The optical counterparts of γ-ray bursts

Nature

Volumn 396, Issue 6708, 1998, Pages 233-236

  McNamara, Bernard J ^a   Harrison, Thomas E ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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ASTRONOMY; COSMIC RADIATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; GAMMA RADIATION; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; X RAY;

EID: 0032548145     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/24317     Document Type: Review

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