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- Title
Swift/UVOT: 18 Years of Long GRB Discoveries and Advances.
- Authors
Oates, Sam
- Abstract
The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory (Swift) has been in operation for 18 years. The Ultra-Violet/Optical Telescope (UVOT) onboard Swift was designed to capture the earliest optical/UV emission from gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), spanning the first few minutes to days after the prompt gamma-ray emission. In this article, we provide an overview of the long GRBs (whose prompt gamma-ray duration is >2 s) observed by the Swift/UVOT, and review the major discoveries that have been achieved by the Swift/UVOT over the last 18 years. We discuss where improvements have been made to our knowledge and understanding of the optical/UV emission, particularly the early optical/UV afterglow.
- Subjects
GAMMA ray bursts; TELESCOPES
- Publication
Universe (2218-1997), 2023, Vol 9, Issue 3, p113
- ISSN
2218-1997
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/universe9030113