Title:              Preliminary results from the ground-based
                    BATSE/COMPTEL/NMSU Rapid Response Network for GRB
                    940301.
Authors:            HARRISON, T.E.; MCNAMARA, B.J.; PEDERSEN, H.;
                    JORGENSEN, H.E.; HELT, B.E.; GREEN, D.A.; KORANYI,
                    D.M.; WARNER, P.J.; WALDRAM, E.M.; RYAN, J.; KIPPEN,
                    R.M.; HANLON, L.; HERMSEN, W.; BENNETT, K.;
                    SCHOENFELDER, V.; PALMER, D.M.; BOER, M.; POLLAS,
                    C.; METLOV, V.G.; METLOVA, N.V.; VYSKOCIL, L.;
                    WENZEL, W.; WEBER, T.; HUDEC, R.; FRAIL, D.A.;
                    KULKARNI, S.R.; FISHMAN, G.J.; KOUVELIOTOU, C.;
                    MEEGAN, C.A.; OLSEN, E.T.; LEVIN, S.; WANNIER, P.G.;
                    JANSSEN, M.A.; MAHONEY, W.A.; BARTHELMY, S.D.;
                    CLINE, T.L.; GEHRELS, N.
Journal:            Astronomy and Astrophysics, v.297, p.465
Publication Date:   05/1995
Origin:             A&A via CDS
A&A Keywords:       {GAMMA}-RAYS: BURSTS
Abstract Copyright: (c) 1995: Astronomy & Astrophysics
Bibliographic Code: 1995A&A...297..465H

Abstract

The origins of {gamma}-ray bursts still remain unknown more than 20 years
after their discovery. Since burst durations at {gamma}-ray energies last,
on average, only a few seconds, efforts at identifying the source of the
bursts have concentrated on follow-up observations at lower energies. To
investigate whether {gamma}-ray bursts do emit lower-energy radiation
shortly after the burst event, networks of ground-based observatories have
been established to search the fields of {gamma}-ray bursts as soon as the
position of the burst is reasonably well localized. We report the
preliminary results of multi-wavelength observations from the
BATSE/COMPTEL/NMSU Rapid Response Network for GRB 940301. Radio observations
of the burst position began within one hour of the burst detection. Optical
images of the COMPTEL error box were first obtained seven hours after the
burst. The ground-based optical and radio observations continued for several
weeks after the burst. A small number of variable stars, and several radio
sources were found inside the {gamma}-ray burst error box. We cannot,
however, conclusively determine whether any of these objects were
responsible for GRB 940301. The multi-wavelength observations we report can
be used to impose limits to constrain future models for the origin of
{gamma}-ray bursts.

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