A link between prompt optical and prompt γ-ray emission in γ-ray bursts

Nature

Volumn 435, Issue 7039, 2005, Pages 178-180

  Vestrand, W T ^a   Wozniak, P R ^a   Wren, J A ^a   Fenimore, E E ^a   Sakamoto, T ^b   White, R R ^a   Casperson, D ^a   Davis, H ^a   Evans, S ^a   Galassi, M ^a   McGowan, K E ^a   Schier, J A ^c   Asa, J W ^c   Barthelmy, S D ^b   Cummings, J R ^b   Gehrels, N ^b   Hullinger, D ^b   Krimm, H A ^b   Markwardt, C B ^b   McLean, K ^a   Palmer, D ^a   Parsons, A ^b   Tueller, J ^b   more..

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c Pilot Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL CORRELATION; OPTICS;

EJECTA'S INTERACTIONS; GAMMA RAY BURST (GRB); OPTICAL EMISSION; PROMPT OPTICAL EMISSION;

GAMMA RAYS;

GAMMA RAY RADIATION; PHYSICS;

ARTICLE; COSMIC RADIATION; FIRE; GAMMA RADIATION; LIGHT; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; OPTICS; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 21044459139     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature03515     Document Type: Article

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