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Probing a Gamma-Ray Burst Progenitor at a Redshift of<i>z</i>= 2: A Comprehensive Observing Campaign of the Afterglow of GRB 030226

Probing a Gamma-Ray Burst Progenitor at a Redshift of<i>z</i>= 2: A Comprehensive Observing Campaign of the Afterglow of GRB 030226

We report results from a comprehensive follow-up observing campaign of the afterglow of GRB 030226, including VLT spectroscopy, VLT polarimetry, and Chandra X-ray observations. In addition, we present BOOTES-1 wide-field observations at the time of the occurrence of the burst. First observations at ESO started 0.2 days after the event …