Gamma-Ray Bursts

Preprint

20 May 2006

preprint
Published by arXiv in arXiv

Abstract

Gamma-ray bursts are the most luminous explosions in the Universe, and their origin and mechanism are the focus of intense research and debate. More than three decades after their discovery, and after pioneering breakthroughs from space and ground experiments, their study is entering a new phase with the recently launched Swift satellite. The interplay between these observations and theoretical models of the prompt gamma ray burst and its afterglow is reviewed.

Keywords

LUMINOUS EXPLOSIONS
THEORETICAL MODELS
GAMMA RAY BURSTS
BURSTS GAMMA
PROMPT GAMMA
EXPERIMENTS
RAY BURST

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Published version: Reports on Progress in Physics, 69 (8), 2259.

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