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A Trio of Gamma-Ray Burst Supernovae: GRB 120729A, GRB 130215ASN 2013ez, and GRB 130831ASN 2013fuWe present optical and near-infrared (NIR) photometry for three gamma-ray burst supernovae (GRB-SNe): GRB 120729A, GRB 130215A/SN 2013ez, and GRB 130831A/SN 2013fu. For GRB 130215A/SN 2013ez, we also present optical spectroscopy at t - t Sub 0) = 16.1 d, which covers rest-frame 3000-6250 A. Based on Fe ii 5169 and Si ii 6355, our spectrum indicates an unusually low expansion velocity of approximately 4000-6350 km s-1, the lowest ever measured for a GRB-SN. Additionally, we determined the brightness and shape of each accompanying SN relative to a template supernova (SN 1998bw), which were used to estimate the amount of nickel produced via nucleosynthesis during each explosion. We find that our derived nickel masses are typical of other GRB-SNe, and greater than those of SNe Ibc that are not associated with GRBs. For GRB 130831A/SN 2013fu, we used our well-sampled R-band light curve (LC) to estimate the amount of ejecta mass and the kinetic energy of the SN, finding that these too are similar to other GRB-SNe. For GRB 130215A, we took advantage of contemporaneous optical/NIR observations to construct an optical/NIR bolometric LC of the afterglow. We fit the bolometric LC with the millisecond magnetar model of Zhang & Mészáros (2001, ApJ, 552, L35), which considers dipole radiation as a source of energy injection to the forward shock powering the optical/NIR afterglow. Using this model we derive an initial spin period of P = 12 ms and a magnetic field of B = 1.1 10(exp 15) G, which are commensurate with those found for proposed magnetar central engines of other long-duration GRBs.
Document ID
20150019758
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Z Cano
(University of Iceland Reykjavik, Suðurnes, Iceland)
A De Ugarte Postigo
(Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia Granada, Spain)
A Pozanenko
(Institute of Space Research Moscow, Russian Federation)
N Butler
(Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona, United States)
C C Thone
(Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia Granada, Spain)
C Guidorzi
(University of Ferrara Ferrara, Italy)
T Kruhler
(Niels Bohr Institute Copenhagen, Denmark)
J Gorosabel
(Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia Granada, Spain)
P Jakobsson
(University of Iceland Reykjavik, Suðurnes, Iceland)
G Leloudas
(Stockholm University Stockholm, Sweden)
D Malesani
(Niels Bohr Institute Copenhagen, Denmark)
J Hjorth
(Niels Bohr Institute Copenhagen, Denmark)
A Melandri
(Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera Merate, Italy)
C Mundell
(Liverpool John Moores University Liverpool, United Kingdom)
K Wiersema
(University of Leicester Leicester, United Kingdom)
P D Avanzo
(Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera Merate, Italy)
S Schulze
(Pontificia Univ Catolica de Chile Santiago, Chile)
A Gomboc
(University of Ljubljana Ljubljana, Slovenia)
A Johansson
(University of Iceland Reykjavik, Suðurnes, Iceland)
W Zheng
(University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California, United States)
D A Kann
(Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics Garching bei München, Germany)
F Knust
(Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics Garching bei München, Germany)
K Varela
(Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics Garching bei München, Germany)
C W Akerlof
(University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States)
J Bloom
(University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California, United States)
O Burkhonov
(Ulugh Beg Astronomical Institute Tashkent, Uzbekistan)
E Cooke
(University of Nottingham Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom)
J A de Diego
(Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)
G Dhungana
(Southern Methodist University Dallas, Texas, United States)
C Farina
(Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes)
F V Ferrante
(Southern Methodist University Dallas, Texas, United States)
H A Flewelling
(University of Hawaii System Honolulu, Hawaii, United States)
O D Fox
(University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California, United States)
J Fynbo
(Niels Bohr Institute)
N Gehrels
(Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, Maryland, United States)
L Georgiev
(Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)
J J Gonzalez
(Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)
J Greiner
(Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics Garching bei München, Germany)
T Guver
(Istanbul University Istanbul, Turkey)
O Hartoog
(University of Amsterdam Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands)
N Hatch
(University of Nottingham Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom)
M Jelinek
(Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía Granada, Spain)
R Kehoe
(Southern Methodist University Dallas, Texas, United States)
S Klose
(Thüringer Landessternwarte Tautenburg Tautenburg, Germany)
E Klunko
(Russian academy of sciences)
D Kopac
(University of Ljubljana Ljubljana, Slovenia)
A Kutyrev
(Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, Maryland, United States)
Y Krugly
(Kharkiv National University)
W H Lee
(Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)
A Levan
(University of Warwick Coventry, Warwickshire, United Kingdom)
V Linkov
(JSC Astronomical Scientific Center)
A Matkin
(Ussuriysk Astrophysical Observatory Ussuriysk, Russia)
N Minikulov
(Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan Dushanbe, Tajikistan)
I Molotov
(Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics Moscow, Russia)
J X Prochaska
(University of California, Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, California, United States)
M G Richer
(Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)
C G Roman-Zuniga
(Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)
V Rumyanstev
(Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv Kyiv, Ukraine)
R Sanchez-Ramirez
(University of California, Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, California, United States)
I Steele
(Liverpool John Moores University Liverpool, United Kingdom)
N R Tanvir
(University of Leicester Leicester, United Kingdom)
A Volnova
(Space Research Institute Moscow, Russia)
A M Watson
(Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)
D Xu
(Niels Bohr Institute)
F Yuan
(Australian National University Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia)
Date Acquired
October 27, 2015
Publication Date
August 7, 2014
Publication Information
Publication: Astronomy & Astrophysics
Publisher: Astrophysical Journal
Volume: 568
Issue Publication Date: August 1, 2014
ISSN: 1432-0746
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Report/Patent Number
GSFC-E-DAA-TN21597
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNX09AH71G
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNX12AE66G
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNX13AJ67G
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNX09AT02G
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNX10AI27G
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Keywords
trio
supernovae
gamma-ray
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