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GCN Circular 8733

Subject
GRB 081226: Gemini-South spectrum of possible afterglow
Date
2008-12-26T04:51:20Z (17 years ago)
From
Edo Berger at Harvard <eberger@cfa.harvard.edu>
E. Berger (Harvard), A. Cucchiara, and D. B. Fox (Penn State) report:

"We obtained spectroscopic observations of the possible afterglow of GRB
081226 (GCNs 8731, 8732) with GMOS on the Gemini-South telescope using the
R400 grating with a central wavelength of 6000A for a total of 2400 sec.
We detect smooth continuum emission but no obvious absorption or emission
features in the wavelength range 4000-8000A.  Further analysis is
on-going."
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