UvA-DARE ( Digital Academic Repository ) Gamma-Ray Burst afterglows

▪ Abstract The discovery of counterparts in X-ray and optical to radio wavelengths has revolutionized the study of γ-ray bursts, until recently the most enigmatic of astrophysical phenomena. We now...

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