Spectral and Temporal Studies of Gamma-Ray Bursts

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are sporadic flashes of light observed primarily in the gamma-ray band. Being the brightest explosions in the Universe since its birth, they are at present also the furthest astronomical sources detected. Since their serendipitous discovery in the late 1960s the study of GRBs...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Borgonovo, Luis
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för astronomi 2007
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