GRB 060218/SN 2006aj: A Gamma-Ray Burst and Prompt Supernova atz= 0.0335
- 8 May 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Astronomical Society in The Astrophysical Journal
- Vol. 643 (2) , L99-L102
- https://doi.org/10.1086/505177
Abstract
We report the imaging and spectroscopic localization of GRB 060218 to a low-metallicity dwarf starburst galaxy at z = 0.03345 ± 0.00006. In addition to making it the second nearest gamma-ray burst known, optical spectroscopy reveals the earliest detection of weak, supernova-like Si II near 5720 Å (~0.1c), starting 1.95 days after the burst trigger. UBVRI photometry obtained between 1 and 26 days postburst confirms the early rise of supernova light, and suggests a short time delay between the gamma-ray burst and the onset of SN 2006aj if the early appearance of a soft component in the X-ray spectrum is understood as a "shock breakout." Together, these results verify the long-hypothesized origin of soft gamma-ray bursts in the deaths of massive stars.Keywords
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