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We describe the strong spectral evolution that occurs during a gamma-ray burst pulse and the means by which it can be analyzed. Based on observed empirical correlations, an analytical model is constructed which is used to describe the pulse…
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We explain the results of Yu et al. (2015b) of the novel sharpness angle measurement to a large number of spectra obtained from the Fermi gamma-ray burst monitor. The sharpness angle is compared to the values obtained from various…
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We perform a detailed analysis on broad pulses in bright Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) to understand the evolution of GRB broad pulses. Using the temporal and spectral properties, we test the high latitude emission (HLE) scenario in the decaying…
We study the spectral evolution on second and sub--second timescales in 11 long and 12 short Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs) with peak flux >8.5e-6 erg/cm2 s (8 keV-35 MeV) detected by the Fermi satellite. The peak flux correlates with the…
We analyze gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) detected by \textit{Fermi}/Gamma-Ray Burst Monitor (GBM) and having single pulse. We fit the light curves with a model having exponential rise and decay parts. We perform a detailed time-resolved…
Spectral evolution of gamma-ray burst pulses assumed to arise from emission of fireballs is explored. It is found that, due to the curvature effect, the integrated flux and peak energy are well related by a power law in the decaying phase…
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