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1. On the Feasibility of Independent Detections of Optical Afterglows of GRBs

   The recent detection of optical afterglows (OAs, optical delayed emission) and optical transients (OTs, optical prompt emission) of gamma ray bursts...

   René Hudec in Gamma-Ray Bursts in the Afterglow Era

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2. Tools for Gamma-Ray Burst Data Mining

   Statisticalevidence exists for two or more gamma-ray burst (GRB) subclasses. Pattern recognition algorithms also find this. However, not all...

   Jon Hakkila, Robert S. Mallozzi, ... Charles A. Meegan in Gamma-Ray Bursts in the Afterglow Era

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3. A Variety of Decays of Gamma-Ray Burst Pulses

   The main target of this study is the GRB light curve during the decay phase of long, bright pulses. As shown by Ryde & Svensson (2000; hereafter...

   Felix Ryde, Roland Svensson in Gamma-Ray Bursts in the Afterglow Era

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4. Neutrino Astrophysics with the MACRO Detector

   A sample of 1197 neutrino induced upward-going muons is used to look for point-like sources and for space-time correlations with BATSE and BeppoSAX...

   Teresa Montaruli, Fabrizio Cei, ... Francesco Ronga in Gamma-Ray Bursts in the Afterglow Era

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5. A Preview of the Swift UVOT Capabilities: Imaging and Lightcurves from XMM-Newton OM

   The Swift MIDEX mission, scheduled for launch on 2003, is expected to capture...

   S. Zane, K. O. Mason, ... M. McLelland in Gamma-Ray Bursts in the Afterglow Era

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6. Discovery of a Redshifted Iron K-Line in the X-Ray Afterglow of GRB 000214

   We report on the BeppoSAX observation of the X-ray afterglow of GRB 000214 (“Valentine’s Day Burst”). A strong emission line is detected (3...

   L. A. Antonelli1, M. Vietri, ... G. C. Perola in Gamma-Ray Bursts in the Afterglow Era

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7. The Light Curves of GRB 990123 and GRB 990510

   We have collected all published photometry for GRBs 990123 and 990510, the first two gamma-ray bursts where breaks were observed in their afterglow...

   G. Björnsson1, S. Holland, ... B. Thomsen in Gamma-Ray Bursts in the Afterglow Era

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8. Optical Observations of the Dark Gamma-Ray Burst GRB 000210

   We report on opticalobserv ations on GRB 000210 obtained with the 2.56-m Nordic Optical Telescope and the 1.54-m Danish Telescope starting 12.4 hours...

   Javier Gorosabel, Jens Hjorth, ... Niels Lund in Gamma-Ray Bursts in the Afterglow Era

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9. Physical Constraints from Broadband Afterglow Fits: GRB000926 as an Example

   We develop a model to fit the broadband afterglows of GRBs from the intrinsic parameters of the fireball’s synchrotron emission, and apply it to a...

   Sarah A. Yost, Re’em Sari, ... Paul A. Price in Gamma-Ray Bursts in the Afterglow Era

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10. Observations of Gamma-Ray Bursts with the Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer

    The role of the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) in the study of Gamma-ray Bursts (GRBs) is reviewed. Through April 2001, the All-Sky Monitor (ASM)...

    Hale Bradt, Alan M. Levine, ... Toshi Takeshima in Gamma-Ray Bursts in the Afterglow Era

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11. Gamma-Ray Burst Models: The Central Engine

    Twinkle, twinkle superstar. How I wonder what you are. [12]

    S. E. Woosley in Gamma-Ray Bursts in the Afterglow Era

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12. The Close Environment of GRB

    We discuss three aspects of the interaction between GRB and their immediate surroundings. Pair production induced by the initial gamma-rays in the...

    Peter Mészáros in Gamma-Ray Bursts in the Afterglow Era

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13. A Deep, High-Resolution Imaging Survey of GRB Host Galaxies

    We have begun a survey of GRB host galaxies using HST/STIS to obtain very deep, high-resolution images. The primary aims are to constrain progenitor...

    N. R. Tanvir, S. Holland, ... B. Thomsen in Gamma-Ray Bursts in the Afterglow Era

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14. Determining the Gamma-Ray Burst Rate as a Function of Redshift

    We exploit the 14 gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) with known redshifts z and the 7 GRBs for which there are constraints on z to determine the GRB rate...

    Nevin Weinberg, Carlo Graziani, ... Daniel E. Reichart in Gamma-Ray Bursts in the Afterglow Era

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15. Progenitors of GRBs Originated in the Dense Star Clusters

    The suggestion formulated in the title of this paper arised first to explain the origin of the giant (170-300 pc in radii) stellar arcs in the region...

    Yuri N. Efremov in Gamma-Ray Bursts in the Afterglow Era

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16. Theory of GRB Afterglow

    The most interesting current open question in the theory of GRB afterglow is the propagation of jetted afterglows during the sideway expansion phase....

    T. Piran, J. Granot in Gamma-Ray Bursts in the Afterglow Era

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17. Effects of Free Neutrons on Gamma-Ray Bursts

    We consider a general case of nucleon (neutrons + protons) - loaded fireballs. In our analysis of the relative motion of neutrons and protons in the...

    E. V. Derishev, V. V. Kocharovsky, Vl V. Kocharovsky in Gamma-Ray Bursts in the Afterglow Era

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18. AGILE and Gamma-Ray Bursts

    The AGILE astrophysics mission planned to be operational in 2003 will significantly contribute to the study of Gamma-Ray Bursts. AGILE is equipped...

    M. Tavani, G. Barbiellini, ... D. Zanello in Gamma-Ray Bursts in the Afterglow Era

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19. Astroparticle Physics with the L3+C Detector

    The L3+C detector, which was located at the CERN electron-positron collider, LEP, has been used to collect a total of...

    Pierre Le Coultre in Astronomy, Cosmology and Fundamental Physics

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20. Alpha: A Constant That Is Not a Constant?

    We review the observational information on the constancy of the fine structure constant...

    G. Fiorentini, B. Ricci in Astronomy, Cosmology and Fundamental Physics

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