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The Chase to Capture Gamma Ray Bursts

Author
Gehrels, Neil
Published
February 02, 2008.
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Summary
Gamma-ray bursts are the most powerful explosions in the universe, thought to be the birth cries of black holes. It has taken 40 years of international cooperation and competition to begin to unravel the mystery of their origin. The most recent chapter in this field is being written by the SWIFT mission, a fast-response satellite with 3 power telescopes. An international team from countries all over the world participates in the chase to capture the fading light of bursts detected by SWIFT. This talk will discuss the challenges and excitement of building this space observatory. New results will be presented on our growing understanding of exploding stars and fiery mergers of orbiting stars.
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NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
Note
Document ID: 20090001846.
AAAS Meeting; 15-16 Feb. 2008; Boston, MA; United States.
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