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There is growing evidence that long and hard gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), discovered at redshifts between 0.4 and 3.4, are related to some type of supernova (SN) explosions. The GRB ejecta are ultra-relativistic, and possibly beamed. There is a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Bohdan Paczynski

Long gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) frequently exhibit complex prompt emission structures with multiple temporally distinct episodes, such as a main emission (ME) phase followed by a weak extended emission (EE) tail. Whether these subcomponents…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-02-27 Liang Li , Xiao Wang , Zhi-Li Cui , Cheng-Long Xiao , Wen Li , Yu Wang , Zi-Gao Dai , Rong-Gen Cai

The emission region of $\rm \gamma$-ray bursts (GRBs) is poorly constrained. The uncertainty on the size of the dissipation site spans over 4 orders of magnitude ($\rm 10^{12}-10^{17}$ cm) depending on the unknown energy composition of the…

Several correlations among Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) quantities, both in the prompt and afterglow emissions, have been established during the last decades, thus enabling the standardization of GRBs as cosmological probes. Since GRBs are…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-10-29 Giada Bargiacchi , Maria Giovanna Dainotti , Salvatore Capozziello

We present a multi-variable regression analysis to several observable quantities for a sample of 15 gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). The observables used in the analysis includes the isotropic gamma-ray energy (E_{gamma,iso}), the peak energy of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Enwei Liang , Bing Zhang

The prompt emission mechanism of gamma-ray bursts (GRB) even after several decades remains a mystery. However, it is believed that correlations between observable GRB properties given their huge luminosity/radiated energy and redshift…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-04-25 Maria Dainotti

Studies of the cosmic gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) and their host galaxies are starting to provide interesting or even unique new insights in observational cosmology. GRBs represent a new way of identifying a population of star-forming galaxies…

According to our present understanding, long GRBs originate from the collapse of massive stars while short bursts are due to the coalescence of compact stellar objects. Since the afterglow evolution is determined by the circumburst density…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 S. Schulze , S. Klose , G. Björnsson , P. Jakobsson , D. A. Kann , A. Rossi , T. Krühler , J. Greiner , P. Ferrero

The emission process responsible for the so-called "prompt" emission of gamma-ray bursts is still unknown. A number of empirical models fitting the typical spectrum still lack a satisfactory interpretation. A few GRB spectral catalogues…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2011-05-03 C. Guidorzi , M. Lacapra , F. Frontera , E. Montanari , L. Amati , F. Calura , L. Nicastro , M. Orlandini

We analyze a sample of\textit{ Swift} gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) with extended emissions in $\gamma$-rays and/or X-ray plateaus that may be driven by magnetars. Multi-wavelength data and multi-standards have been adopted to investigate the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-12-01 C. T. Hao , J. H. Jing , X. L. Han , H. R. Lan , W. C. Du , X. N. Liu , Z. B. Zhang , H. C. Liu , J. F. Wu , X. L. Xia

The conventional classification of Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) as short or long bursts based on their duration is widely accepted as arising from different progenitor sources identified as compact object mergers and collapsars, respectively.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-09-25 Dimple , Kuntal Misra , Lallan Yadav

The statistical distribution of energies among particles responsible for long Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) emission is analyzed in light of recent results of the Fermi Observatory. The allsky flux, $F_{\gamma}$, recorded by the Gamma Ray Burst…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2011-01-27 David Eichler , Dafne Guetta , Martin Pohl

The majority of Swift gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) observed at z > 6 have prompt durations of T90 < 30s, which, at first sight, is surprising given that cosmological time-dilation means this corresponds to < 5s in their rest frames. We have…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-17 O. M. Littlejohns , N. R. Tanvir , R. Willingale , P. A. Evans , P. T. O'Brien , A. J. Levan

Due to their highly luminous nature, gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are useful tools in studying the early Universe (up to z = 10). We consider whether the available subset of Swift high redshift GRBs are unusual when compared to analogous…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2013-08-27 O. M. Littlejohns , N. R. Tanvir , R. Willingale , P. T. O'Brien , P. A. Evans , A. J. Levan

We collect 133 Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs), including 110 non-repeating and 23 repeating ones, and systematically investigate their observational properties. To check the frequency dependence of FRB classifications, we define our samples with…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-01-05 X. J. Li , X. F. Dong , Z. B. Zhang , D. Li

Overwhelming diversity of long gamma-ray bursts (LGRBs), discovered after the launch of {\it Swift} satellite, is a major obstacle to LGRB studies. Recently, it is shown that the prompt emission of LGRBs is classified into three subclasses:…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-15 Ryo Tsutsui , Toshikazu Shigeyama

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) show a bimodal distribution of durations, separated at a duration of ~2 s. Observations have confirmed the association of long GRBs with the collapse of massive stars. The origin of short GRBs is still being…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-22 Anna Barnacka , Abraham Loeb

The origin and progenitors of short-hard gamma-ray bursts remain a puzzle and a highly debated topic. Recent Swift observations suggest that these GRBs may be related to catastrophic explosions in degenerate compact stars, denoted as "Type…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2011-01-20 Francisco J. Virgili , Bing Zhang , Paul O'Brien , Eleonora Troja

Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs) and galaxies at high redshift represent complementary probes of the star formation history of the Universe. In fact, both the GRB rate and the galaxy luminosity density are connected to the underlying star formation.…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-16 M. Trenti , R. Perna , S. Tacchella

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are among the most luminous explosions in the Universe and serve as powerful probes of the early cosmos. However, the rapid fading of their afterglows and the scarcity of spectroscopic measurements make photometric…