UV/Optical Properties of GRBs with Swift UVOT P. Roming (Penn State University)
Burst Detection Distribution 229 observed GRBs –UVOT detected ~26% (individual exposure) –UVOT detected ~40% (combined exposure) –Ground-based detected ~60% (typically redder detections) –No detections ~40%
Why Are So Many “Dark”? Late observations Rapid temporal decay Circumburst extinction High redshift Ly- α blanketing & absorption Suppression of the reverse shock Wrong part of the sky
Time-to-burst Distribution 110 s 86 s
Color Observation Distribution Observations < 2000 sObservations > 2000 s
Peak Magnitude Brightness 18.02
Multicolor Light Curves of GRBs α=1.79α=1.59 α=1.51α=1.70 α=1.96α=1.94 α=1.58
Early “Flaring” in UV/Optical
Temporal Slope Distribution Color Independent Color Dependent 0.96 KS test = 0.087
Burst Color Evolution
Optical-to-X Comparison Spearman rank correlation (p = 8.8x10 -4 )
Optical-to- γ Comparison Spearman rank correlation (p = )
Redshift Distribution
UVOT Detected BAT Bursts
Observations of GRB
Event Mode Light Curves
Conclusions UV/optical single instrument samples becoming large enough to perform statistical analysis UV/optical regime trailing the X-ray but coming of age More data needed in the sample (i.e. multi-color information, SHBs light curves)