A new γ-ray burst classification scheme from GRB 060614

Nature

Volumn 444, Issue 7122, 2006, Pages 1044-1046

  Gehrels, N ^a   Norris, J P ^a   Barthelmy, S D ^a   Granot, J ^b   Kaneko, Y ^c   Kouveliotou, C ^d   Markwardt, C B ^a,e   Meszaros P ^f   Nakar, E ^g   Nousek, J A ^f   O'Brien, P T ^h   Page, M ⁱ   Palmer, D M ^j   Parsons, A M ^a   Roming, P W A ^f   Sakamoto, T ^a,k   Sarazin, C L ^l   Schady, P ^f,i   Stamatikos, M ^a,k   Woosley, S E ^m  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c USRA NSSTC ^*  (United States)

^d NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^e Bldg 142   (United States)

^f PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^j LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^k OAK RIDGE ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; CLASSIFICATION; GAMMA RAY RADIATION;

ARTICLE; COSMIC RADIATION; COSMOS; GAMMA RADIATION; LIGHT; LUMINANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPACE;

EID: 33845896802     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature05376     Document Type: Article

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