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No Universality for Electron's Power-Law Index (p) in Gamma-Ray Bursts and Other Relativistic Sources
R. -F. Shen, P. Kumar, E. L. Robinson
The Gamma-Ray Burst (GRB) prompt emission is believed to be from highly relativistic electrons accelerated in relativistic shocks. From the GRB high-energy power-law spectral indic…
astro-ph2005
The afterglow of GRB050709 and the nature of the short-hard gamma-ray bursts
D. B. Fox, D. A. Frail, P. A. Price +33
The final chapter in the long-standing mystery of the gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) centres on the origin of the short-hard class, suspected on theoretical grounds to result from the coa…