Spectroscopy of the short-hard GRB 130603B
A. de Ugarte PostigoDark Cosmology Centre, Niels Bohr Institute, Juliane Maries Vej 30, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, DenmarkC. C. ThöneInstituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA-CSIC), Glorieta de la Astronomía s/n, 18008 Granada, SpainA. RowlinsonAstronomical Institute “Anton Pannekoek”, University of Amsterdam, Postbus 94249, 1090 GE Amsterdam, The NetherlandsR. García-BenitoInstituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA-CSIC), Glorieta de la Astronomía s/n, 18008 Granada, SpainA. J. LevanDepartment of Physics, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UKJ. GorosabelIkerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science, Alameda de Urquijo 36-5, 48008 Bilbao, SpainP. GoldoniAPC, Univ. Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/IRFU, Obs. de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 75205 Paris Cedex 13, FranceS. SchulzeMillennium Center for Supernova Science, ChileTayyaba ZafarEuropean Southern Observatory, Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2, 85748 Garching, GermanyK. WiersemaDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UKR. Sánchez-RamírezInstituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA-CSIC), Glorieta de la Astronomía s/n, 18008 Granada, SpainA. MelandriINAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera, via E. Bianchi 46, 23807 Merate, ItalyP. D’AvanzoINAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera, via E. Bianchi 46, 23807 Merate, ItalyS. R. OatesMullard Space Science Laboratory, University College London, Holmbury St. Mary, Dorking, Surrey RH5 6NT, UKV. D’EliaASI – Science Data Center, via Galileo Galilei, 00044 Frascati, ItalyM. de PasqualeMullard Space Science Laboratory, University College London, Holmbury St. Mary, Dorking, Surrey RH5 6NT, UKT. KrühlerDark Cosmology Centre, Niels Bohr Institute, Juliane Maries Vej 30, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, DenmarkA. J. van der HorstAstronomical Institute “Anton Pannekoek”, University of Amsterdam, Postbus 94249, 1090 GE Amsterdam, The NetherlandsD. XuD. WatsonS. PiranomonteINAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma, via Frascati 33, 00040 Monte Porzio Catone, Rome, ItalyS. D. VerganiINAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera, via E. Bianchi 46, 23807 Merate, ItalyB. Milvang‐JensenL. KaperAstronomical Institute “Anton Pannekoek”, University of Amsterdam, Postbus 94249, 1090 GE Amsterdam, The NetherlandsD. MalesaniJ. P. U. FynboZ. CanoCentre for Astrophysics and Cosmology, Science Institute, University of Iceland, 150 Reykjavik, IcelandS. CovinoINAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera, via E. Bianchi 46, 23807 Merate, ItalyH. FloresLaboratoire GEPI, Observatoire de Paris, CNRS-UMR8111, Univ. Paris Diderot, 5 place Jules Janssen, 92195 Meudon, FranceS. GreissDepartment of Physics, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UKF. HammerLaboratoire GEPI, Observatoire de Paris, CNRS-UMR8111, Univ. Paris Diderot, 5 place Jules Janssen, 92195 Meudon, FranceO. E. HartoogAstronomical Institute “Anton Pannekoek”, University of Amsterdam, Postbus 94249, 1090 GE Amsterdam, The NetherlandsS. HellmichC. HeuserDr. Karl Remeis-Observatory & ECAP, Astronomical Institute, Friedrich-Alexander University, Erlangen-Nuremberg, Sternwartstr. 7, 96049 Bamberg, GermanyJ. HjorthP. JakobssonCentre for Astrophysics and Cosmology, Science Institute, University of Iceland, 150 Reykjavik, IcelandS. MottolaMartin SparreJ. SollermanDepartment of Astronomy, AlbaNova Science Center, Stockholm University, 106 91 Stockholm, SwedenG. TagliaferriINAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera, via E. Bianchi 46, 23807 Merate, ItalyN. R. TanvirDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UKM. VestergaardDark Cosmology Centre, Niels Bohr Institute, Juliane Maries Vej 30, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, DenmarkR. A. M. J. WijersAstronomical Institute “Anton Pannekoek”, University of Amsterdam, Postbus 94249, 1090 GE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Abstract
Context. Short duration gamma-ray bursts (SGRBs) are thought to be related to the violent merger of compact objects, such as neutron stars or black holes, which makes them promising sources of gravitational waves. The detection of a “kilonova”-likesignature associated to the Swift-detected GRB 130603B has suggested that this event is the result of a compact object merger.
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