A long and homogeneous optical monitoring of the 'naked-eye' burst GRB 080319B with the Palomar-60 telescope

TL;DR

This paper presents extensive optical observations of the exceptionally bright GRB 080319B using the Palomar-60 telescope, complemented by Swift data, providing detailed insights into its afterglow over a long period.

Contribution

It offers a comprehensive, long-term optical dataset of GRB 080319B, combining new observations with existing Swift data for in-depth analysis.

Findings

Extended optical light curve coverage of GRB 080319B

Comparison with Swift data enhances understanding of the burst

Insights into the afterglow behavior over time

Abstract

GRB 080319B is one of the brightest and most extensively sampled bursts. It has good coverage at many wavelengths. Here we present the optical observations of the Palomar 60 inch telescope, which spans a long time interval after the burst. We augment the optical dataset with freely available Swift BAT and XRT observations reduced by us. We also compare our conclusions with the published parameters from the rich literature about this burst.