Recent Results on Gamma-Ray Bursts with the Bepposax Satellite
Abstract
Recent results on Gamma-Ray Bursts obtained with the X-ray Astronomy satellite BeppoSAX are reviewed. Main emphasis is given to the GRBs simultaneously detected with the Gamma-Ray Burst Monitor (40-700 keV) and the Wide Field Cameras (1.5-26 keV). These bursts were rapidly localized with high precision, which permitted a prompt pointing of their error boxes with the Narrow Field Instruments aboard the same satellite. In three cases of bursts, these prompt observations led to the discovery of an X-ray afterglow. For two events also an optical transient was discovered. We review these results and their implications.
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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/9802157,
title = {Recent Results on Gamma-Ray Bursts with the Bepposax Satellite},
author = {Filippo Frontera},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/9802157},
year = {2007}
}
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Highlight paper presented at the 25th International Cosmic Ray Conference, 28 July - 8 Aug. 1997. In press by World Scientific Publishing