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(2014) GRB 130427A : a nearby ordinary monster. Science, Volume 343 (Number 6166). pp. 48-51. doi:10.1126/science.1242279 ISSN 0036-8075.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1242279
Abstract
Long-duration gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are an extremely rare outcome of the collapse of massive stars and are typically found in the distant universe. Because of its intrinsic luminosity (L ∼ 3 × 1053 ergs per second) and its relative proximity (z = 0.34), GRB 130427A reached the highest fluence observed in the γ-ray band. Here, we present a comprehensive multiwavelength view of GRB 130427A with Swift, the 2-meter Liverpool and Faulkes telescopes, and by other ground-based facilities, highlighting the evolution of the burst emission from the prompt to the afterglow phase. The properties of GRB 130427A are similar to those of the most luminous, high-redshift GRBs, suggesting that a common central engine is responsible for producing GRBs in both the contemporary and the early universe and over the full range of GRB isotropic energies.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Physics | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Science | ||||
Publisher: | American Association for the Advancement of Science | ||||
ISSN: | 0036-8075 | ||||
Official Date: | 2014 | ||||
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Volume: | Volume 343 | ||||
Number: | Number 6166 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 48-51 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1126/science.1242279 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
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