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短暂的GRB070707余辉及其非常微弱的宿主星系

The short GRB070707 afterglow and its very faint host galaxy

S. Piranomonte, P. D'Avanzo, S. Covino, L. A. Antonelli, A. P. Beardmore, S. Campana, G. Chincarini, V. D'Elia, M. Della Valle, F. Fiore, D. Fugazza, D. Guetta,… 展开作者

S. Piranomonte, P. D'Avanzo, S. Covino, L. A. Antonelli, A. P. Beardmore, S. Campana, G. Chincarini, V. D'Elia, M. Della Valle, F. Fiore, D. Fugazza, D. Guetta, C. Guidorzi, G. L. Israel, D. Lazzati, D. Malesani, A. M. Parsons, R. Perna, L. Stella, G. Tagliaferri, S. D. Vergani

摘要:

我们提出的结果,从ESO/VLT活动的目的是研究余辉特性的短/硬伽马射线暴GRB 070707。在事件发生后约0.5至约80天的10个不同时期进行了观测。光通量以大于3的幂律衰减指数急剧衰减,后来在R~27.3等时趋于平稳;这可能是宿主星系的辐射水平,是迄今为止探测到的最微弱的短伽玛射线暴。光谱观测没有发现任何可以明确指出伽玛射线暴红移的线特征/边缘,但设定了z < 3.6的限制。在允许的红移范围内,宿主的光度很低,与长持续时间的伽玛暴相当。这种微弱的宿主星系的存在表明,在将短伽马射线暴与明亮的偏移星系联系起来时要谨慎,因为真正的宿主星系可能太暗而无法检测。GRB 070707的光学余辉的衰减的陡峭性挑战短/硬GRB的光学余辉的外部冲击模型。我们认为,这种行为可能是由于长期活动的中央引擎或需要替代方案。

英文摘要:

We present the results from an ESO/VLT campaign aimed at studying the afterglow properties of the short/hard gamma ray burst GRB 070707. Observations were carried out at ten different epochs from ~0.5 to ~80 days after the event. The optical flux decayed steeply with a power-law decay index greater than 3, later levelling off at R~27.3 mag; this is likely the emission level of the host galaxy, the faintest yet detected for a short GRB. Spectroscopic observations did not reveal any line features/edges that could unambiguously pinpoint the GRB redshift, but set a limit z < 3.6. In the range of allowed redshifts, the host has a low luminosity, comparable to that of long-duration GRBs. The existence of such faint host galaxies suggests caution when associating short GRBs with bright, offset galaxies, where the true host might just be too dim for detection. The steepness of the decay of the optical afterglow of GRB 070707 challenges external shock models for the optical afterglow of short/hard GRBs. We argue that this behaviour might results from prolonged activity of the central engine or require alternative scenarios.

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