Gamma Ray Bursts in the Swift-Fermi Era
Neil Gehrels, Soebur Razzaque
TL;DR
This review discusses recent advances in gamma-ray burst research facilitated by Swift and Fermi observations, highlighting their role in understanding these powerful cosmic explosions and their implications for astrophysics.
Contribution
It provides a comprehensive survey of observational data and theoretical models of GRBs in the Swift-Fermi era, emphasizing recent progress and remaining challenges.
Findings
Enhanced understanding of GRB prompt emission mechanisms
Insights into the afterglow physics and jet composition
Improved constraints on GRB progenitors and their environments
Abstract
Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are among the most violent occurrences in the universe. They are powerful explosions, visible to high redshift, and thought to be the signature of black hole birth. They are highly luminous events and provide excellent probes of the distant universe. GRB research has greatly advanced over the past 10 years with the results from Swift, Fermi and an active follow-up community. In this review we survey the interplay between these recent observations and the theoretical models of the prompt GRB emission and the subsequent afterglows.
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