Gamma-Ray Bursts in the Swift Era

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2007-01-18

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0701520v1

Chin.J.Astron.Astrophys. 7 (2007) 1-50

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Invited review for Chinese Journal of Astronomy & Astrophysics, 60 pages, to appear in 2007, ChJAA, 7, 1-50

Scientific paper

10.1088/1009-9271/7/1/01

Since the successful launch of NASA's dedicated gamma-ray burst (GRB) mission, Swift, the study of cosmological GRBs has entered a new era. Here I review the rapid observational and theoretical progress in this dynamical research field during the first two-year of the Swift mission, focusing on how observational breakthroughs have revolutionized our understanding of the physical origins of GRBs. Besides summarizing how Swift helps to solve some pre-Swift mysteries, I also list some outstanding problems raised by the Swift observations. An outlook of GRB science in the future, especially in the GLAST era, is briefly discussed.

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