Toward an Understanding of the Progenitors of Gamma-Ray Bursts
Publisher: Dissertation.com
Published: November 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9781581121698
Subjects: Cosmology & the universe; Science/Mathematics; Science; Astronomy - Universe; Astrophysics & Space Science
First sentence: Gamma-ray bursts, otherwise extinguished by the Earth's atmosphere, were discovered serendipitously (Klebesadel et al. 1973; Strong et al. 1974) by space-based US satellites designed to insure compliance with the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (signed July 25, 1963) by searching for the -ray emission that accompanies nuclear weapons testing.