Thermalization in relativistic outflows and the correlation between spectral hardness and apparent luminosity in gamma-ray bursts

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 666, Issue 2 I, 2007, Pages 1012-1023

  Thompson, C ^a   Meszaros P ^b   Rees, M J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gamma rays: bursts; Radiation mechanisms: nonthermal; Supernovae: general

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348844093     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/518551     Document Type: Article

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