GRBs

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:affects Earth's atmosphere (if close enough)
gptkbp:afterglowObservedIn gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:X-rays
optical
gptkbp:associatedWith supernovae
neutron star mergers
gptkbp:class long GRBs
short GRBs
gptkbp:detects gptkb:Fermi_Gamma-ray_Space_Telescope
gptkb:Swift_satellite
gptkbp:discoveredBy satellite Vela
gptkbp:distance billions of light-years
gptkbp:duration milliseconds to several minutes
gptkbp:emits gptkb:gamma_rays
gptkbp:firstObserved 1967
gptkbp:frequency a few per day (observable universe)
gptkbp:hostedBy distant galaxies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label GRBs
gptkbp:lightCurve variable
gptkbp:namedFor gamma-ray astronomy community
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:GRB_090423
gptkb:GRB_970228
gptkb:GRB_130427A
gptkbp:observedBy gptkb:INTEGRAL_satellite
gptkb:Compton_Gamma_Ray_Observatory
gptkb:BeppoSAX_satellite
space-based telescopes
all directions in the sky
ground-based telescopes (afterglow)
gptkbp:peakLuminosity 10^51 erg/s
gptkbp:powerOutput 10^44 joules or more
gptkbp:produces gptkb:neutrinos
gravitational waves
high-energy cosmic rays
gptkbp:progenitor binary neutron star mergers
collapsing massive stars
gptkbp:redshift up to z~9
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:cosmology
gptkb:kilonovae
magnetars
hypernovae
gptkbp:standsFor gptkb:gamma-ray_bursts
gptkbp:studiedIn astrophysics
gptkbp:theorizedBy gptkb:Stan_Woosley
gptkb:Bohdan_Paczyński
gptkbp:usedFor studying intergalactic medium
measuring star formation rates
probing early universe
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:gamma-ray_bursts
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6