Detailed Study of the Variable Afterglow of GRB 060526

Using one of the largest photometric datasets ever obtained for a GRB, we investigate the highly variable afterglow light curve of Gamma-Ray Burst 060526. The light curve shows clear deviations from a power-law behaviour which we attribute to energy injections. We fit the data to a numerical model i...

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Main Authors: Johannesson, G., Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, Thoene, C. C., Fynbo, J. P. U., Kann, D. A., Selj, J. H., Jaunsen, A., Hanlon, L., French, J.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
AFTERGLOW
ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY
COSMIC GAMMA BURSTS
COSMIC GAMMA SOURCES
COSMIC PHOTONS
COSMIC X-RAY SOURCES
GAMMA ASTRONOMY
GAMMA DETECTION
GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
PHOTON EMISSION
TELESCOPE COUNTERS
X RADIATION
X-RAY DETECTION
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Summary:Using one of the largest photometric datasets ever obtained for a GRB, we investigate the highly variable afterglow light curve of Gamma-Ray Burst 060526. The light curve shows clear deviations from a power-law behaviour which we attribute to energy injections. We fit the data to a numerical model including 6 energy injections which explains the full temporal behaviour of the light curve in many wavebands, ranging from NIR to X-rays.
ISSN:0094-243X
1551-7616
DOI:10.1063/1.3155883