The dark side of ROTSE-III prompt GRB observations
- Yost, S.
- Aharonian, F.
- Akerlof, C.
- Ashley, M.
- Barthelmy, S.
- Gehrels, N.
- Gogus, E.
- Guver, T.
- Horns, D.
- Kiziloglu, U.
- Krimm, H.
- McKay, T.
- Ozel, M.
- Phillips, A.
- Quimby, R.
- Rowell, G.
- Rujopakarn, W.
- Rykoff, E.
- Schaefer, B.
- Smith, D.
- et al.
DOIAbstract
Submitted to Cornell University's online archive www.arXiv.org in 2007 by Sarah A. Yost.We present several cases of optical observations during γ-ray bursts (GRBs) which resulted in prompt limits but no detection of optical emission. These limits constrain the prompt optical flux densities and the optical brightness relative to the γ-ray emission. The derived constraints fall within the range of properties observed in GRBs with prompt optical detections, although at the faint end of optical/γ-ray flux ratios. The currently accessible prompt optical limits do not require a different set of intrinsic or environmental GRB properties, relative to the events with prompt optical detections.S. A. Yost, F. Aharonian, C. W. Akerlof, M. C. B. Ashley,...
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