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arxiv: 0906.4144 · v1 · submitted 2009-06-23 · 🌌 astro-ph.HE

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Analysis of the Prompt Optical Emission of the Naked-Eye GRB 080319B

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We present the observed/intrinsic optical parameters and the variability analysis of the Naked-Eye Burst, GRB 080319B, observed by the TORTORA wide-field optical monitoring system. The event is extreme not only in observed properties but also intrinsically: it is the most luminous event ever recorded at optical wavelengths. The temporal properties suggest short-lived periodic activities of the internal engine. This is the fastest optically variable source detected at cosmological distances.

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