Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglow Follow-up Observation in Korea

TL;DR

This paper reviews Korea-based follow-up observations of Gamma-Ray Burst afterglows using multiple telescopes worldwide, highlighting studies of high redshift GRBs and other notable bursts.

Contribution

It presents the observational efforts and facilities used in Korea for GRB afterglow follow-up, emphasizing high redshift GRB studies and observational results.

Findings

Studies of high redshift GRBs at z > 5.

Use of multiple telescopes for GRB follow-up.

Highlights of interesting burst observations.

Abstract

We review Gamma-Ray Burst (GRB) afterglow follow-up observations being carried out by our group in Korea. We have been performing GRB follow-up observations using the 4-m UKIRT in Hawaii, the 2.1-m telescope at the McDonald observatory in Texas, the 1.5-m telescope at Maidanak observatory in Uzbekistan, the 1.8-m telescope Mt. Bohyun Optical Astronomy Observatory (BOAO) in Korea, and the 1.0-m remotely operated telescope in Mt. Lemmon, Arizona. We outline our facilities, and present highlights of our work, including the studies of high redshift GRBs at z > 5, and several other interesting bursts.