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 …

Short-duration gamma-ray bursts

E Berger - Annual review of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2014 - annualreviews.org
Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) display a bimodal duration distribution with a separation between
the short-and long-duration bursts at about 2 s. The progenitors of long GRBs have been …

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 …

The Afterglow of GRB 130427A from 1 to 1016 GHz

DA Perley, SB Cenko, A Corsi, NR Tanvir… - The Astrophysical …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
We present multiwavelength observations of the afterglow of GRB 130427A, the brightest (in
total fluence) gamma-ray burst (GRB) of the past 29 yr. Optical spectroscopy from Gemini …

A comprehensive analysis of Fermi gamma-ray burst data. I. Spectral components and the possible physical origins of LAT/GBM GRBs

BB Zhang, B Zhang, EW Liang, YZ Fan… - The Astrophysical …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a systematic analysis of the spectral and temporal properties of 17 gamma-ray
bursts (GRBs) codetected by the Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) and the Large Area …

GeV emission from gamma-ray bursts: a radiative fireball?

G Ghisellini, G Ghirlanda, L Nava… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
We study the emission observed at energies> 100 MeV of 11 gamma-ray bursts (GRBs)
detected by the Fermi–Large Area Telescope (LAT) until 2009 October. The GeV emission …

On the generation of high-energy photons detected by the Fermi Satellite from gamma-ray bursts

P Kumar, RB Duran - Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Observations of gamma-ray bursts by the Fermi satellite, capable of detecting photons in a
very broad energy band: 8keV to> 300GeV, have opened a new window for the study of …

Constraining gamma-ray burst initial Lorentz factor with the afterglow onset feature and discovery of a tight Γ0–Eγ, iso correlation

EW Liang, SX Yi, J Zhang, HJ Lü… - The Astrophysical …, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
The onset of gamma-ray burst (GRB) afterglow is characterized by a smooth bump in the
early afterglow light curve as the GRB fireball is decelerated by the circumburst medium. We …

External forward shock origin of high-energy emission for three gamma-ray bursts detected by Fermi

P Kumar, RB Duran - Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
We analyze the> 100-MeV data for three gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) detected by the Fermi
satellite (GRBs 080916C, 090510, 090902B) and find that these photons were generated …

Energies of GRB blast waves and prompt efficiencies as implied by modelling of X-ray and GeV afterglows

P Beniamini, L Nava, RB Duran… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
We consider a sample of 10 gamma-ray bursts with long-lasting (≳ 102 s) emission detected
by Fermi/Large Area Telescope and for which X-ray data around 1 d are also available. We …