E-resources
-
Angelini, L; Page, M; Burrows, D. N; O'Brien, P. T; Krimm, H; Valle, M. Della; Zhang, B; Cominsky, L. R; Page, K. L; Romano, P; Moretti, A; Chincarini, G; Cummings, J. R; Immler, S; Marshall, F. E; Boyd, P. T; Sakamoto, T; Dai, Z. G; Giommi, P; White, N. E; Roming, P. W. A; Mangano, V; Nousek, J. A; Palmer, D. M; Campana, S; Waxman, E; Wells, A. A; Brown, P; Tagliaferri, G; Osborne, J. P; Gehrels, N; Malesani, D; Kennea, J. A; Mészáros, P; Barthelmy, S. D; Blustin, A. J; Cusumano, G; Mason, K. O; Godet, O
Nature, 08/2006, Volume: 442, Issue: 7106Journal Article
Although the link between long γ-ray bursts (GRBs) and supernovae has been established, hitherto there have been no observations of the beginning of a supernova explosion and its intimate link to a GRB. In particular, we do not know how the jet that defines a γ-ray burst emerges from the star's surface, nor how a GRB progenitor explodes. Here we report observations of the relatively nearby GRB 060218 (ref. 5) and its connection to supernova SN 2006aj (ref. 6). In addition to the classical non-thermal emission, GRB 060218 shows a thermal component in its X-ray spectrum, which cools and shifts into the optical/ultraviolet band as time passes. We interpret these features as arising from the break-out of a shock wave driven by a mildly relativistic shell into the dense wind surrounding the progenitor. We have caught a supernova in the act of exploding, directly observing the shock break-out, which indicates that the GRB progenitor was a Wolf-Rayet star.
Author
![loading ... loading ...](themes/default/img/ajax-loading.gif)
Shelf entry
Permalink
- URL:
Impact factor
Access to the JCR database is permitted only to users from Slovenia. Your current IP address is not on the list of IP addresses with access permission, and authentication with the relevant AAI accout is required.
Year | Impact factor | Edition | Category | Classification | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JCR | SNIP | JCR | SNIP | JCR | SNIP | JCR | SNIP |
Select the library membership card:
If the library membership card is not in the list,
add a new one.
DRS, in which the journal is indexed
Database name | Field | Year |
---|
Links to authors' personal bibliographies | Links to information on researchers in the SICRIS system |
---|
Source: Personal bibliographies
and: SICRIS
The material is available in full text. If you wish to order the material anyway, click the Continue button.