Spectrum of the optical counterpart of GRB 000131

Eso_eso0034c_1024

eso_eso0034c October 17th, 2000

Credit: ESO

This image shows the spectrum of the afterglow of GRB 000131, obtained during a 3-hr exposure with the FORS1 multi-mode instrument at VLT ANTU on February 8, 2000. The "Lyman-alpha break" at wavelength 670.1 nm is indicated. Technical information: The spectrum was obtained during a 3-hr exposure with the FORS1 multi-mode instrument at VLT ANTU on February 8, 2000, when the object's magnitude was only R = 25.3. The mean levels of the spectral continua on either side of the redshifted "Lyman-alpha break" at wavelength 670.1 nm are indicated.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0034c/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
GRB 000131
Subject - Distant Universe
Cosmology > Phenomenon > Gamma Ray Burst

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Grayscale VLT (FORS1) Optical -
Eso_eso0034c_1280
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ID
eso0034c
Subject Category
D.6.2.2  
Subject Name
GRB 000131
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2000-10-17T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0034c/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Very Large Telescope
Instrument
FORS1
Color Assignment
Grayscale
Band
Optical
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
10800
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
2605.0, 2109.0
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
http://www.eso.org/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID
eso
Resource ID
eso0034c
Metadata Date
2016-07-15T14:36:22+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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