High-ion absorption in seven GRB host galaxies at z = 2–4

2008/09/23 by Andrew J. Fox, C. Ledoux, Cédric Ledoux +6 · 2 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361:200810286

20 pages, 9 figures (7 in color), accepted by A&A, updated with proof corrections including changes to Table 1

openalex publication_date 2008/09/23 · arxiv created 2008/10/17 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2022/08/06 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01

Abstract

Aims. We use VLT/UVES high-resolution optical spectroscopy of seven GRB afterglows (at zGRB between 2.20 and 3.97) to investigate circumburst and interstellar plasma in the host galaxies of the bursts.

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