GRB Fireball Physics: Prompt and Early Emission

dc.creatorFox, D. B.
dc.creatorMeszaros, P.
dc.date2006-09-06
dc.date2006-09-22
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dc.date.available2026-07-07T07:35:47Z
dc.descriptionWe review the fireball shock model of gamma-ray burst prompt and early afterglow emission in light of rapid follow-up measurements made and enabled by the multi-wavelength Swift satellite. These observations are leading to a reappraisal and expansion of the previous standard view of the GRB and its fireball. New information on the behavior of the burst and afterglow on minutes to hour timescales has led, among other results, to the discovery and follow-up of short GRB afterglows, the opening up of the z>6 redshift range, and the first prompt multi-wavelength observations of a long GRB-supernova. We discuss the salient observational results and some associated theoretical issues.
dc.description23 pages. Published in the New Journal of Physics Focus Issue, "Focus on Gamma-Ray Bursts in the Swift Era" (Eds. D. H. Hartmann, C. D. Dermer & J. Greiner). V2: Minor changes
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0609173
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0609173
dc.identifierNew J.Phys. 8 (2006) 199
dc.identifierdoi:10.1088/1367-2630/8/9/199
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/120212
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleGRB Fireball Physics: Prompt and Early Emission
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