Description
We present a comparative study of the observed properties of the optical and X-ray afterglows of short- and long-duration {gamma}-ray bursts (GRBs). Using a large sample of 37 short and 421 long GRBs, we find a strong correlation between the afterglow brightness measured after 11hr and the observed fluence of the prompt emission. Both the optical (R band) and X-ray flux densities (F_R_ and F_X_) scale with the {gamma}-ray fluence, F_{gamma}_. For bursts with a known redshift, a tight correlation exists between the afterglow flux densities at 11hr (rest frame) and the total isotropic {gamma}-ray energy, E_{gamma},ISO_: F_R,X_{prop.to}E_{gamma},ISO_^{alpha}^, with {alpha}~1.
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