An unexpectedly rapid decline in the X-ray afterglow emission of long γ-ray bursts

Swift response The Swift satellite, launched in November last year, is designed to study γ-ray bursts (GRBs) as soon as they happen. GRBs are the most powerful explosions known in the Universe, and Swift's ability to study the early phases of the X-ray afterglow was expected to yield exciting r...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nature (London) 2005-08, Vol.436 (7053), p.985-988
Hauptverfasser:	Tagliaferri, G., Goad, M., Chincarini, G., Moretti, A., Campana, S., Burrows, D. N., Perri, M., Barthelmy, S. D., Gehrels, N., Krimm, H., Sakamoto, T., Kumar, P., Mészáros, P. I., Kobayashi, S., Zhang, B., Angelini, L., Banat, P., Beardmore, A. P., Capalbi, M., Covino, S., Cusumano, G., Giommi, P., Godet, O., Hill, J. E., Kennea, J. A., Mangano, V., Morris, D. C., Nousek, J. A., O'Brien, P. T., Osborne, J. P., Pagani, C., Page, K. L., Romano, P., Stella, L., Wells, A.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Astronomy Earth, ocean, space Exact sciences and technology Gamma-ray sources gamma-ray bursts Humanities and Social Sciences letter multidisciplinary Science Science (multidisciplinary) Stellar systems. Galactic and extragalactic objects and systems. The universe Unidentified sources and radiation outside the solar system
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