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The host of GRB 060206: Kinematics of a distant galaxy

Date

Authors

Thone, C C

Wiersema, K

Ledoux, C

Starling, R L C

de Ugarte Postigo, A

Levan, A. J.

Fynbo, J. P. U

Curran, P A

Gorosabel, J.

Vreeswijk, P M

Publisher

Springer

Abstract

Context. GRB afterglow spectra are sensitive probes of interstellar matter along the line-of-sight in their host galaxies, as well as in intervening galaxies. The rapid fading of GRBs makes it very difficult to obtain spectra of sufficient resolution and

Keywords

Keywords: Absorption; Astrophysics; Curve fitting; Galaxies; Gamma rays; Metals; Stars; Absorption lines; Column densities; Cosmology: observations; Deep imaging; Galaxies: abundances; Gamma rays: bursts; Gamma-ray burst; Host galaxies; HST imaging; Interstellar ma Cosmology: observations; Galaxies: abundances; Gamma rays: bursts

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/82313

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1051/0004-6361:20078549

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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