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Racusin, J. L., Karpov, S. V., Sokolowski, M., Granot, J., Wu, X. F., Pal'shin, V., Covino, S., van der Horst, A. J., Oates, S. R., Schady, P., Smith, R. J., Cummings, J., Starling, R. L., Piotrowski, L. W., Zhang, B., Evans, P. A., Holland, S. T., Malek, K., Page, M. T., Vetere, L., Margutti, R., Guidorzi, C., Kamble, A. P., Curran, P. A., Beardmore, A., Kouveliotou, C., Mankiewicz, L., Melandri, A., O'Brien, P. T., Page, K. L., Piran, T., Tanvir, N. R., Wrochna, G., Aptekar, R. L., Barthelmy, S., Bartolini, C., Beskin, G. M., Bondar, S., Bremer, M., Campana, S., Castro-Tirado, A., Cucchiara, A., Cwiok, M., D'Avanzo, P., D'Elia, V., Valle, M. D., de Ugarte Postigo, A., Dominik, W., Falcone, A., Fiore, F., Fox, D. B., Frederiks, D. D., Fruchter, A. S., Fugazza, D., Garrett, M. A., Gehrels, N., Golenetskii, S., Gomboc, A., Gorosabel, J., Greco, G., Guarnieri, A., Immler, S., Jelinek, M., Kasprowicz, G., La Parola, V., Levan, A. J., Mangano, V., Mazets, E. P., Molinari, E., Moretti, A., Nawrocki, K., Oleynik, P. P., Osborne, J. P., Pagani, C., Pandey, S. B., Paragi, Z., Perri, M., Piccioni, A., Ramirez-Ruiz, E., Roming, P. W., Steele, I. A., Strom, R. G., Testa, V., Tosti, G., Ulanov, M. V., Wiersema, K., Wijers, R. A., Winters, J. M., Zarnecki, A. F., Zerbi, F., Mészáros, P., Chincarini, G., & Burrows, D. N. (2008). Broadband observations of the naked-eye gamma-ray burst GRB 080319B. Nature, 455(7210), 183-8. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature07270
Racusin, J L, et al. "Broadband observations of the naked-eye gamma-ray burst GRB 080319B." Nature vol. 455,7210 (2008): 183-8. doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/nature07270
Racusin JL, Karpov SV, Sokolowski M, Granot J, Wu XF, Pal'shin V, Covino S, van der Horst AJ, Oates SR, Schady P, Smith RJ, Cummings J, Starling RL, Piotrowski LW, Zhang B, Evans PA, Holland ST, Malek K, Page MT, Vetere L, Margutti R, Guidorzi C, Kamble AP, Curran PA, Beardmore A, Kouveliotou C, Mankiewicz L, Melandri A, O'Brien PT, Page KL, Piran T, Tanvir NR, Wrochna G, Aptekar RL, Barthelmy S, Bartolini C, Beskin GM, Bondar S, Bremer M, Campana S, Castro-Tirado A, Cucchiara A, Cwiok M, D'Avanzo P, D'Elia V, Valle MD, de Ugarte Postigo A, Dominik W, Falcone A, Fiore F, Fox DB, Frederiks DD, Fruchter AS, Fugazza D, Garrett MA, Gehrels N, Golenetskii S, Gomboc A, Gorosabel J, Greco G, Guarnieri A, Immler S, Jelinek M, Kasprowicz G, La Parola V, Levan AJ, Mangano V, Mazets EP, Molinari E, Moretti A, Nawrocki K, Oleynik PP, Osborne JP, Pagani C, Pandey SB, Paragi Z, Perri M, Piccioni A, Ramirez-Ruiz E, Roming PW, Steele IA, Strom RG, Testa V, Tosti G, Ulanov MV, Wiersema K, Wijers RA, Winters JM, Zarnecki AF, Zerbi F, Mészáros P, Chincarini G, Burrows DN. Broadband observations of the naked-eye gamma-ray burst GRB 080319B. Nature. 2008 Sep 11;455(7210):183-8. doi: 10.1038/nature07270. PMID: 18784718.
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Nature. 2008 Sep 11;455(7210):183-8. doi: 10.1038/nature07270.

Broadband observations of the naked-eye gamma-ray burst GRB 080319B.

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J L Racusin, S V Karpov, M Sokolowski, J Granot, X F Wu, V Pal'shin, S Covino, A J van der Horst, S R Oates, P Schady, R J Smith, J Cummings, R L C Starling, L W Piotrowski, B Zhang, P A Evans, S T Holland, K Malek, M T Page, L Vetere, R Margutti, C Guidorzi, A P Kamble, P A Curran, A Beardmore, C Kouveliotou, L Mankiewicz, A Melandri, P T O'Brien, K L Page, T Piran, N R Tanvir, G Wrochna, R L Aptekar, S Barthelmy, C Bartolini, G M Beskin, S Bondar, M Bremer, S Campana, A Castro-Tirado, A Cucchiara, M Cwiok, P D'Avanzo, V D'Elia, M Della Valle, A de Ugarte Postigo, W Dominik, A Falcone, F Fiore, D B Fox, D D Frederiks, A S Fruchter, D Fugazza, M A Garrett, N Gehrels, S Golenetskii, A Gomboc, J Gorosabel, G Greco, A Guarnieri, S Immler, M Jelinek, G Kasprowicz, V La Parola, A J Levan, V Mangano, E P Mazets, E Molinari, A Moretti, K Nawrocki, P P Oleynik, J P Osborne, C Pagani, S B Pandey, Z Paragi, M Perri, A Piccioni, E Ramirez-Ruiz, P W A Roming, I A Steele, R G Strom, V Testa, G Tosti, M V Ulanov, K Wiersema, R A M J Wijers, J M Winters, A F Zarnecki, F Zerbi, P Mészáros, G Chincarini, D N Burrows

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  1. Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 525 Davey Laboratory, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 18784718 DOI: 10.1038/nature07270

Abstract

Long-duration gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) release copious amounts of energy across the entire electromagnetic spectrum, and so provide a window into the process of black hole formation from the collapse of massive stars. Previous early optical observations of even the most exceptional GRBs (990123 and 030329) lacked both the temporal resolution to probe the optical flash in detail and the accuracy needed to trace the transition from the prompt emission within the outflow to external shocks caused by interaction with the progenitor environment. Here we report observations of the extraordinarily bright prompt optical and gamma-ray emission of GRB 080319B that provide diagnostics within seconds of its formation, followed by broadband observations of the afterglow decay that continued for weeks. We show that the prompt emission stems from a single physical region, implying an extremely relativistic outflow that propagates within the narrow inner core of a two-component jet.

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