The early multicolor afterglow of GRB 050502a: Possible evidence for a uniform medium with density clumps

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 630, Issue 2 II, 2005, Pages

  Guidorzi, C ^a   Monfardini, A ^a,e   Gomboc, A ^a,f   Mundell, C G ^a   Steele, I A ^a   Carter, D ^a   Bode, M F ^a   Smith, R J ^a   Mottram, C J ^a   Burgdorf, M J ^a   Tanvir, N R ^b   Masetti, N ^c   Pian, E ^d  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI TRIESTE   (Italy)

^e ITC IRST   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Gamma rays: bursts

Indexed keywords

EID: 26844535255     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/491655     Document Type: Article

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