Maselli, A;
Melandri, A;
Nava, L;
Mundell, CG;
Kawai, N;
Campana, S;
Covino, S;
... Tagliaferri, G; + view all
(2014)
GRB 130427A: a nearby ordinary monster.
Science
, 343
(6166)
pp. 48-51.
10.1126/science.1242279.
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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 × 10(53) 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.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | GRB 130427A: a nearby ordinary monster. |
| Location: | United States |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1126/science.1242279 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1242279 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2014 American Association for the Advancement of Science. All Rights Reserved. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Space and Climate Physics |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1420678 |
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