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arXiv:1707.05214 (astro-ph)
[Submitted on 17 Jul 2017 (v1), last revised 25 Sep 2017 (this version, v2)]

Title:Gamma-ray bursts and their use as cosmic probes

Authors:Patricia Schady
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Abstract:Since the launch of the highly successful and ongoing Swift mission, the field of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) has undergone a revolution. The arcsecond GRB localizations available within just a few minutes of the GRB alert has signified the continual sampling of the GRB evolution through the prompt to afterglow phases revealing unexpected flaring and plateau phases, the first detection of a kilonova coincident with a short GRB, and the identification of samples of low-luminosity, ultra-long, and highly dust extinguished GRBs. The increased numbers of GRB afterglows, GRB-supernova detections, redshifts, and host galaxy associations has greatly improved our understanding of what produces and powers these immense, cosmological explosions. Nevertheless, more high quality data often also reveal greater complexity. In this review, I summarize some of the milestones made in GRB research during the Swift era, and how previous widely accepted theoretical models have had to adapt to accommodate the new wealth of observational data.
Comments: Article replaced to match published version
Subjects: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA); High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
Cite as: arXiv:1707.05214 [astro-ph.GA]
  (or arXiv:1707.05214v2 [astro-ph.GA] for this version)
  https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.1707.05214

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From: Patricia Schady [view email]
[v1] Mon, 17 Jul 2017 15:14:54 UTC (2,184 KB)
[v2] Mon, 25 Sep 2017 13:33:12 UTC (1,274 KB)
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