Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2004-06-25
Already published in " Supernovae and Gamma Ray Bursters", ed. K. Weiler, Lecture Notes in Physics 598 (Springer), 2003
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
28 pages, 4 figures, 3 Tables
Scientific paper
The discovery by the BeppoSAX satellite of X-ray afterglow emission from the gamma-ray burst which occurred on 28 February 1997 produced a revolution in our knowledge of the gamma-ray burst phenomenon. Along with the discovery of X-ray afterglows, the optical afterglows of gamma-ray bursts were discovered and the distance issue was settled, at least for long $\gamma$-ray bursts. The 30 year mystery of the gamma-ray burst phenomenon is now on the way to solution. Here I rewiew the observational status of the X-ray afterglow emission, its mean properties (detection rate, continuum spectra, line features, and light curves), and the X-ray constraints on theoretical models of gamma-ray bursters and their progenitors. I also discuss the early onset afterglow emission, the remaining questions, and the role of future X-ray afterglow observations.
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