First detection of gamma-ray burst afterglow in very-high-energy gamma light
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Published in Nature · View the paper (DOI)
An international team of researchers has successfully detected a gamma-ray burst in very-high-energy gamma light, challenging current understanding of these phenomena. The detection was made using the H.E.S.S. telescope and reveals the presence of extremely accelerated particles that exist long after the explosion.
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- First detection of gamma-ray burst afterglow in very-high-energy gamma light Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe · Nov 20, 2019 · first to report
- Hubble studies gamma-ray burst with highest energy ever seen NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center · Nov 20, 2019
- Hubble studies gamma-ray burst with the highest energy ever seen ESA/Hubble Information Centre · Nov 20, 2019
- Researchers discover highest-energy light from a gamma-ray burst George Washington University · Nov 20, 2019