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Maselli, A, Melandri, A, Nava, L, Mundell, CG, Kawai, N, Campana, S, Covino, S, Cummings, JR, Cusumano, G, Evans, PA, Ghirlanda, G, Ghisellini, G, Guidorzi, C, Kobayashi, S, Kuin, P, La Parola, V, Mangano, V, Oates, S, Sakamoto, T, Serino, M et al (2014) GRB 130427A: A Nearby Ordinary Monster. SCIENCE, 343 (6166). ISSN 0036-8075
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Abstract
Long-duration gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are an extremely rare outcome of the collapse of massive stars and are typically found in the distant universe. Because of its intrinsic luminosity (L ∼ 3 × 1053 ergs per second) and its relative proximity (z = 0.34), GRB 130427A reached the highest fluence observed in the γ-ray band. Here, we present a comprehensive multiwavelength view of GRB 130427A with Swift, the 2-meter Liverpool and Faulkes telescopes, and by other ground-based facilities, highlighting the evolution of the burst emission from the prompt to the afterglow phase. The properties of GRB 130427A are similar to those of the most luminous, high-redshift GRBs, suggesting that a common central engine is responsible for producing GRBs in both the contemporary and the early universe and over the full range of GRB isotropic energies.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | MD Multidisciplinary |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QB Astronomy |
| Divisions: | Astrophysics Research Institute |
| Publisher: | AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE |
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| Date of acceptance: | 16 October 2013 |
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 4 September 2018 |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Sep 2018 15:04 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Sep 2021 10:10 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.1126/science.1242279 |
| URI: | https://ljmu-9.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/9157 |
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