High energy particles from γ-ray bursts

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  • Eli Waxman
چکیده

A review is presented of the fireball model of γ-ray bursts (GRBs), and of the production in GRB fireballs of high energy protons and neutrinos. Constraints imposed on the model by recent afterglow observations, which support the association of GRB and ultra-high energy cosmic-ray (UHECR) sources, are discussed. Predictions of the GRB model for UHECR production, which can be tested with planned large area UHECR detectors and with planned high energy neutrino telescopes, are reviewed. PACS numbers: 98.70.Rz, 98.70.Sa, 96.40.Tv, 14.60.Pq

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تاریخ انتشار 2001