Early polarization observations of the optical emission of gamma-ray bursts: GRB 150301B and GRB 150413A

DOI: 
10.1093/mnras/stv2515
Publication date: 
01/01/2016
Main author: 
Gorbovskoy, E. S.
IAA authors: 
Alberto Castro-Tirado, R.; Sanchez-Ramirez, R.
Authors: 
Gorbovskoy, E. S.; Lipunov, V. M.; Buckley, D. A. H.; Kornilov, V. G.; Balanutsa, P. V.; Tyurina, N. V.; Kuznetsov, A. S.; Kuvshinov, D. A.; Gorbunov, I. A.; Vlasenko, D.; Popova, E.; Chazov, V. V.; Potter, S.; Kotze, M.; Kniazev, A. Y.; Gress, O. A.; Budnev, N. M.; Ivanov, K. I.; Yazev, S. A.; Tlatov, A. G.; Senik, V. A.; Dormidontov, D. V.; Parhomenko, A. V.; Krushinski, V. V.; Zalozhnich, I. S.; Alberto Castro-Tirado, R.; Sanchez-Ramirez, R.; Sergienko, Yu. P.; Gabovich, A.; Yurkov, V. V.; Levato, H.; Saffe, C.; Mallamaci, C.; Lopez, C.; Podest, F.; Vladimirov, V. V.
Journal: 
MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
Publication type: 
Article
Volume: 
455
Pages: 
3312-3318
Number: 
Abstract: 
We report early optical linear polarization observations of two gamma-ray burstsmade with the MASTER robotic telescope network. We found the minimum polarization for GRB 150301B to be 8 per cent at the beginning of the initial stage, whereas we detected no polarization for GRB 150413A either at the rising branch or after the burst reached the power-law afterglow stage. This is the earliest measurement of the polarization (in cosmological rest frame) of gamma-ray bursts. The primary intent of the paper is to discover optical emission and publish extremely rare (unique) high-quality light curves of the prompt optical emission of gamma-ray bursts during the non-monotonic stage of their evolution. We report that our team has discovered the optical counterpart of one of the bursts, GRB 150413A.
Database: 
WOK
SCOPUS
ADS
SCOPUS
URL: 
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2016MNRAS.455.3312G/abstract
ADS Bibcode: 
2016MNRAS.455.3312G
Keywords: 
telescopes; gamma-ray burst: general; gamma-ray burst: individual: GRB 150301B; gamma-ray burst: individual: GRB 150413A