Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows

Prospects for the NSU
Rapid Response Robotic Telescope

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Slide 1  : Title Page

Slide 2  : Outline

Slide 3  : RRRT Collaboration

Slide 4  : NSU RRRT Observatory, Fan Mountain, Virginia

Slide 5  : GCN, The GRB Coordinates Network

Slide 6  : Decay of an Optical Afterglow (HST Photometry Example)

Slide 7  : Small Telescope Success Story!!

Slide 8  : The Supernova Conncetion (GRB 030329/ SN 2002dh)

Slide 9  : Origin of Optical Afterglows

Slide 10  : Synchrotron Radiation

Slide 11  : Why study polarization of OAs?

Slide 12  : Kepler's Supernova Remnant: polarization dilution by spatial averaging

Slide 13  : Observational Technique: Imaging Polarimetry Using Double Refraction

Slide 14  : Polarization of the Optical Afterglow of GRB 030329

Slide 15  : Reality Check

Slide 16  : Acknowledgements


Last modified: June 28, 2004

David McDavid
dam3ma@virginia.edu