2 papers
astro-ph2005
X-RED: A Satellite Mission Concept To Detect Early Universe Gamma Ray Bursts
Mirko Krumpe, Deirdre Coffey, Georg Egger +14
Gamma ray bursts (GRBs) are the most energetic eruptions known in the Universe. Instruments such as Compton-GRO/BATSE and the GRB monitor on BeppoSAX have detected more than 2700 G…
astro-ph2005
NLTE Analysis of the Ultra-short Period White-dwarf Binary RX J0806.3+1527
J. Steiper, K. Reinsch, S. Dreizler
RX J0806.3+1527 is suspected to be a double-degenerate white dwarf binary. We present first results of our NLTE analysis of its optical spectrum. The VLT/FORS1 data show a composit…