Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Oct 2010
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DECIPHERING THE ANCIENT UNIVERSE WITH GAMMA-RAY BURSTS. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 1279, pp. 346-348 (2010).
Mathematics
Logic
Gamma-Ray Sources (Astronomical), Astronomical Observatories, Astronomical Instruments, Gamma-Ray Sources, Gamma-Ray Bursts, Observatories And Site Testing, Astronomical And Space-Research Instrumentation
Scientific paper
Gamma-ray burst (GRB) studies were forever changed when optical transient measurements ~10's of minutes after bursts made identification of the burst origin possible. More recent instruments have brought the response time down to ~1 minute, making possible detailed studies of this phenomenon. The Ultra-Fast Flash Observatory (UFFO) aims to cut this response time to ~10 milliseconds after the burst position is known. While SWIFT UV-optical light curves revealed complexity in decay, observations of the rise phase have been less systematically explored, leaving a new and likely rich field of inquiry unexplored. I discuss the practical aspects of such measurements, their scientific motivations, and how this line of inquiry will contribute to progress understanding GRB and their use as cosmological tools.
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