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. 2014 Jan 3;343(6166):48-51.
doi: 10.1126/science.1242279. Epub 2013 Nov 21.

GRB 130427A: a nearby ordinary monster

A Maselli  1 , A Melandri, L Nava, C G Mundell, N Kawai, S Campana, S Covino, J R Cummings, G Cusumano, P A Evans, G Ghirlanda, G Ghisellini, C Guidorzi, S Kobayashi, P Kuin, V La Parola, V Mangano, S Oates, T Sakamoto, M Serino, F Virgili, B-B Zhang, S Barthelmy, A Beardmore, M G Bernardini, D Bersier, D Burrows, G Calderone, M Capalbi, J Chiang, P D'Avanzo, V D'Elia, M De Pasquale, D Fugazza, N Gehrels, A Gomboc, R Harrison, H Hanayama, J Japelj, J Kennea, D Kopac, C Kouveliotou, D Kuroda, A Levan, D Malesani, F Marshall, J Nousek, P O'Brien, J P Osborne, C Pagani, K L Page, M Page, M Perri, T Pritchard, P Romano, Y Saito, B Sbarufatti, R Salvaterra, I Steele, N Tanvir, G Vianello, B Wiegand, K Wiersema, Y Yatsu, T Yoshii, G Tagliaferri
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GRB 130427A: a nearby ordinary monster

A Maselli et al. Science. .

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  • Science. 2014 Feb 28;343(6174):969. Weigand, B [corrected to Wiegand, B]

Abstract

Long-duration gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are an extremely rare outcome of the collapse of massive stars and are typically found in the distant universe. Because of its intrinsic luminosity (L ~ 3 × 10(53) ergs per second) and its relative proximity (z = 0.34), GRB 130427A reached the highest fluence observed in the γ-ray band. Here, we present a comprehensive multiwavelength view of GRB 130427A with Swift, the 2-meter Liverpool and Faulkes telescopes, and by other ground-based facilities, highlighting the evolution of the burst emission from the prompt to the afterglow phase. The properties of GRB 130427A are similar to those of the most luminous, high-redshift GRBs, suggesting that a common central engine is responsible for producing GRBs in both the contemporary and the early universe and over the full range of GRB isotropic energies.

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