Prompt optical observations of GRB 080330 and GRB 080413A

Authors

F. Yuan, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
E. S. Rykoff, University of California, Santa Barbara
B. E. Schaefer, Louisiana State University
W. Rujopakarn, The University of Arizona
T. Güver, The University of Arizona
F. Aharonian, Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
C. W. Akerlof, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
M. C.B. Ashley, UNSW Sydney
S. D. Barthelmy, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
N. Gehrels, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
E. Gögüş, Sabancı Üniversitesi
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, California Institute of Technology
G. Rowell, Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
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

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

12-1-2008

Abstract

We report on the results of rapid responses to GRB 080330 and GRB 080413A by the ROTSE-IIIb and ROTSE-IIIc telecopes. In both cases, optical follow-up started during the prompt emission phase and recorded optical flares peaking at similar times as the last hard X-ray pulses detected by the Swift BAT. For both events, the XRT observations started at the end of the prompt BAT detection and displayed an evolution in time opposite to the optical lightcurve. These very early observations provide us an opportunity to probe the onset of afterglow for these two events. © 2008 American Institute of Physics.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

AIP Conference Proceedings

First Page

103

Last Page

106

Recommended Citation

Yuan, F., Rykoff, E., Schaefer, B., Rujopakarn, W., Güver, T., Aharonian, F., Akerlof, C., Ashley, M., Barthelmy, S., Gehrels, N., Gögüş, E., Horns, D., Kiziloǧlu, Ü., Krimm, H., McKay, T., Özel, M., Phillips, A., Quimby, R., Rowell, G., Swan, H., Vestrand, W., Wheeler, J., & Wren, J. (2008). Prompt optical observations of GRB 080330 and GRB 080413A. AIP Conference Proceedings, 1065, 103-106. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3027891