Millimetre observations of gamma-ray bursts at IRAM

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  • A. J. Castro-Tirado
  • M. Bremer
  • J. M. Winters
  • J. C. Tello
  • S. B. Pandey
  • Antonio de Ugarte Postigo
  • J. Gorosabel
  • S. Guziy
  • M. Jelinek
  • R. Sánchez-Ramírez
  • D. Pérez-Ramírez
  • J. M. Castro Cerón

Since 1997, and following our detection of the first mm afterglow, we have followed-up 70 GRBs, mainly with the IRAMÅ Plateau de Bure Interferometer, what can be considered as the IRAM Legacy GRB Sample. 66 events were observed at 3 mm, with 19 of them being detected (with another 3 having marginal detections). 32 GRBs were followed up at 1 mm, with 6 of them being detected. Redshifts for the GRB afterglows lie in the range z = 0.03-8.3, with measured flux densities (at 3 mm) varying between 0.25 and 60 mJy (but usually <1.5 mJy) with first observations taking place around 1-2 days after the GRB. Forward shock emission expleains the observations with the exception of one particular case (GRB 090423 at z = 8.2) for which reverse shock emission is required.

Original languageEnglish
JournalE A S Publications Series
Volume61
Pages (from-to)279-281
Number of pages3
ISSN1633-4760
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2013

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