Models of the Prompt and High Energy Emission of GRB

Journal Article · Fri Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 2010 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3509251· OSTI ID:21426613

Meszaros, Peter; Toma, Kenji; Xuefeng, Wu; Haoning, He ^[1]

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1. Center for Particle Astrophysics, Dept. of Astronomy and Astrophysics and Dept. of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 (United States)

Gamma-ray bursts have been detected at photon energies up to tens of GeV. We review some recent developments in the X-ray to GeV photon phenomenology in the light of Swift and Fermi observations, and some of the theoretical models developed to explain them.

• OSTI ID: 21426613
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1279, Issue 1; Conference: Conference on deciphering the ancient universe with gamma-ray bursts, Kyoto (Japan), 19-23 Apr 2010; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3509251; (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION
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