The physics of fast radio bursts

B Zhang - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2023 - APS
Fast radio bursts (FRBs), millisecond-duration bursts prevailing in the radio sky, are the
latest large puzzle in the Universe and have been a subject of intense observational and …

The physics of gamma-ray bursts & relativistic jets

P Kumar, B Zhang - Physics Reports, 2015 - Elsevier
We provide a comprehensive review of major developments in our understanding of gamma-
ray bursts, with particular focus on the discoveries made within the last fifteen years when …

A tera–electron volt afterglow from a narrow jet in an extremely bright gamma-ray burst

LHAASO Collaboration*†, Z Cao, F Aharonian, Q An… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Some gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) have a tera–electron volt (TeV) afterglow, but the early
onset of this has not been observed. We report observations with the Large High Altitude Air …

[HTML][HTML] Fermi-GBM discovery of GRB 221009A: An extraordinarily bright GRB from onset to afterglow

S Lesage, P Veres, MS Briggs… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We report the discovery of GRB 221009A, the highest flux gamma-ray burst (GRB) ever
observed by the Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (Fermi-GBM). This GRB has continuous …

Revealing x-ray and gamma ray temporal and spectral similarities in the GRB 190829A afterglow

HESS collaboration, H Abdalla, F Aharonian… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), which are bright flashes of gamma rays from extragalactic
sources followed by fading afterglow emission, are associated with stellar core collapse …

The X-ray counterpart to the gravitational-wave event GW170817

E Troja, L Piro, H Van Eerten, RT Wollaeger, M Im… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
A long-standing paradigm in astrophysics is that collisions—or mergers—of two neutron
stars form highly relativistic and collimated outflows (jets) that power γ-ray bursts of short …

Fast radio bursts as synchrotron maser emission from decelerating relativistic blast waves

BD Metzger, B Margalit, L Sironi - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Fast radio bursts (FRBs) can arise from synchrotron maser emission at ultrarelativistic
magnetized shocks, such as produced by flare ejecta from young magnetars. We combine …

Grb 221009a: the boat

E Burns, D Svinkin, E Fenimore, DA Kann… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
GRB 221009A has been referred to as the brightest of all time (BOAT). We investigate the
veracity of this statement by comparing it with a half century of prompt gamma-ray burst …

Gigaelectronvolt emission from a compact binary merger

A Mei, B Banerjee, G Oganesyan, OS Salafia… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
An energetic γ-ray burst (GRB), GRB 211211A, was observed on 11 December 2021,.
Despite its long duration, typically associated with bursts produced by the collapse of …

A structured jet explains the extreme GRB 221009A

B O'Connor, E Troja, G Ryan, P Beniamini… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Long-duration gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are powerful cosmic explosions, signaling the
death of massive stars. Among them, GRB 221009A is by far the brightest burst ever …