Evidence for a Molecular Cloud Origin of Gamma‐Ray Bursts: Implications for the Nature of Star Formation in the Universe

2002 ◽  
Vol 565 (1) ◽  
pp. 174-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel E. Reichart ◽  
Paul A. Price
Keyword(s):  
Star Formation ◽  
Molecular Cloud ◽  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Gamma Ray Bursts ◽  
The Universe

Gamma-Ray Bursts as Probes of the Universe

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua S. Bloom
Keyword(s):  
Star Formation ◽  
Cosmic Rays ◽  
Gravitational Waves ◽  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Gamma Ray Bursts ◽  
Ongoing Study ◽  
Observable Universe ◽  
History Of ◽  
Expansion Of The Universe ◽  
The Universe

This chapter focuses on how gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are emerging as unique tools in the study of broad areas of astronomy and physics by virtue of their special properties. The unassailable fact about GRBs that makes them such great probes is that they are fantastically bright and so can be seen to the farthest reaches of the observable Universe. In parallel with the ongoing study of GRB events and progenitors, new lines of inquiry have burgeoned: using GRBs as unique probes of the Universe in ways that are almost completely divorced from the nature of GRBs themselves. Topics discussed include studies of gas, dust, and galaxies; the history of star formation; measuring reionization and the first objects in the universe; neutrinos, gravitational waves, and cosmic rays; quantum gravity and the expansion of the universe; and the future of GRBs.

scholarly journals Gamma-ray bursts from stellar remnants: probing the Universe at high redshift

1998 ◽  
Vol 294 (1) ◽  
pp. L13-L17 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. A. M. J. Wijers ◽  
J. S. Bloom ◽  
J. S. Bagla ◽  
P. Natarajan
Keyword(s):  
Gamma Ray ◽  
High Redshift ◽  
Gamma Ray Bursts ◽  
The Universe

scholarly journals UNVEILING THE SECRETS OF METALLICITY AND MASSIVE STAR FORMATION USING DLAS ALONG GAMMA-RAY BURSTS

2015 ◽  
Vol 804 (1) ◽  
pp. 51 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Cucchiara ◽  
M. Fumagalli ◽  
M. Rafelski ◽  
D. Kocevski ◽  
J. X. Prochaska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Star Formation ◽  
Massive Star ◽  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Gamma Ray Bursts ◽  
Massive Star Formation

scholarly journals Probing cosmic star formation up to z= 9.4 with gamma-ray bursts

2011 ◽  
Vol 418 (1) ◽  
pp. 500-504 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. E. O. Ishida ◽  
R. S. de Souza ◽  
A. Ferrara
Keyword(s):  
Star Formation ◽  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Gamma Ray Bursts

scholarly journals The case for a high-redshift origin of GRB 100205A

2019 ◽  
Vol 488 (1) ◽  
pp. 902-909
Author(s):  
A A Chrimes ◽  
A J Levan ◽  
E R Stanway ◽  
E Berger ◽  
J S Bloom ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Star Formation ◽  
Galaxy Evolution ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Hubble Space Telescope ◽  
High Redshift ◽  
Gamma Ray Bursts ◽  
Host Galaxy ◽  
Late Time ◽  
Time Limits

Abstract The number of long gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) known to have occurred in the distant Universe (z > 5) is small (∼15); however, these events provide a powerful way of probing star formation at the onset of galaxy evolution. In this paper, we present the case for GRB 100205A being a largely overlooked high-redshift event. While initially noted as a high-z candidate, this event and its host galaxy have not been explored in detail. By combining optical and near-infrared Gemini afterglow imaging (at t < 1.3 d since burst) with deep late-time limits on host emission from the Hubble Space Telescope, we show that the most likely scenario is that GRB 100205A arose in the range 4 < z < 8. GRB 100205A is an example of a burst whose afterglow, even at ∼1 h post burst, could only be identified by 8-m class IR observations, and suggests that such observations of all optically dark bursts may be necessary to significantly enhance the number of high-redshift GRBs known.

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