Gamma-ray Bursts: 15 Years of GRB Afterglows

• Main Author: Castro-Tirado, A.J (auth)
• Other Authors: Gorosabel, J. (auth), Park, I.H (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Published: EDP SCIENCES 2012
• Subjects: Physics; gamma-ray bursts; Universe energies
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Gamma-ray bursts (GRB) are amongst the most energetic phenomena in the Universe. In 1997 (more than 15 years ago), BeppoSAX allowed the detection of the first GRB X-ray afterglow, leading to the detection of afterglows at other wavelengths (optical, radio) in the following years, probing the cosmolo...