Unraveling the dynamics and kinematics of GRB hosts with high resolution spectroscopy
Creators
- 1. Dark Cosmology Centre, Juliane Maries Vej 30, 2100 Copenhagen (Denmark)
- 2. European Southern Observatory, Casilla 19001, Santiago 19 (Chile)
- 3. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Univ. of Leicester, University Road, Leicester (United Kingdom)
- 4. University of California Berkeley, 601 Campbell Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720 (United States)
Description
In the last years the research on GRB host galaxies has proceeded to more detailed studies both using high resolution afterglow spectroscopy and spatially resolved spectra of nearby hosts. High resolution spectra give a detailed picture of the kinematic properties of matter along the line-of-sight in the host. Two afterglow spectra show clear indications for outflows from their host, namely GRB 030329 and GRB 060206, derived from the position of absorption and host emission lines, nonvariability of Mg I and the radiation field calculated from fine-structure line detections. In nearby GRB hosts it is possible to resolve the actual GRB site. GRB 060505, a SN-less GRB, originated in a relatively metal poor, star forming region with similar properties as other long-duration hosts. A similar conclusion is reached for the site of GRB 980425/SN 1998 bw
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1063/1.2943516;
- arXiv
- arXiv:0802.0957v2;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- AIP Conference Proceedings
- Journal Volume
- 1000
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 492-495
- ISSN
- 0094-243X
- CODEN
- APCPCS
Conference
- Title
- Santa Fe conference on gamma-ray bursts 2007
- Dates
- 5-9 Nov 2007
- Place
- Santa Fe, NM (United States)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 40017865
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- ABSORPTION; AFTERGLOW; COSMIC GAMMA BURSTS; COSMIC GAMMA SOURCES; COSMIC PHOTONS; FINE STRUCTURE; GALAXIES; GAMMA DETECTION; GAMMA SPECTRA; GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY; MEASURING METHODS; RESOLUTION; STARS
- Descriptors DEC
- BOSONS; COSMIC RADIATION; COSMIC RAY SOURCES; DETECTION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; PHOTONS; PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATIONS; SORPTION; SPECTRA; SPECTROSCOPY
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2008 American Institute of Physics