GRB 050904: The oldest cosmic explosion ever observed in the Universe

G. Cusumano; V. Mangano; G. Chincarini; A. Panaitescu; D. N. Burrows; V. La Parola; T. Sakamoto; S. Campana; T. Mineo; G. Tagliaferri; L. Angelini; S. D. Barthelemy; A. P. Beardmore; P. T. Boyd; L. R. Cominsky; C. Gronwall; E. E. Fenimore; N. Gehrels; P. Giommi; M. Goad; K. Hurley; J. A. Kennea; K. O. Mason; F. Marshall; P. Mèszàros; J. A. Nousek; J. P. Osborne; D. M. Palmer; P. W.A. Roming; A. Wells; N. E. White; B. Zhang

doi:10.1063/1.2207955

GRB 050904: The oldest cosmic explosion ever observed in the Universe

G. Cusumano, V. Mangano, G. Chincarini, A. Panaitescu, D. N. Burrows, V. La Parola, T. Sakamoto, S. Campana, T. Mineo, G. Tagliaferri, L. Angelini, S. D. Barthelemy, A. P. Beardmore, P. T. Boyd, L. R. Cominsky, C. Gronwall, E. E. Fenimore, N. Gehrels, P. Giommi, M. GoadK. Hurley, J. A. Kennea, K. O. Mason, F. Marshall, P. Mèszàros, J. A. Nousek, J. P. Osborne, D. M. Palmer, P. W.A. Roming, A. Wells, N. E. White, B. Zhang

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Abstract

Swift discovered the high redshift (z=6.29) GRB 050904 with the Burst Alert Telescope and began observing with its narrow field instruments only 161 s after the burst onset. GRB 050904 was a long, multi-peaked, bright GRB with a presence of flaring activity lasting up to 1-2 hours after the burst onset. The spectral energy distribution shows a clear softening trend along the burst evolution with a photon index decreasing from -1.2 up to -1.9. The observed variability is more dramatic than the typical Swift afterglow, the amplitude and rise/fall times of the flares are consistent with the behavior of nearby (z ≤ 1) long GRBs and suggest the interpretation of the BAT and XRT data as a single continuous observation of long lasting prompt emission.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	GAMMA-RAY BURSTS IN THE SWIFT ERA
Subtitle of host publication	Sixteenth Maryland Astrophysics Conference
Pages	564-569
Number of pages	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2207955
State	Published - May 19 2006
Event	GAMMA-RAY BURSTS IN THE SWIFT ERA: 16th Maryland Astrophysics Conference - Washington, D.C., United States Duration: Nov 29 2005 → Dec 2 2005

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Name	AIP Conference Proceedings
Volume	836
ISSN (Print)	0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)	1551-7616

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Other	GAMMA-RAY BURSTS IN THE SWIFT ERA: 16th Maryland Astrophysics Conference
Country/Territory	United States
City	Washington, D.C.
Period	11/29/05 → 12/2/05

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Cusumano, G., Mangano, V., Chincarini, G., Panaitescu, A., Burrows, D. N., La Parola, V., Sakamoto, T., Campana, S., Mineo, T., Tagliaferri, G., Angelini, L., Barthelemy, S. D., Beardmore, A. P., Boyd, P. T., Cominsky, L. R., Gronwall, C., Fenimore, E. E., Gehrels, N., Giommi, P., ... Zhang, B. (2006). GRB 050904: The oldest cosmic explosion ever observed in the Universe. In GAMMA-RAY BURSTS IN THE SWIFT ERA: Sixteenth Maryland Astrophysics Conference (pp. 564-569). (AIP Conference Proceedings; Vol. 836). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2207955

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