GRB 070610: Flares from a peculiar Galactic source

de Ugarte Postigo A., Castro-Tirado A. J., Gorosabel J., Fatkhullin T. A., Sokolov V. V., Jelinek M., ...More

Santa Fe Conference on Gamma-Ray Bursts, Santa Fe, Argentina, 5 - 09 November 2007, vol.1000, pp.337-338 identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
  • Volume: 1000
  • Doi Number: 10.1063/1.2943478
  • City: Santa Fe
  • Country: Argentina
  • Page Numbers: pp.337-338
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The majority of bright gamma-ray transients that we observe in the sky, are produced by extragalactic gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). However, we know that there are other kinds of sources that can produce intense bursts of high-energy photons within our own Galaxy. GRB 070610/Swift J195509+261406, being just 1 degree away from the Galactic plane, is one of these sources and presents a peculiar behavior, as it shows strong flaring activity that has been observed in the optical and near infrared.