Rapid X-ray declines and plateaus in Swift GRB light curves explained by a highly radiative blast wave

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 664, Issue 1 I, 2007, Pages 384-396

  Dermer, Charles D ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cosmic rays; Gamma rays: bursts; Radiation mechanisms: nonthermal; Stars: winds, outflows

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547690892     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/518996     Document Type: Article

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