A Unified Model for GRB Prompt Emission from Optical to $\gamma$-Rays: Exploring GRBs as Standard Candles

S. Guiriec, C. Kouveliotou, D. H. Hartmann +6

The origin of prompt emission from gamma ray bursts remains to be an open question. Correlated prompt optical and gamma-ray emission observed in a handful of GRBs strongly suggests…