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GRB 130427A: A nearby ordinary monster

  • A. Maselli
  • , A. Melandri
  • , L. Nava
  • , C. G. Mundell
  • , N. Kawai
  • , S. Campana
  • , S. Covino
  • , J. R. Cummings
  • , G. Cusumano
  • , P. A. Evans
  • , G. Ghirlanda
  • , G. Ghisellini
  • , C. Guidorzi
  • , S. Kobayashi
  • , P. Kuin
  • , V. La Parola
  • , V. Mangano
  • , S. Oates
  • , T. Sakamoto
  • , M. Serino
  • F. Virgili, B. B. Zhang, S. Barthelmy, A. Beardmore, M. G. Bernardini, D. Bersier, D. Burrows, G. Calderone, M. Capalbi, J. Chiang, P. D'Avanzo, V. D'Elia, M. De Pasquale, D. Fugazza, N. Gehrels, A. Gomboc, R. Harrison, H. Hanayama, J. Japelj, J. Kennea, D. Kopac, C. Kouveliotou, D. Kuroda, A. Levan, D. Malesani, F. Marshall, J. Nousek, P. O'Brien, J. P. Osborne, C. Pagani, K. L. Page, M. Page, M. Perri, T. Pritchard, P. Romano, Y. Saito, B. Sbarufatti, R. Salvaterra, I. Steele, N. Tanvir, G. Vianello, B. Wiegand, K. Wiersema, Y. Yatsu, T. Yoshii, G. Tagliaferri

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Abstract

Long-duration gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are an extremely rare outcome of the collapse of massive stars and are typically found in the distant universe. Because of its intrinsic luminosity (L ∼ 3 × 1053 ergs per second) and its relative proximity (z = 0.34), GRB 130427A reached the highest fluence observed in the γ-ray band. Here, we present a comprehensive multiwavelength view of GRB 130427A with Swift, the 2-meter Liverpool and Faulkes telescopes, and by other ground-based facilities, highlighting the evolution of the burst emission from the prompt to the afterglow phase. The properties of GRB 130427A are similar to those of the most luminous, high-redshift GRBs, suggesting that a common central engine is responsible for producing GRBs in both the contemporary and the early universe and over the full range of GRB isotropic energies.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)48-51
Number of pages4
JournalScience
Volume343
Issue number6166
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General

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