1 h 3 min
GRB : multi-wavelengths
Astrophysics, Astronomy and seminar by Susanna Vergani, Paris Observatory
Hosted by Collège de France
Monday 17:45 Paris (GMT+1)
Recording available
Amphithéâtre Marguerite-de-Navarre, Site Marcelin-Berthelot
Recording
Abstract
Gamma-ray bursts can release enormous energy within fractions of a second, followed by longer-lived emission across other wavelengths. This seminar explains how observations of these afterglows and their host galaxies help distinguish explosions of massive stars from mergers of neutron stars.