Evidence for a molecular cloud origin of gamma-ray bursts: Implications for the nature of star formation in the universe

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 565, Issue 1 I, 2002, Pages 174-181

  Reichart, Daniel E ^a   Price, Paul A ^a,b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dust, extinction; Galaxies: starburst; Gamma rays: bursts; Infrared: galaxies; ISM: clouds; Stars: formation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013451297     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/324156     Document Type: Article

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