Pandey, S. B.Akerlof, C. W.Zheng, W.Yuan, FangRykoff, E. S.McKay, T. A.2015-12-13November 19780735409163http://hdl.handle.net/1885/84575Early observations of 15 GRB afterglows taken (2008-09) by ROTSE-III along with the published data of 26 others have been used to study the rising temporal nature seen at optical frequencies. A good fraction of early time temporal rising indices found toKeywords: Afterglows; Gamma-ray bursts; Optical201110.1063/1.36217612016-02-24