Are the hosts of gamma-ray bursts sub-luminous and blue galaxies?
Are the hosts of gamma-ray bursts sub-luminous and blue galaxies?
We present K-band imaging observations of ten gamma-ray burst (GRB) host galaxies for which an optical and/or radio afterglow associated with the GRB event was clearly identified.Data were obtained with the Very Large Telescope and New Technology Telescope at ESO (Chile), and with the Gemini-North telescope at Mauna Kea (Hawaii).Adding …