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UVES/VLT high resolution spectroscopy of GRB 050730 afterglow: probing the features of the GRB environment

D'Elia, V., Fiore, F., Meurs, E.J.A., Chincarini, G., Melandri, A., Norci, Laura, Pellizza, L., Perna, R., Piranomonte, S., Sbordone, L., Stella, L., Tagliaferri, G., Vergani, Susanna D., Ward, P.A., Angelini, L., Antonelli, L.A., Burrows, D.N., Campana, M., Capalbi, M., Cimatti, A., Costa, E., Cusumano, G., Della Valle, M., Filliatre, P., Fontana, A., Frontera, F., Fugazza, D., Gehrels, N., Giannini, T., Giommi, P., Goldoni, P., Guetta, D., Israel, G., Lazzati, D., Malesani, D., Marconi, G., Mason, K., Mereghetti, S., Mirabel, F., Molinari, E., Moretti, A., Nousek, J., Perri, M., Piro, L., Stratta, G., Testa, V. and Vietri, M. (2007) UVES/VLT high resolution spectroscopy of GRB 050730 afterglow: probing the features of the GRB environment. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 467 (2). pp. 629-639. ISSN 0004-6361

Abstract
Aims. The aim of this paper is to study the Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) environment through the analysis of the optical absorption features due to the gas surrounding the GRB. Methods. To this purpose we analyze high resolution spectroscopic observations (R=20000-45000, corresponding to 14 km/s at 4200Å and 6.6 km/s at 9000Å) of the optical afterglow of GRB050730, obtained with UVES@VLT ∼ 4 hours after the GRB trigger. Results. The spectrum shows that the ISMof the GRB host galaxy at z = 3.967 is complex, with at least five components contributing to the main absorption system. We detect strong CII*, Si II*, OI* and Fe II* fine structure absorption lines associated to the second and third component. Conclusions. For the first three components we derive information on the relative distance from the site of the GRB explosion. Component 1, which has the longest wavelength, highest positive velocity shift, does not present any fine structure nor low ionization lines; it only shows very high ionization features, such as CIV and OVI, suggesting that this component is very close to the GRB site. From the analysis of low and high ionization lines and fine structure lines, we find evidences that the distance of component 2 from the site of the GRB explosion is 10-100 times smaller than that of component 3. We evaluated the mean metallicity of the z=3.967 system obtaining values ≈ 10−2 of the solar metallicity or less. However, this should not be taken as representative of the circumburst medium, since the main contribution to the hydrogen column density comes from the outer regions of the galaxy while that of the other elements presumably comes from the ISMcloser to the GRB site. Furthermore, difficulties in evaluating dust depletion correction can modify significantly these values. The mean [C/Fe] ratio agrees well with that expected by single star-formation event models. Interestingly the [C/Fe] of component 2 is smaller than that of component 3, in agreement with GRB dust destruction scenarios, if component 2 is closer than component 3 to the GRB site.
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Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:gamma rays: bursts; cosmology: observations; galaxies: abundances; ISM;
Subjects:Physical Sciences > Astronomy > Astrophysics
DCU Faculties and Centres:Research Initiatives and Centres > National Centre for Plasma Science and Technology (NCPST)
DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science and Health > School of Physical Sciences
Publisher:EDP Sciences
Official URL:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066479
Use License:This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License
ID Code:106
Deposited On:21 Nov 2007 by DORAS Administrator . Last Modified 19 Jul 2018 14:40
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