Energy input and response from prompt and early optical afterglow emission in γ-ray bursts

Nature

Volumn 442, Issue 7099, 2006, Pages 172-175

  Vestrand, W T ^a   Wren, J A ^a   Wozniak, P R ^a   Aptekar, R ^b   Golentskii, S ^b   Pal'shin, V ^b   Sakamoto, T ^c   White, R R ^a   Evans, S ^a   Casperson, D ^a   Fenimore, E ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b IOFFE INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT SOURCES; PLASMA JETS;

AFTERGLOW EMISSION; ENVIRONMENT PARAMETERS; INTERNAL ENGINES; Γ-RAY BURST (GRB);

GAMMA RAYS;

ENERGY BUDGET; GAMMA RAY RADIATION; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT; TAXONOMY;

ARTICLE; COSMIC RADIATION; COSMOS; ENERGY YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; GAMMA RADIATION; OPTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33746119115     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature04913     Document Type: Article

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