ASTR 304 - 2003W [Week 13]

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Week 13 - Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows [12]

Summary

In this final week, we will learn about the afterglows of gamma-ray bursts that are in a way the relativistic analogoues of supernova remnants. This afterglows provide a rich set of information about gamma-ray bursts, their environment and the line of sight between us and them.

Reading List

  • ``Beaming in Gamma-Ray Bursts: Evidence for a Standard Energy Reservoir''
    [ ADS, PDF ]
    REF: Frail, D. A., others, 2001, Astrophys. J. Lett., 562, L55-L58 . Top

  • ``Spectra and Light Curves of Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows''
    [ ADS, PDF ]
    REF: Sari, R., Piran, T., Narayan, R. 1998, Astrophys. J. Lett., 497, L17+ . Top

  • ``Hydrodynamic Timescales and Temporal Structure of Gamma-Ray Bursts''
    [ ADS, PDF ]
    REF: Sari, R., Piran, T. 1995, Astrophys. J. Lett., 455, L143+ . Top

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