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Late Central Engine Activity in GRB 180205A

Authors :
O. Chapa
Eleonora Troja
Rosa L. Becerra
William H. Lee
Carlos Román-Zúñiga
L. C. Álvarez Nuñez
Alexander Kutyrev
Nat Butler
Jaime Ruíz-Diáz-Soto
R. Langarica
Silvio J. Tinoco
Nissim Fraija
Alejandro Farah
Fernando Ángeles
Jorge Fuentes-Fernández
Liliana Figueroa
Carlos Tejada
Salvador Cuevas
Alan M. Watson
F. Quirós
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

We present optical photometry of the afterglow of the long GRB 180205A with the COATLI telescope from 217 seconds to about 5 days after the {\itshape Swift}/BAT trigger. We analyse this photometry in the conjunction with the X-ray light curve from {\itshape Swift}/XRT. The late-time light curves and spectra are consistent with the standard forward-shock scenario. However, the early-time optical and X-ray light curves show non-typical behavior; the optical light curve exhibits a flat plateau while the X-ray light curve shows a flare. We explore several scenarios and conclude that the most likely explanation for the early behavior is late activity of the central engine.

Details

Language :
English
Database :
OpenAIRE
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....7326d539a9c055b84a426f00e04ac18b