Photometric and Spectroscopic Observations of GRB 140629A

• Published in: The Astrophysical journal 2018-06, Vol.860 (1), p.8
• Main Authors: Xin, Li-Ping, Zhong, Shu-Qing, Liang, En-Wei, Wang, Jing, Liu, Hao, Zhang, Tian-Meng, Huang, Xiao-Li, Li, Hua-Li, Qiu, Yu-Lei, Han, Xu-Hui, Wei, Jian-Yan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Absorption; Astrophysics; Ejecta; Galaxies; Gamma ray bursts; Gamma rays; gamma-ray burst: individual (140629A); Hydrogen; Hydrogen storage; Light curve; Photometry; Power law; Red shift; stars: individual (GRB 140629A); techniques: photometric; techniques: spectroscopic; Telescopes; Thin walled shells
• ISSN: 0004-637X; 1538-4357
• DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/aabf3d

We present our optical photometric and spectroscopical observations of GRB 140629A. A redshift of z = 2.275 0.043 is measured through the metal absorption lines in our spectroscopic data. Using our photometric data and multiple observational data from other telescopes, we show that its optical light curve is well interpreted with the standard forward shock models in the thin shell case. Its optical-X-ray afterglow spectrum is jointly fitted with a single power-law function, yielding a photon index of −1.90 0.05. The optical extinction and neutral hydrogen absorption of the gamma-ray burst (GRB) host galaxy are negligible. The fit to the light curve with the standard models shows that the ambient density is 60 9 cm−3 and the GRB radiating efficiency is as low as ∼0.24%, likely indicating a baryonic-dominated ejecta of this GRB. This burst agrees well with the relation, but confidently violates those empirical relations involving geometric corrections (or jet break time). This gives rise to an issue of the possible selection effect on these relations since the jet opening angle of this GRB is extremely narrow (0.04 rad).