ملخص
We present optical and near-infrared observations of the afterglow of the gamma-ray burst GRB 050904. We derive a photometric redshift z = 6.3, estimated from the presence of the Lyman break falling between the I and J filters. This is by far the most distant GRB known to date. Its isotropic-equivalent energy is 3.4 × 1053 erg in the rest-frame 110-1100 keV energy band. Despite the high redshift, both the prompt and the afterglow emission are not peculiar with respect to other GRBs. We find a break in the J-band light curve at tb = 2.6 ± 1.0 d (observer frame). If we assume this is the jet break, we derive a beaming-corrected energy Eγ ∼ (4 ÷ 12) × 1051 erg. This limit shows that GRB 050904 is consistent with the Amati and Ghirlanda relations. This detection is consistent with the expected number of GRBs at z > 6 and shows that GRBs are a powerful tool to study the star formation history UD to very high redshift.
اللغة الأصلية | الإنجليزيّة |
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الصفحات (من إلى) | L1-L5 |
دورية | Astronomy and Astrophysics |
مستوى الصوت | 443 |
رقم الإصدار | 1 |
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حالة النشر | نُشِر - نوفمبر 2005 |
منشور خارجيًا | نعم |