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Constraining gamma-ray burst progenitors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 September 2012

Andrew Levan
Andrew Levan*
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 9GE, UK, email: a.j.levan@warwick.ac.uk
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Abstract

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The past decade has seen great progress towards the unmasking of the progenitors of gamma-ray bursts, starting with the unambiguous detection of a supernova in the light of the long-GRB 030329 almost ten years ago, and the discovery of the first afterglows to short-GRBs in 2005. Here I review progress towards unveiling the progenitors of both long and short-duration GRBs. Furthermore, I examine the diverse broader population of GRBs and high energy transients, and suggest that a full consideration of this parameter space leads to the conclusion that additional progenitor models are likely to be needed, if we are to understand the complete view of GRBs and the transient high-energy sky.

Keywords

gamma-rays: bursts(stars:) supernovae: general
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 7 , Symposium S279: Death of Massive Stars: Supernovae and Gamma-Ray Bursts , April 2011 , pp. 95 - 101
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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2012

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