On the difference between the short and long gamma-ray bursts

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 401, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 129-140

  Balazs L G ^a   Bagoly, Z ^b   Horvath I ^c   Meszaros A ^d   Meszaros P ^e  

^a KONKOLY OBSERVATORY   (Hungary)

^b EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c Bolyai Military University   (Hungary)

^d CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^e PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gamma rays: bursts; Methods: data analysis; Methods: statistical

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; GAMMA RAYS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

REDSHIFT EFFECTS;

ASTRONOMY;

EID: 0037382370     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20021863     Document Type: Article

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