Discoveries enabled by multiwavelength afterglow observations of gamma-ray bursts
Discoveries enabled by multiwavelength afterglow observations of gamma-ray bursts
Most of the progress in the gamma-ray burst (GRB) field over the last decade and prior to the launch of the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope (FGST; Fermi henceforth) occurred in our understanding of the GRB afterglow emission and its surroundings. Classical observational astronomy, from radio to X-rays, played a vital …