INDICE: 1. Introduction 2. Basic Theory 2.1 The physics of relativistic shocks and the synchrotron afterglow model 2.2 Modifications to the basic model including reverse shock emission, in-verse Compton emission, jet breaks, expansion into a stellar wind environment, and the effects of energy injection and density variations 3.Gamma-Ray Emission (MeV?GeV) 3.1 Overview of missions and datasets and prin-ciples of gamma-ray data analysis 3.2 Spectral and variability analyses using gamma-ray data 3.3 Applications including: Lorentz factor limits tests of the external shock model searches for thermal and inverse Compton components to the prompt emission 4. X-ray Emission. 4.1 Overview of missions and datasets and principles of X-ray data analysis 4.2 X-ray astrometric andspectroscopic analyses (CCD-resolution and gratings-resolution) 4.3 Construction of X-ray lightcurves and identification of X-ray flares 4.4 Applications including: Testing the synchrotron afterglow model estimating the blastwave kinetic energy. 5. Optical Photometry 5.1 Principles of optical photometry 5.2 Complicating factors in GRB analyses color changes variability host galaxy contributions atmospheric and extinction corrections 5.3 Constructing optical lightcurves and afterglow spectral energy distributions 5.4 Applications including:Diagnosing reverse-shock and GRB-correlated prompt optical emission observingpassage of the synchro-tron peak and cooling frequencies estimating photometric redshift and host galaxy extinction identifying variability and jet breaks;discovering associated su-pernovae 6. Optical Spectroscopy 6.1 Principles of optical/near-infrared spectroscopy 6.2 Complicating factors for GRBs: source acquisition and confirmation extraction of faint spectra spectrophotometry. 6.3Applications including: Redshift measurement element abundances and absorber kinematics high-ionization and metastable transi-tions molecular transitions time-variable absorption features 6.3 Spectroscopy of GRB host galaxies 7. Radio Emission 7.1 Principles of radio interferometry 7.2 Diagnosing radio scintilla-tion. 7.3 The brightness temperature limit, equipartition, and afterglow energetics 7.4 Constructing the radio spectral energy distribution 7.5 Applications including: Self-absorption frequency and density constraints synchrotron afterglow modeling resolving the expanding afterglow via scintillation and VLBIidentifying the nonre-lativistic transition and performing fireball calorimetry 8. Nontraditional Channels 8.1 For TeV gamma-ray facilities: The cosmic horizon for TeV observers possibilities for prompt, afterglow, and flare-associated emissions searches for quantum gravity effects. 8.2 For high-energy neutrino facilities: possible emission mechanisms and luminosities observational expectations 8.3 For gravitational-wave observatories: expected signals for short-duration bursts and long-duration bursts
- ISBN: 978-3-527-40970-9
- Editorial: Wiley-VCH
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 320
- Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés