Testing the Gamma‐Ray Burst Blast‐Wave Model: A Primer

2000 ◽  
Vol 127 (2) ◽  
pp. 283-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Crider ◽  
E. P. Liang
Keyword(s):  
Blast Wave ◽  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Wave Model ◽  
Gamma Ray Burst

scholarly journals GAMMA-RAY BURST AFTERGLOW SCALING RELATIONS FOR THE FULL BLAST WAVE EVOLUTION

2012 ◽  
Vol 747 (2) ◽  
pp. L30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hendrik J. van Eerten ◽  
Andrew I. MacFadyen
Keyword(s):  
Blast Wave ◽  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Scaling Relations ◽  
Gamma Ray Burst ◽  
Wave Evolution

Gamma‐Ray Burst Afterglows as Probes of Environment and Blast Wave Physics. I. Absorption by Host‐Galaxy Gas and Dust

2007 ◽  
Vol 661 (2) ◽  
pp. 787-800 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. L. C. Starling ◽  
R. A. M. J. Wijers ◽  
K. Wiersema ◽  
E. Rol ◽  
P. A. Curran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blast Wave ◽  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Host Galaxy ◽  
Gamma Ray Burst

scholarly journals Spectral properties of blast-wave models of gamma-ray burst sources

1994 ◽  
Vol 432 ◽  
pp. 181 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Meszaros ◽  
M. J. Rees ◽  
H. Papathanassiou
Keyword(s):  
Blast Wave ◽  
Spectral Properties ◽  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Gamma Ray Burst ◽  
Wave Models

scholarly journals Gamma-ray burst afterglows from transrelativistic blast wave simulations

2010 ◽  
Vol 403 (1) ◽  
pp. 300-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. J. van Eerten ◽  
K. Leventis ◽  
Z. Meliani ◽  
R. A. M. J. Wijers ◽  
R. Keppens
Keyword(s):  
Blast Wave ◽  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Gamma Ray Burst

scholarly journals Gamma‐Ray Burst Afterglows as Probes of Environment and Blast Wave Physics. II. The Distribution ofpand Structure of the Circumburst Medium

2008 ◽  
Vol 672 (1) ◽  
pp. 433-442 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. L. C. Starling ◽  
A. J. van der Horst ◽  
E. Rol ◽  
R. A. M. J. Wijers ◽  
C. Kouveliotou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blast Wave ◽  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Gamma Ray Burst

Gamma-ray burst theory after Swift

2007 ◽  
Vol 365 (1854) ◽  
pp. 1151-1162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsvi Piran ◽  
Yi-Zhong Fan
Keyword(s):  
Blast Wave ◽  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Wave Model ◽  
Gamma Ray Bursts ◽  
Light Curves ◽  
Smooth Transition ◽  
Host Galaxies ◽  
Optical Telescope ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Prompt Emission

Afterglow observations in the pre-Swift era confirmed to a large extend the relativistic blast wave model for gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). Together with the observations of properties of host galaxies and the association with (type Ic) SNe, this has led to the generally accepted collapsar origin of long GRBs. However, most of the afterglow data was collected hours after the burst. The X-ray telescope and the UV/optical telescope onboard Swift are able to slew to the direction of a burst in real time and record the early broadband afterglow light curves. These observations, and in particular the X-ray observations, resulted in many surprises. While we have anticipated a smooth transition from the prompt emission to the afterglow, many observed that early light curves are drastically different. We review here how these observations are changing our understanding of GRBs.

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