Publication Date:
2015-07-15
Description:
A new class of ultra-long-duration (more than 10,000 seconds) gamma-ray bursts has recently been suggested. They may originate in the explosion of stars with much larger radii than those producing normal long-duration gamma-ray bursts or in the tidal disruption of a star. No clear supernova has yet been associated with an ultra-long-duration gamma-ray burst. Here we report that a supernova (SN 2011kl) was associated with the ultra-long-duration gamma-ray burst GRB 111209A, at a redshift z of 0.677. This supernova is more than three times more luminous than type Ic supernovae associated with long-duration gamma-ray bursts, and its spectrum is distinctly different. The slope of the continuum resembles those of super-luminous supernovae, but extends further down into the rest-frame ultraviolet implying a low metal content. The light curve evolves much more rapidly than those of super-luminous supernovae. This combination of high luminosity and low metal-line opacity cannot be reconciled with typical type Ic supernovae, but can be reproduced by a model where extra energy is injected by a strongly magnetized neutron star (a magnetar), which has also been proposed as the explanation for super-luminous supernovae.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Greiner, Jochen -- Mazzali, Paolo A -- Kann, D Alexander -- Kruhler, Thomas -- Pian, Elena -- Prentice, Simon -- Olivares E, Felipe -- Rossi, Andrea -- Klose, Sylvio -- Taubenberger, Stefan -- Knust, Fabian -- Afonso, Paulo M J -- Ashall, Chris -- Bolmer, Jan -- Delvaux, Corentin -- Diehl, Roland -- Elliott, Jonathan -- Filgas, Robert -- Fynbo, Johan P U -- Graham, John F -- Guelbenzu, Ana Nicuesa -- Kobayashi, Shiho -- Leloudas, Giorgos -- Savaglio, Sandra -- Schady, Patricia -- Schmidl, Sebastian -- Schweyer, Tassilo -- Sudilovsky, Vladimir -- Tanga, Mohit -- Updike, Adria C -- van Eerten, Hendrik -- Varela, Karla -- England -- Nature. 2015 Jul 9;523(7559):189-92. doi: 10.1038/nature14579.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉1] Max-Planck-Institut fur Extraterrestrische Physik, Giessenbachstrasse 1, 85748 Garching, Germany [2] Excellence Cluster Universe, Technische Universitat Munchen, Boltzmannstrasse 2, 85748 Garching, Germany. ; 1] Astrophysics Research Institute, Liverpool John Moores University, IC2, Liverpool Science Park, 146 Browlow Hill, Liverpool L3 5RF, UK [2] Max-Planck-Institut fur Astrophysik, Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 1, 85748 Garching, Germany. ; 1] Max-Planck-Institut fur Extraterrestrische Physik, Giessenbachstrasse 1, 85748 Garching, Germany [2] Excellence Cluster Universe, Technische Universitat Munchen, Boltzmannstrasse 2, 85748 Garching, Germany [3] Thuringer Landessternwarte Tautenburg, Sternwarte 5, 07778 Tautenburg, Germany. ; European Southern Observatory, Alonso de Cordova 3107, Vitacura, Casilla 19001, Santiago 19, Chile. ; 1] INAF, Institute of Space Astrophysics and Cosmic Physics, via P. Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy [2] Scuola Normale Superiore, Piazza dei Cavalieri 7, I-56126 Pisa, Italy. ; Astrophysics Research Institute, Liverpool John Moores University, IC2, Liverpool Science Park, 146 Browlow Hill, Liverpool L3 5RF, UK. ; Departamento de Ciencias Fisicas, Universidad Andres Bello, Avenida Republica 252, Santiago, Chile. ; 1] Thuringer Landessternwarte Tautenburg, Sternwarte 5, 07778 Tautenburg, Germany [2] INAF, Institute of Space Astrophysics and Cosmic Physics, via P. Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy. ; Thuringer Landessternwarte Tautenburg, Sternwarte 5, 07778 Tautenburg, Germany. ; 1] Max-Planck-Institut fur Astrophysik, Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 1, 85748 Garching, Germany [2] European Southern Observatory, Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2, 85748 Garching, Germany. ; Max-Planck-Institut fur Extraterrestrische Physik, Giessenbachstrasse 1, 85748 Garching, Germany. ; American River College, Physics and Astronomy Department, 4700 College Oak Drive, Sacramento, California 95841, USA. ; 1] Max-Planck-Institut fur Extraterrestrische Physik, Giessenbachstrasse 1, 85748 Garching, Germany [2] Technische Universitat Munchen, Physik Department, James-Franck-Strasse, 85748 Garching, Germany. ; 1] Max-Planck-Institut fur Extraterrestrische Physik, Giessenbachstrasse 1, 85748 Garching, Germany [2] Astrophysics Data System, Harvard-Smithonian Center for Astrophysics, Garden Street 60, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA. ; Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Czech Technical University in Prague, Horska 3a/22, 128 00 Prague 2, Czech Republic. ; DARK Cosmology Center, Niels-Bohr-Institut, University of Copenhagen, Juliane Maries Vej 30, 2100 Kobenhavn, Denmark. ; 1] DARK Cosmology Center, Niels-Bohr-Institut, University of Copenhagen, Juliane Maries Vej 30, 2100 Kobenhavn, Denmark [2] Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel. ; 1] Max-Planck-Institut fur Extraterrestrische Physik, Giessenbachstrasse 1, 85748 Garching, Germany [2] Universita della Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, via P. Bucci, Italy. ; Roger Williams University, 1 Old Ferry Road, Bristol, Rhode Island 02809, USA.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26156372" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
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0028-0836
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1476-4687
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