Hess observarions of the prompt and afterglow phases of GRB 060602B

Aharonian F, Akhperjanian AG, De Almeida UB, Bazer-Bachi AR, Behera B, Beilicke M, Benbow W, Bernloehr K, Boisson C, Borrel V, Braun IV, Brion E, Brucker J, Buehler R, Bulik T, Buesching I, Boutelier T, Carrigan S, Chadwick PM, Chaves R, Chounet LM, Clapson AC, Coignet G, Cornils R, Costamante L, Dalton M, Degrange B, Dickinson HJ, Djannati-Atai A, Domainko W, Drury LO, Dubois F, Dubus G, Dyks J, Egberts K, Emmanoulopoulos D, Espigat P, Farnier C, Feinstein F, Fiasson A, Foerster A, Fontaine G, Fuessling M, Gabici S, Gallant YA, Giebels B, Glicenstein JF, Glueck B, Goret P, Hadjichristidis C, Hauser D, Hauser M, Heinzelmann G, Henri G, Hermann G, Hinton JA, Hoffmann A, Hofmann W, Holleran M, Hoppe S, Horns D, Jacholkowska A, De Jager OC, Jung I, Katarzynski K, Kendziorra E, Kerschhaggl M, Khangulyan D, Khelifi B, Keogh D, Komin N, Kosack K, Lamanna G, Latham IJ, Lenain JP, Lohse T, Martin JM, Martineau-Huynh O, Marcowith A, Masterson C, Maurin D, Mccomb TJL, Moderski R, Moulin E, Naumann-Godo M, De Naurois M, Nedbal D, Nekrassov D, Nolan SJ, Ohm S, Olive JP, Wilhelmi EDO, Orford KJ, Osborne JL, Ostrowski M, Panter M, Pedaletti G, Pelletier G, Petrucci PO, Pita S, Puehlhofer G, Punch M, Quirrenbach A, Raubenheimer BC, Raue M, Rayner SM, Renaud M, Rieger F, Ripken J, Rob L, Rosier-Lees S, Rowell G, Rudak B, Ruppel J, Sahakian V, Santangelo A, Schlickeiser R, Schoeck FM, Schroeder R, Schwanke U, Schwarzburg S, Schwemmer S, Shalchi A, Sol H, Spangler D, Stawarz L, Steenkamp R, Stegmann C, Superina G, Tam PH, Tavernet JP, Terrier R, van Eldik C, Vasileiadis G, Venter C, Vialle JP, Vincent P, Vivier M, Voelk HJ, Volpe F, Wagner SJ, Ward M, Zdziarski AA, Zech A (2009)

Publication Status: Published

Publication Type: Journal article, Original article

Publication year: 2009

Journal

Book Volume: 690

Pages Range: 1068-1073

Journal Issue: 2

DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/690/2/1068

Abstract

We report on the first completely simultaneous observation of a gamma-ray burst (GRB) using an array of Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes, which is sensitive to photons in the very high energy (VHE) γ-ray range (≳ 100 GeV). On 2006 June 2, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) registered an unusually soft γ-ray burst (GRB 060602B). The burst position was under observation using the High Energy Stereoscopic System (HESS) at the time the burst occurred. Data were taken before, during, and after the burst. A total of 5 hr of observations were obtained during the night of 2006 June 2-3, and five additional hours were obtained over the next three nights. No VHE γ-ray signal was found during the period covered by the HESS observations. The 99% confidence level flux upper limit (> 1 TeV) for the prompt phase (9 s) of GRB 060602B is 2.9 × 10 erg cm s. Due to the very soft BAT spectrum of the burst compared with other Swift GRBs and its proximity to the Galactic center, the burst is likely associated with a Galactic X-ray burster, although the possibility of it being a cosmological GRB cannot be ruled out. We discuss the implications of our flux limits in the context of these two bursting scenarios. © 2009. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.

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Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik (MPIK) / Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics Germany (DE) National Center for Scientific Research / Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) France (FR) Centre CEA de Saclay (Essonne) France (FR) Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier France (FR) École Polytechnique - Université Paris-Saclay France (FR) Université Joseph Fourier (UJF Grenoble 1) France (FR) Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg Germany (DE) Univerzita Karlova v Praze / Charles University in Prague Czech Republic (CZ) Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Germany (DE) Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) Ireland (IE) University of Paris 6 - Pierre et Marie Curie / Université Paris VI Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC) France (FR) Durham University United Kingdom (GB) Universität Hamburg (UHH) Germany (DE) University of Paris 7 - Denis Diderot / Université Paris VII Denis Diderot France (FR) Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen Germany (DE) University of Montpellier / Université Montpellier France (FR) Noordwes-Universiteit / North-West University South Africa (ZA) Jagiellonian University / Uniwersytet Jagielloński (UJ) Poland (PL) Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences Poland (PL) University of Leeds United Kingdom (GB) Nicolaus Copernicus University (NCU) / Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu (UMK) Poland (PL) University of Adelaide Australia (AU) Yerevan Physics Institute (YerPhI) / Երևանի Ֆիզիկայի Ինստիտուտ Armenia (AM) Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) Germany (DE) University of Namibia (UNAM) Namibia (NA)

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APA:

Aharonian, F., Akhperjanian, A.G., De Almeida, U.B., Bazer-Bachi, A.R., Behera, B., Beilicke, M.,... Zech, A. (2009). Hess observarions of the prompt and afterglow phases of GRB 060602B. Astrophysical Journal, 690(2), 1068-1073. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/690/2/1068

MLA:

Aharonian, F., et al. "Hess observarions of the prompt and afterglow phases of GRB 060602B." Astrophysical Journal 690.2 (2009): 1068-1073.

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