The burst, the burster and its lair

被引：15

作者：

Wijers, R ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Cambridge, Inst Astron, Cambridge CB3 0HA, England

来源：

NATURE | 1998年 / 393卷 / 6680期

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D O I：

10.1038/29868

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

An analysis of the light from a γ-ray burst shows that it occurred in a very distant galaxy. This confirms that bursts are by far the most powerful bombs in nature's arsenal, and only the most copious known energy source can explain them.

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页码：13 / 14

页数：2

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