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Discovery and Identification of the Very High Redshift Afterglow of GRB 050904J. Hailsip, M. Nysewander, D. Reichart, A. Levan, N. Tavir, S. B. Cenko, D. Fox, et al.
Accepted to Nature(astro-ph/0509660)
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We began observing the field with 4.1m SOAR at ≈3 hoursJ ≈ 17.4 mag at 3.1 hoursThe Palomar 60-inch and one of the six 0.41m PROMPT telescopes detected nothing at visible wavelengths
Swift detected a very long duration (T90 ≈ 225 sec) GRBBAT: 4′-radius localization at 81 secondsXRT: 6"-radius localization at 76 minutes
4.1m SOAR 0.41m PROMPT 8.1m Gemini South
Infrared Visible Both
GRB 050904: A Red Afterglow
High Redshift or High Extinction
NIR spectral index β = -1.25 + 0.15 but NIR to visible β < -5.9 (3σ)
6 < z < 8 z ≈ 6
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A Global Campaign
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A Global Campaign
SOAR
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A Global Campaign
UKIRT
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A Global Campaign
Palomar
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A Global Campaign
IRTF
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A Global Campaign
PROMPT
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A Global Campaign
BOOTES
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A Global Campaign
Calar Alto
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A Global Campaign
Gemini South
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The Light CurveReverse Shock?
TAROT – Boer et al. 2005
α1 ≈ -1.36α2 ≈ -0.82
Undersampling a variable lightcurve?
XRT – Watson et al. 2005
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Photometric RedshiftAssuming negligible emission
blueward of Lyα:z = 6.39 ± 0.12
Consistent with spectroscopy (Kawai et al. 2005):
z = 6.295 ± 0.002For WMAP cosmology:
12.8 Billion Years AgoUniverse 6% Current Age
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Proof of ConceptLamb & Reichart 2000:
The first stars probably formed when the universe was only about 1% of its current age
Since massive stars live short lives, the first GRBs should also have occurred around this time
Furthermore:The gamma rays should be detectable, even from these distancesThe afterglows should also be detectable from these distancesThey should occur in great enough numbers for sensitive GRB
satellites coupled with ground-based observations to break the distance record about once per year
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Bromm & Loeb 2005
GRBs as Probes1. Star-formation history of the universe
3. Extinction curves as a function of redshift
4. Epoch of reionization
5. High-redshift galaxies.
2. Metallicity history of the universe.
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GRBs as Probes1. Star-formation history of the universe
3. Extinction curves as a function of redshift
4. Epoch of reionization
5. High-redshift galaxies.
2. Metallicity history of the universe.
Valageas & Silk 1999
Zs,Zc = disk gas
Zh = halo gas
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GRBs as Probes1. Star-formation history of the universe
3. Extinction curves as a function of redshift
4. Epoch of reionization
5. High-redshift galaxies.
2. Metallicity history of the universe.
Reichart et al. 2001
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GRBs as Probes1. Star-formation history of the universe
3. Extinction curves as a function of redshift
4. Epoch of reionization
5. High-redshift galaxies. Becker et al. 2001
2. Metallicity history of the universe.
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GRBs as Probes1. Star-formation history of the universe
3. Extinction curves as a function of redshift
4. Epoch of reionization
5. High-redshift galaxies.
2. Metallicity history of the universe.
Pelló et al. 2004
z ~ 10?
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6 × 0.41m PROMPT CTIO, Chile
UNC GRB TELESCOPES
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Lamb & Reichart 2000
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4.1m SOARCTIO, Chile
UNC GRB TELESCOPES
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8.1m Gemini SouthCTIO, Chile
UNC GRB TELESCOPES
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UNC GRB TELESCOPES
9.2m SALTSAAO, South Africa
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FUN GRB TELESCOPES
The “Follow-Up Network for Gamma-Ray Bursts” Collaboration
SKYNET
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Southern Hemisphere: Same-site combination of PROMPT + SOAR + Gemini South with SALT for follow up
Northern Hemisphere: Many FUN GRB telescopes soon to be joined by SKYNET robotic telescope network
However, we are still building. With the completion of PROMPT we will be much quicker.
GRB 050904: Proof of concept, but failure in terms of same-night spectroscopy.
Conclusion