Afterglows From the Largest Explosions in the Universe
Abstract
The distinction of "largest explosions in the universe" has been bestowed on cosmic gamma-ray bursts. Their afterglows are brighter than supernovae and therefore are called hypernovae. Photometry and spectroscopy of these afterglows have provided major breakthroughs in our understanding of this mysterious phenomenon.
- Publication:
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Science
- Pub Date:
- April 1999
- DOI:
- 10.1073/pnas.96.9.4752
- Bibcode:
- 1999PNAS...96.4752H