X-ray lines and absorption edges in GRBS and their afterglows

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 34, Issue 12 SPEC.ISS., 2004, Pages 2696-2704

  Bottcher M ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gamma ray bursts; Gamma ray burst afterglows; Transient X ray emissions

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ASTRONOMICAL SATELLITES; GALAXIES; PHOTOIONIZATION; SOLAR RADIATION; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

GAMMA RAY BURSTS (GRB); GAMMA-RAY BURST AFTERGLOWS; ISOTROPY; REDSHIFT; X-RAY EMISSIONS; X-RAY TELESCOPES;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 9544257298     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2003.01.039     Document Type: Article

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