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Kasliwal, MM, Cenko, SB, Kulkarni, SR, Cameron, PB, Nakar, E, Ofek, EO, Rau, A, Soderberg, AM, Campana, S, Bloom, JS, Perley, DA, Pollack, LK, Barthelmy, S, Cummings, J, Gehrels, N, Krimm, HA, Markwardt, CB, Sato, G, Chandra, P, Frail, D , Fox, DB, Price, PA, Berger, E, Grebenev, SA, Krivonos, RA and Sunyaev, RA (2008) GRB 070610: A curious galactic transient. The Astrophysical Journal, 678 (2). pp. 1127-1135. ISSN 1538-4357
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Abstract
GRB 070610 is a typical high-energy event with a duration of 5 s. Yet within the burst localization we detect a highly unusual X-ray and optical transient, Swift J195509.6+261406. We see high-amplitude X-ray and optical variability on very short timescales even at late times. Using near-infrared imaging assisted by a laser guide star and adaptive optics, we identified the counterpart of Swift J195509.6+261406. Late-time optical and near-infrared imaging constrain the spectral type of the counterpart to be fainter than a K-dwarf, assuming it is of Galactic origin. It is possible that GRB 070610 and Swift J195509.6+261406 are unrelated sources. However, the absence of a typical X-ray afterglow from GRB 070610 in conjunction with the spatial and temporal coincidence of the two motivate us to suggest that the sources are related. The closest (imperfect) analog to Swift J195509.6+261406 is V4641 Sgr, an unusual black hole binary. We suggest that Swift J195509.6+261406 along with V4641 Sgr define a subclass of stellar black hole binaries-the fast X-ray novae. We further suggest that fast X-ray novae are associated with bursts of gamma rays. If so, GRB 070610 defines a new class of celestial gamma-ray bursts and these bursts dominate the long-duration GRB demographics. © 2008. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | 0201 Astronomical And Space Sciences, 0305 Organic Chemistry, 0306 Physical Chemistry (Incl. Structural) |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QB Astronomy Q Science > QC Physics |
| Divisions: | Astrophysics Research Institute |
| Publisher: | American Astronomical Society |
| Date Deposited: | 18 May 2017 08:14 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Sep 2021 11:34 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.1086/526407 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/6455 |
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