Gamma-ray bursts

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:GRBs
gptkbp:aftermath gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:X-rays
optical
gptkbp:associatedWith cosmic rays
gravitational waves
gptkbp:canBe cosmological distance measurement
gptkbp:cataloguedIn BATSE catalog
Swift GRB catalog
gptkbp:category high-energy astrophysical event
gptkbp:cause supernova
neutron star merger
collapsar
gptkbp:detects gptkb:Compton_Gamma_Ray_Observatory
gptkb:Swift_Observatory
gptkb:Fermi_Gamma-ray_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Vela_satellites
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1967
gptkbp:distance billions of light-years
gptkbp:duration milliseconds to several minutes
gptkbp:emits gptkb:gamma_rays
gptkbp:firstAfterglowDetected 1997
gptkbp:firstOpticalAfterglowDetected gptkb:GRB_970228
gptkbp:firstRedshiftMeasured GRB 970508
gptkbp:firstReported 1973
gptkbp:frequency several per day (observable universe)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gamma-ray bursts
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:GRB_080319B
gptkb:GRB_090423
gptkb:GRB_970228
gptkb:GRB_130427A
gptkbp:observableFrom gptkb:Earth
gptkbp:origin distant galaxies
gptkbp:potentialHazard mass extinction (hypothetical)
gptkbp:powerOutput 10^44 joules or more
gptkbp:redshift 0.0085 to 9.4
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:neutron_stars
gptkb:kilonovae
black holes
supernovae
magnetars
hypernovae
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkb:Russian_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:ESA
gptkbp:studiedIn astrophysics
multi-messenger astronomy
gptkbp:subspecies short gamma-ray burst
long gamma-ray burst
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:White_hole
gptkb:MAGIC_Telescopes
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7