The short-hard GRB 051103: Observations and implications for its nature

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 652, Issue 1 I, 2006, Pages 507-511

  Ofek, E O ^a   Kulkarni, S R ^a   Nakar, E ^a   Cenko, S B ^a   Cameron, P B ^a   Frail, D A ^b   Gal Yam, A ^a   Soderberg, A M ^a   Fox, D B ^c  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RADIO ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Galaxies: Individual (M81, M82); Gamma rays: Bursts; Stars: Neutron

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845289743     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/507837     Document Type: Article

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