X-Ray Observations of Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows
| dc.creator | Frontera, Filippo | |
| dc.date | 2004-06-25 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T02:13:39Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T02:13:39Z | |
| dc.description | The discovery by the BeppoSAX satellite of X-ray afterglow emission from the gamma-ray burst which occurred on 28 February 1997 produced a revolution in our knowledge of the gamma-ray burst phenomenon. Along with the discovery of X-ray afterglows, the optical afterglows of gamma-ray bursts were discovered and the distance issue was settled, at least for long $γ$-ray bursts. The 30 year mystery of the gamma-ray burst phenomenon is now on the way to solution. Here I rewiew the observational status of the X-ray afterglow emission, its mean properties (detection rate, continuum spectra, line features, and light curves), and the X-ray constraints on theoretical models of gamma-ray bursters and their progenitors. I also discuss the early onset afterglow emission, the remaining questions, and the role of future X-ray afterglow observations. | |
| dc.description | 28 pages, 4 figures, 3 Tables | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0406579 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0406579 | |
| dc.identifier | Already published in " Supernovae and Gamma Ray Bursters", ed. K. Weiler, Lecture Notes in Physics 598 (Springer), 2003 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/7884 | |
| dc.subject | Astrophysics | |
| dc.title | X-Ray Observations of Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows | |
| dc.type | text |