\begin{table}%T4 \caption{\label{tab:grb080506_x}Decay and spectral index of the \mbox{X-ray} afterglow of GRB~080506.} \small %\centering \par \begin{tabular}{cccc} \hline\hline\noalign{\smallskip} Region & $T$ (s)& $\alpha_{\rm X}$\tablefootmark{\dag}($\chi^2$/d.o.f.) & $\beta_{\rm X}$\tablefootmark{\ddag} \\ \hline {Prompt Emission} & 145--200 & prompt like & $-$0.38 $\pm$ 0.03 \\ {Steep Decay}& 200--350 & $-$4.8 $\pm$0.2(43.3/30) & $-$1.05 $\pm$ 0.06 \\ {Flare Rise} & 350--474 & 10.14 $\pm$0.72(23.8/6) & $-$0.80 $\pm$ 0.18 \\ {Flare Peak} & 474--503 & -- & $-$1.02 $\pm$ 0.13 \\ {Flare Decay}& 503--672 & $-$6.41 $\pm$0.24(50.9/47) & $-$1.49 $\pm$ 0.10 \\ {Normal Decay} & 10~900--70~300 & $-$0.81 $\pm$0.05 (55.7/19) & $-$1.26$_{-0.16}^{+0.17}$ \\ \hline\end{tabular} \tablefoot{The uncertainties show the 90\% confidence levels of the parameters. \tablefoottext{\dag}{\mbox{X-ray} decay index.} \tablefoottext{\ddag}{\mbox{X-ray} spectral index($\chi^2$/d.o.f. = 587.7/298).} } \end{table}