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2006A&A...454L.119J - Astronomy and Astrophysics, volume 454, L119-122 (2006/8-2)

The bright optical flash from GRB 060117.

JELINEK M., PROUZA M., KUBANEK P., HUDEC R., NEKOLA M., RIDKY J., GRYGAR J., BOHACOVA M., CASTRO-TIRADO A.J., GOROSABEL J., HRABOVSKY M., MANDAT D., NOSEK D., NOZKA L., PALATKA M., PANDEY S.B., PECH M., SCHOVANEK P., SMIDA R., TRAVNICEK P., DE UGARTE POSTIGO A. and VITEK S.

Abstract (from CDS):

We present a discovery and observation of an extraordinarily bright prompt optical emission of the GRB060117 obtained by a wide-field camera atop the robotic telescope FRAM of the Pierre Auger Observatory from 2 to 10 min after the GRB. We found rapid average temporal flux decay of α=-1.7±0.1 and a peak brightness R=10.1mag. Later observations by other instruments set a strong limit on the optical and radio transient fluxes, unveiling an unexpectedly rapid further decay. We present an interpretation featuring a relatively steep electron-distribution parameter p≃3.0 and providing a straightforward solution for the overall fast decay of this optical transient as a transition between reverse and forward shock.

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