Late Central Engine Activity in GRB 180205A

We present optical photometry of the afterglow of the long GRB 180205A with the COATLI telescope from 217 seconds to about 5 days after the {\itshape Swift}/BAT trigger. We analyse this photometry in the conjunction with the X-ray light curve from {\itshape Swift}/XRT. The late-time light curves and...

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Veröffentlicht in:arXiv.org 2019-01
Hauptverfasser: Becerra, R L, Watson, A M, Fraija, N, Butler, N R, Lee, W H, Troja, E, Román-Zúñiga, C G, Kutyrev, A S, Álvarez Nuñez, L C, Ángeles, F, Chapa, O, Cuevas, S, Farah, A S, Fuentes-Fernández, J, Figueroa, L, Langarica, R, Quirós, F, Ruíz-Díaz-Soto, J, C G Tejada S J Tinoco
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Zusammenfassung:We present optical photometry of the afterglow of the long GRB 180205A with the COATLI telescope from 217 seconds to about 5 days after the {\itshape Swift}/BAT trigger. We analyse this photometry in the conjunction with the X-ray light curve from {\itshape Swift}/XRT. The late-time light curves and spectra are consistent with the standard forward-shock scenario. However, the early-time optical and X-ray light curves show non-typical behavior; the optical light curve exhibits a flat plateau while the X-ray light curve shows a flare. We explore several scenarios and conclude that the most likely explanation for the early behavior is late activity of the central engine.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.1901.06051