Physical parameters of GRB 970508 from its afterglow synchrotron emission
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Physical Parameters of Grb 970508 and Grb 971214 from Their Afterglow Synchrotron Emission Submitted 26-may-98 to Astrophysical Journal
We have calculated synchrotron spectra of relativistic blast waves, and find predicted characteristic frequencies that are more than an order of magnitude different from previous calculations. For the case of an adiabatically expanding blast wave, which is applicable to observed gamma-ray burst (GRB) afterglows at late times, we give expressions to infer the physical properties of the afterglow...
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عنوان ژورنال: Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0365-0138,1286-4846
DOI: 10.1051/aas:1999304