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Gamma Ray Burst Discoveries with SWIFTGamma-ray bursts are among the most fascinating occurrences in the cosmos. They are thought to be the birth cries of black holes throughout the universe. There has been tremendous recent progress in our understanding of bursts with the new data from the SWIFT mission. SWIFT was launched in November 2004 and is an international multiwavelength observatory designed to determine the origin of bursts and use them to probe the early Universe. Findings from the mission will be presented with emphasis on the relativistic outflows from GRBs. A huge step forward has been made in our understanding of the mysterious short GRBs. High redshift bursts have been detected from enormous explosions early in the universe. GRBs have been found with giant X-ray flares occurring in their afterglow, challenging predictions of the fireball model. These, and other topics, will be discussed.
Document ID
20080039151
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Gehrels, Neil
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
September 24, 2007
Subject Category
Astronomy
Meeting Information
Meeting: High Energy Outflows Conference
Location: Dublin
Country: Ireland
Start Date: September 24, 2007
End Date: September 28, 2007
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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