Optical observations of GRB 060218/SN 2006aj and its host galaxy

dc.creatorFerrero, Patrizia
dc.creatorPalazzi, Eliana
dc.creatorPian, Elena
dc.creatorSavaglio, Sandra
dc.date2006-10-13
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T10:40:29Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T10:40:29Z
dc.descriptionThe supernova SN 2006aj associated with GRB 060218 is the second-closest GRB-SN observed to date ($z$=0.033) and is the clearest example of a SN associated with a Swift GRB with the earliest optical spectroscopy. Its optical data showed that this is the fastest evolving and among the least luminous GRB-SNe (70% as luminous as SN1998bw). However, its expansion velocity and a comparison with other stripped-envelope SNe suggest that SN2006aj is an intermediate object between Type Ic GRB-SNe and those not accompained by a GRB. High-resolution optical spectroscopy together with SDSS pre-burst observations revealed that the host galaxy of SN2006aj is a low-luminosity, metal-poor star-forming dwarf galaxy.
dc.descriptionTo appear in conf. proc. of "The Multicoloured Landscape of Compact Objects and their Explosive Progenitors: Theory vs Observations", a conference held in Cefalu, Sicily, June 11-24, 2006
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0610417
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0610417
dc.identifierAIPConf.Proc.924:120-125,2007
dc.identifierdoi:10.1063/1.2774848
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/181352
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleOptical observations of GRB 060218/SN 2006aj and its host galaxy
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