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A very energetic supernova associated with the γ-ray burst of 29 March 2003

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  • Jens Hjorth

    (University of Copenhagen)

  • Jesper Sollerman

    (Stockholm Observatory)

  • Palle Møller

    (European Southern Observatory)

  • Johan P. U. Fynbo

    (University of Aarhus)

  • Stan E. Woosley

    (University of California)

  • Chryssa Kouveliotou

    (NSSTC)

  • Nial R. Tanvir

    (University of Hertfordshire)

  • Jochen Greiner

    (Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik)

  • Michael I. Andersen

    (Astrophysikalisches Institut)

  • Alberto J. Castro-Tirado

    (Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA-CSIC))

  • José María Castro Cerón

    (Space Telescope Science Institute)

  • Andrew S. Fruchter

    (Space Telescope Science Institute)

  • Javier Gorosabel

    (Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA-CSIC)
    Space Telescope Science Institute)

  • Páll Jakobsson

    (University of Copenhagen)

  • Lex Kaper

    (Astronomical Institute Anton Pannekoek)

  • Sylvio Klose

    (Thüringer Landessternwarte Tautenburg)

  • Nicola Masetti

    (Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica - Sezione di Bologna, CNR)

  • Holger Pedersen

    (University of Copenhagen)

  • Kristian Pedersen

    (University of Copenhagen)

  • Elena Pian

    (INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste)

  • Eliana Palazzi

    (Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica - Sezione di Bologna, CNR)

  • James E. Rhoads

    (Space Telescope Science Institute)

  • Evert Rol

    (Astronomical Institute Anton Pannekoek)

  • Edward P. J. van den Heuvel

    (Astronomical Institute Anton Pannekoek)

  • Paul M. Vreeswijk

    (European Southern Observatory)

  • Darach Watson

    (University of Copenhagen)

  • Ralph A. M. J. Wijers

    (Astronomical Institute Anton Pannekoek)

Abstract

Over the past five years evidence has mounted that long-duration (>2 s) γ-ray bursts (GRBs)—the most luminous of all astronomical explosions—signal the collapse of massive stars in our Universe. This evidence was originally based on the probable association of one unusual GRB with a supernova1, but now includes the association of GRBs with regions of massive star formation in distant galaxies2,3, the appearance of supernova-like ‘bumps’ in the optical afterglow light curves of several bursts4,5,6 and lines of freshly synthesized elements in the spectra of a few X-ray afterglows7. These observations support, but do not yet conclusively demonstrate, the idea that long-duration GRBs are associated with the deaths of massive stars, presumably arising from core collapse. Here we report evidence that a very energetic supernova (a hypernova) was temporally and spatially coincident with a GRB at redshift z = 0.1685. The timing of the supernova indicates that it exploded within a few days of the GRB, strongly suggesting that core-collapse events can give rise to GRBs, thereby favouring the ‘collapsar’ model8,9.

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  • Jens Hjorth & Jesper Sollerman & Palle Møller & Johan P. U. Fynbo & Stan E. Woosley & Chryssa Kouveliotou & Nial R. Tanvir & Jochen Greiner & Michael I. Andersen & Alberto J. Castro-Tirado & José Marí, 2003. "A very energetic supernova associated with the γ-ray burst of 29 March 2003," Nature, Nature, vol. 423(6942), pages 847-850, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:423:y:2003:i:6942:d:10.1038_nature01750
    DOI: 10.1038/nature01750
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