Title:	Optical afterglow observations of GRB 021004 and GRB 030226
Authors:	Pandey, S.B. Sagar, R. Bhattacharya, D.
Keywords:	gamma-ray sources (astronomical) afterglows
Issue Date:	Nov-2005
Publisher:	American Institute of Physics
Citation:	Astrophysical Sources of High Energy Particles and Radiation, AIP Conference Proceedings, 2005, Vol. 801, p137-138
Abstract:	We present our multi-band optical afterglow observations of the long duration GRB 021004 and GRB 030226 in combination with other published data to study the nature of the bursts. Optical afterglow light-curves of both the GRBs exhibit signatures of collimated outflow. Observed superimposed variability in the case of GRB 021004, in the form of bumps and wiggles, suggest density fluctuations in the ambient medium. The derived temporal and spectral flux decay indices of GRB 030226 afterglow show an inconsistency with the theoretically predicted values.
Description:	Paper presented at the AIP conference held at Torun, Poland, during 20-24 June 2005. Ed. by Tomasz Bulik et al.
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/2289/1618
ISSN:	0094-243X
Alternative Location:	http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?2005AIPC..801..137P http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2141848
Copyright:	(2005) by American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics.
Appears in Collections:	Research Papers (A&A)

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