Gamma-ray bursts as X-ray depth-gauges of the Universe

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2003-05-07

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0305115v2

Astrophys.J.591:L91-L94,2003

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

ApJ(Lett) in press 5/31/03; subm. 5/7/03

Scientific paper

10.1086/377294

We discuss the X-ray flux of gamma-ray burst afterglows at redshifts in the range 3-30, including the effects of the intergalactic He II absorption. We point out that strong X-ray lines may form locally in burst afterglows starting minutes after the trigger. This can provide distinctive X-ray distance indicators out to the redshifts where the first generation of massive stars form.

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