A γ-ray burst with a high-energy spectral component inconsistent with the synchrotron shock model

Nature

Volumn 424, Issue 6950, 2003, Pages 749-751

  Gonzalez M M ^a,b   Dingus, B L ^a,b   Kaneko, Y ^c   Preece, R D ^c   Dermer, C D ^d   Briggs, M S ^c  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^d NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA RAYS; PHOTONS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; X RAYS;

ENERGY RADIATION;

HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS;

PROTON;

GAMMA RAY RADIATION;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON; ENERGY; GAMMA RADIATION; MODEL; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCHROTRON; X RAY;

EID: 0042467686     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature01869     Document Type: Article

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