
p. 783-786
ISSN
1124-1896

INIS

Country of Publication
Italy
Country of Input or Organization
Italy
INIS RN
37047532
Subject category
S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
AFTERGLOW; COSMIC GAMMA BURSTS; COSMIC GAMMA SOURCES; RESOLUTION; SPECTROSCOPY
Descriptors DEC
COSMIC RADIATION; COSMIC RAY SOURCES; IONIZING RADIATIONS; PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION; RADIATIONS