Rapid optical follow-up observations of SGR events with ROTSE-I

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作者
Akerlof, C [1 ]
Balsano, R
Barthelmy, S
Bloch, J
Butterworth, P
Casperson, D
Cline, T
Fletcher, S
Gisler, G
Hills, J
Kehoe, R
Lee, B
Marshall, S
McKay, T
Pawl, A
Priedhorsky, W
Seldomridge, N
Szymanski, J
Wren, J
机构
[1] Univ Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
[2] Univ Calif Los Alamos Natl Lab, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA
[3] NASA, Goddard Space Flight Ctr, Greenbelt, MD 20771 USA
[4] Fermi Natl Accelerator Lab, Batavia, IL 60510 USA
[5] Univ Calif Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab, Livermore, CA 94550 USA
关键词
gamma rays : bursts; gamma rays : observations; pulsars : individual (SGR 1900+14; SGR 1806-20);
D O I
10.1086/309535
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
In order to observe nearly simultaneous emission from gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), the Robotic Optical Transient Search Experiment (ROTSE) receives triggers via the GRB Coordinates Network (GCN). Since beginning operations in 1998 March, ROTSE has also taken useful data for 10 SGR events: eight from SGR 1900 + 14 and two from SGR 1806-20. We have searched for new or variable sources in the error regions of these SGRs, and no optical counterparts were observed. Limits are in the range m(ROTSE) approximate to 12.5-15.5 during the period 20 s to 1 hr after the observed SGR events.
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