Taking a broad view of prompt emission

Authors

S. A. Yost, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
F. Aharonian, Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
C. W. Akerlof, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
M. C.B. Ashley, UNSW Sydney
S. Barthelmy, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
N. Gehrels, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
E. Göǧüş, Sabancı Üniversitesi
T. Güver, Istanbul Üniversitesi
J. P. Halpern, Columbia University
D. Horns, Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
Ü Kiziloǧlu, Middle East Technical University (METU)
H. A. Krimm, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
T. A. McKay, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
M. Özel, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
A. Phillips, UNSW Sydney
R. M. Quimby, The University of Texas at Austin
G. Rowell, Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
W. Rujopakarn, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
E. S. Rykoff, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
B. E. Schaefer, Louisiana State University
D. A. Smith, Guilford College
H. F. Swan, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
W. T. Vestrand, Los Alamos National Laboratory
J. C. Wheeler, The University of Texas at Austin
J. Wren, Los Alamos National Laboratory
F. Yuan, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

10-1-2006

Abstract

We discuss the diversity of prompt Gamma-Ray Burst (GRB) spectra from high to low energies, comparing optical observations to simultaneous gamma-ray emission. These events show a wide variety of relations between γ-ray and optical spectral and temporal properties. Using optical detections and limits from ROTSE as well as the literature, we constrain the broad-band spectral shape during GRB events. With no single result for low-energy emission behavior, GRB models will need to account for diverse outcomes. © Società Italiana di Fisica.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Nuovo Cimento della Societa Italiana di Fisica B

First Page

1201

Last Page

1205

Recommended Citation

Yost, S., Aharonian, F., Akerlof, C., Ashley, M., Barthelmy, S., Gehrels, N., Göǧüş, E., Güver, T., Halpern, J., Horns, D., Kiziloǧlu, Ü., Krimm, H., McKay, T., Özel, M., Phillips, A., Quimby, R., Rowell, G., Rujopakarn, W., Rykoff, E., Schaefer, B., Smith, D., Swan, H., Vestrand, W., Wheeler, J., Wren, J., & Yuan, F. (2006). Taking a broad view of prompt emission. Nuovo Cimento della Societa Italiana di Fisica B, 121 (10-11), 1201-1205. https://doi.org/10.1393/ncb/i2007-10236-7