Searching for the Long-Duration Gamma-Ray Burst Progenitor

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Mesler III, Robert Allan (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Σειρά: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Θέματα: Physics.; Space sciences.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Mathematical Methods in Physics.

Nominated as an outstanding thesis by the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University of New Mexico, this thesis seeks to identify the gamma-ray burst (GRB) progenitor.  GRBs are extragalactic explosions that briefly outshine entire galaxies, but the mechanism that can release that much en...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• Gamma-ray Bursts in Circumstellar Shells
• Population III Gamma-ray Bursts
• VLBI and Archival VLA and WSRT Observations of GRB 030329
• Calorimetry of GRB 030329
• Conclusions
• Appendices.