Probing a gamma-ray burst progenitor at a redshift of z = 2: A comprehensive observing campaign of the afterglow of GRB 030226

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 128, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1942-1954

  Klose, S ^a   Greiner, J ^b   Rau, A ^b   Henden, A A ^c   Hartmann, D H ^d   Zeh, A ^a   Ries, C ^e   Masetti, N ^f   Malesani, D ^g   Guenther, E ^a   Gorosabel, J ^h,i   Stecklum, B ^a   Antonelli, L A ^j   Brinkworth, C ^k   Castro Ceron J M ^h   Castro Tirado, A J ⁱ   Covino, S ^l   Fruchter, A ^h   Fynbo, J P U ^m,n   Ghisellini, G ^l   Hjorth, J ⁿ   Hudec, R ^o   Jelinek M ^o   Kaper, L ^p   Kouveliotou, C ^q   Lindsay, K ^d   Maiorano, E ^f,r   Mannucci, F ^f   Nysewander, M ^s   Palazzi, E ^f   Pedersen, K ⁿ   Pian, E ^f,t   Reichart, D E ^s   Rhoads, J ^h   Rol, E ^t   Smail, I ^u   Tanvir, N R ^v   De Ugarte Postigo, A ⁱ   Vreeswijk, P M ^w   Wijers, R A M J ^p   Van Den Heuvel, E P J ^p   more..

^a THÜRINGER LANDESSTERNWARTE TAUTENBURG   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^d CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^f CNR   (Italy)

^g SISSA   (Italy)

^h STScI   (United States)

ⁱ INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE ANDALUCÍA CSIC   (Spain)

^j INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI ROMA   (Italy)

^k UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^l INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI BRERA   (Italy)

^m AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

ⁿ University of Copenhagen ^*  (Denmark)

^o ASTRONOMICAL INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^p UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^q NATIONAL SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER   (United States)

^r UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^s University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^t INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI TRIESTE   (Italy)

^u DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^v UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^w EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY   (Chile)

more..

Author keywords

Gamma rays: bursts; Stars: Wolf Rayet

Indexed keywords

EID: 10844272337     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/424539     Document Type: Article

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