Using gamma-ray burst prompt emission to probe relativistic shock acceleration

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1427-1433

  Baring, Matthew G ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusive shock acceleration; Gamma ray bursts; Hydromagnetic turbulence; Non thermal emission

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; GERMANIUM COMPOUNDS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; SHOCK WAVES; STARS; TURBULENCE;

DIFFUSIVE SHOCK ACCELERATIONS; EMISSION SPECTRUMS; GAMMA RAY BURSTS; GAMMA-RAY BURSTS (GRBS); LARGE AREA TELESCOPES; NONTHERMAL EMISSION; PARTICLE DISTRIBUTIONS; PARTICLE POPULATION;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 79953029558     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2010.02.016     Document Type: Article

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