The Observer’s Guide to the Gamma-Ray Burst Supernova Connection
We present a detailed report of the connection between long-duration gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) and their accompanying supernovae (SNe). The discussion presented here places emphasis on how observations, and the modelling of observations, have constrained what we know about GRB-SNe. We discuss their ph...
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| description | We present a detailed report of the connection between long-duration gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) and their accompanying supernovae (SNe). The discussion presented here places emphasis on how observations, and the modelling of observations, have constrained what we know about GRB-SNe. We discuss their photometric and spectroscopic properties, their role as cosmological probes, including their measured luminosity–decline relationships, and how they can be used to measure the Hubble constant. We present a statistical summary of their bolometric properties and use this to determine the properties of the “average” GRB-SN. We discuss their geometry and consider the various physical processes that are thought to power the luminosity of GRB-SNe and whether differences exist between GRB-SNe and the SNe associated with ultra-long-duration GRBs. We discuss how observations of their environments further constrain the physical properties of their progenitor stars and give a brief overview of the current theoretical paradigms of their central engines. We then present an overview of the radioactively powered transients that have been photometrically associated with short-duration GRBs, and we conclude by discussing what additional research is needed to further our understanding of GRB-SNe, in particular the role of binary-formation channels and the connection of GRB-SNe with superluminous SNe. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bf4e9d6c8f7d40298d600e1d992c19c42025-02-03T01:09:44ZengWileyAdvances in Astronomy1687-79691687-79772017-01-01201710.1155/2017/89290548929054The Observer’s Guide to the Gamma-Ray Burst Supernova ConnectionZach Cano0Shan-Qin Wang1Zi-Gao Dai2Xue-Feng Wu3Centre for Astrophysics and Cosmology, Science Institute, University of Iceland, Dunhagi 5, 107 Reykjavik, IcelandSchool of Astronomy and Space Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, ChinaSchool of Astronomy and Space Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, ChinaPurple Mountain Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, ChinaWe present a detailed report of the connection between long-duration gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) and their accompanying supernovae (SNe). The discussion presented here places emphasis on how observations, and the modelling of observations, have constrained what we know about GRB-SNe. We discuss their photometric and spectroscopic properties, their role as cosmological probes, including their measured luminosity–decline relationships, and how they can be used to measure the Hubble constant. We present a statistical summary of their bolometric properties and use this to determine the properties of the “average” GRB-SN. We discuss their geometry and consider the various physical processes that are thought to power the luminosity of GRB-SNe and whether differences exist between GRB-SNe and the SNe associated with ultra-long-duration GRBs. We discuss how observations of their environments further constrain the physical properties of their progenitor stars and give a brief overview of the current theoretical paradigms of their central engines. We then present an overview of the radioactively powered transients that have been photometrically associated with short-duration GRBs, and we conclude by discussing what additional research is needed to further our understanding of GRB-SNe, in particular the role of binary-formation channels and the connection of GRB-SNe with superluminous SNe.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/8929054 |
| spellingShingle | Zach Cano Shan-Qin Wang Zi-Gao Dai Xue-Feng Wu The Observer’s Guide to the Gamma-Ray Burst Supernova Connection Advances in Astronomy |
| title | The Observer’s Guide to the Gamma-Ray Burst Supernova Connection |
| title_full | The Observer’s Guide to the Gamma-Ray Burst Supernova Connection |
| title_fullStr | The Observer’s Guide to the Gamma-Ray Burst Supernova Connection |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Observer’s Guide to the Gamma-Ray Burst Supernova Connection |
| title_short | The Observer’s Guide to the Gamma-Ray Burst Supernova Connection |
| title_sort | observer s guide to the gamma ray burst supernova connection |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/8929054 |
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