Long optical plateau in the afterglow of the short GRB 150424A with extended emission

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F. Knust · Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics

J. Greiner · Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics

Hendrik van Eerten · University of Bath

P. Schady · Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics

Д. А. Канн · Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía

T. W. Chen · Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics

C. Delvaux

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Context. Short-duration gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) with extended emission form a subclass of short GRBs, comprising about 15% of the short-duration sample. Afterglow detections of short GRBs are also rare (about 30%) because of their lower luminosity.

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Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astro and Planetary Science

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Published in: Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volume 607, pp. A84-A84

DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201730578

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Long optical plateau in the afterglow of the short GRB 150424A with extended emission

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