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Catching a burst's visible glow
For the first time, astronomers have detected the visible glow of a gamma-ray burst.
References:
Akerlof, C.W., and T.A. McKay. 1999. Early optical counterpart detection. GCN GRB Observation Report #990123. January.
Further Readings:
Cowen, R. 1998. Gamma-ray burst makes quite a bang. Science News 153(May 9):292.
Sources:
Carl W. Akerlof
University of Michigan
Randall Laboratory
Department of Physics
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1120
Timothy A. McKay
University of Michigan
Department of Physics
500 East University
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1120
Bradley E. Schaefer
Yale University
P.O. Box 208121
New Haven, CT 06520-8121
From Science News, Vol. 155, No. 5, January 30, 1999, p. 70. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.
