Solving the gamma-ray burster problem.

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Dec 1993

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993comap..17..119o&link_type=abstract

Comments Astrophys., Vol. 17, No. 2 - 3, p. 119 - 124

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Recent results from BATSE indicate that the long-standing question of burster origins may not be answered by gamma-ray measurements alone. When coupled with the lack of identifiable counterparts at any wavelength (or even a convincing correlation with any astronomical population) the data have led to a confused proliferation of models, some of which are diametrically opposed. Whereas models tend to be vague on many of the burst details, they can at least be grouped according to a distance scale. Therefore, the authors contend that the burster problem can best be solved by establishing that scale. They show that this can be accurately determined at soft X-ray wavelengths by measuring the effective column densities of a representative sample of burst spectra. The expected inter-model variations in column densities should be easily resolved with current silicon detector technology.

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