The astonishing jet of an extreme gamma-ray burst

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25250/thescbr.brk766

Keywords:

transients, Astrophysics, Astronomy, Gamma-ray Bursts

Abstract

The collapse of rapidly rotating massive stars is known to launch collimated jets of material moving at nearly the speed of light. These phenomena produce high energy gamma-ray light that astronomers detect using space satellites and refer to them as gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). The recent GRB 221009A is the most extreme gamma-ray burst detected in 50 years of observations.

Author Biography

Brendan O'Connor, Carnegie Mellon University

McWilliams Fellow

Original article reference

Brendan O’Connor et al., A structured jet explains the extreme GRB 221009A. Sci. Adv. 9, eadi1405 (2023). DOI:10.1126/sciadv.adi1405

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Published

2023-11-23

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 4 (2023): TheScienceBreaker

Section

Earth & Space

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