GRB Observational Properties

2016/11/07 by Bing Zhang, Hou-Jun Lü, En-Wei Liang +1
Medicine · Physics and Astronomy · #Afterglow #Astronomy #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Astrophysics #Gamma-ray burst #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #Medicine #Observational study #Physics #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #astro-ph.HE

paper · pdf · doi:10.1007/s11214-016-0305-9

36 pages, 6 figures. To be published in Space Science Review and Chapter 1 of ISSI-Beijing book "Gamma-ray bursts: a tool to explore the young universe"

arxiv created 2016/11/07 · openalex publication_date 2016/11/10 · arxiv updated 2016/12/07 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

We summarize basic observational properties of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), including prompt emission properties, afterglow properties, and classification schemes. We also briefly comment on the current physical understanding of these properties.

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