What SWIFT has taught us about X-ray flashes and long-duration gamma-ray bursts
| dc.creator | De Rujula, A. | |
| dc.date | 2007-07-02 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T08:13:35Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T08:13:35Z | |
| dc.description | Recent data gathered and triggered by the SWIFT satellite have greatly improved our knowledge of long-duration gamma ray bursts (GRBs) and X-ray flashes (XRFs). This is particularly the case for the X-ray data at all times, and for UV and optical data at very early times. I show that the optical and X-ray observations are in excellent agreement with the predictions of the "cannonball" model of GRBs and XRFs. Elementary physics and just two mechanisms underlie these predictions: inverse Compton scattering and synchrotron radiation, generally dominant at early and late times, respectively. I put this result in its proper context and dedicate the paper to those who planed, built and operate SWIFT, a true flying jewel. | |
| dc.description | A talk at the 2007 Frascati Workshop, Vulcano, Italy. 12 pages total, 17 figures | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/0707.0283 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/0707.0283 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/132818 | |
| dc.subject | Astrophysics | |
| dc.subject | High Energy Physics - Phenomenology | |
| dc.title | What SWIFT has taught us about X-ray flashes and long-duration gamma-ray bursts | |
| dc.type | text |