The anomalous early afterglow of GRB 050801

E. S. Rykoff; V. Mangano; S. A. Yost; R. Sari; F. Aharonian; C. W. Akerlof; M. C.B. Ashley; S. D. Barthelmy; D. N. Burrows; N. Gehrels; E. Göǧüş; T. Güver; D. Horns; Ü Kiziloǧlu; H. A. Krimm; T. A. Mckay; M. Özel; A. Phillips; R. M. Quimby; G. Rowell; W. Rujopakarn; B. E. Schaefer; D. A. Smith; H. F. Swan; W. T. Vestrand; J. C. Wheeler; J. Wren; F. Yuan

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The anomalous early afterglow of GRB 050801

E. S. Rykoff
, V. Mangano
, S. A. Yost
, R. Sari
, F. Aharonian
, C. W. Akerlof
, M. C.B. Ashley
, S. D. Barthelmy
, D. N. Burrows
, N. Gehrels
, E. Göǧüş
, T. Güver
, D. Horns
, Ü Kiziloǧlu
, H. A. Krimm
, T. A. Mckay
, M. Özel
, A. Phillips
, R. M. Quimby
, G. Rowell

W. Rujopakarn, B. E. Schaefer, D. A. Smith, H. F. Swan, W. T. Vestrand, J. C. Wheeler, J. Wren, F. Yuan

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The ROTSE-IIIc telescope at the HESS site, Namibia, obtained the earliest detection of optical emission from a gamma-ray burst (GRB), beginning only 21.8 s from the onset of Swift GRB 050801. The optical light curve does not fade or brighten significantly over the first ∼250 s, after which there is an achromatic break and the light curve declines in typical power-law fashion. The Swift XRT also obtained early observations starting at 69 s after the burst onset. The X-ray light curve shows the same features as the optical light curve. These correlated variations in the early optical and X-ray emission imply a common origin in space and time. This behavior is difficult to reconcile with the standard models of early afterglow emission.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	L5-L8
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	638
Issue number	1 II
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/501007
State	Published - Feb 10 2006

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Rykoff, E. S., Mangano, V., Yost, S. A., Sari, R., Aharonian, F., Akerlof, C. W., Ashley, M. C. B., Barthelmy, S. D., Burrows, D. N., Gehrels, N., Göǧüş, E., Güver, T., Horns, D., Kiziloǧlu, Ü., Krimm, H. A., Mckay, T. A., Özel, M., Phillips, A., Quimby, R. M., ... Yuan, F. (2006). The anomalous early afterglow of GRB 050801. Astrophysical Journal, 638(1 II), L5-L8. https://doi.org/10.1086/501007

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