GRB Links: Resources related to gamma ray bursts

GRB Links

GRB detecting satellites in the network:

• Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope
• AGILE
• The Swift Satellite
• INTEGRAL
• KONUS/WIND

Past GRB space missions and networks:

• BeppoSAX
• HETE2
• Ulysses
• Mars Odyssey

GRB Web Pages Belonging to Members of the Network

• Nyrola Observatory's GRB Archive (Finland)
• Steve Robinson's High Energy Astro Page

The Solar Division's SID group is trying to detect GRBs' effect on the ionosphere.

• SID Document Exchange Page (through July 2004)
• The AAVSO-SID mailing list (current)
• The AAVSO SID/GRB Bulletin: Volume 1, Issue 1 (January 2003)

Background Info:

• High Energy Astrophysics Workshops - Co-sponsored by NASA and held in conjunction with the AAVSO Spring 2000, Spring 2002, and Spring 2005 meetings.
• NASA Science News April 21, 2000 Coverage

Further Reading on GRBs:

• Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows -- by Jochen Greiner, MPE-Garching
• The GRB Coordinates Network (GCN) - The alert system
• The red optical afterglow of GRB 030725
• NASA Science News
  • Amateurs Reach For The Stars - April 21, 2000
  • Amateurs Catch A Gamma-Ray Burst - March 14, 2000
• Papers on Why GRB Afterglow Hunting is Important
  • "Implications of Recent Observational Discoveries for the Nature and Origin of Gamma-Ray Bursts" Donald Lamb
  • "What Have We Learned About Gamma Ray Bursts from Afterglows?" By Mario Vietri

GRB Reports and other resources

• GCN Circulars
• Swift Triggers
• The Global Telescope Network at Sonoma State University
• GRBlog
• The Astronomer's Telegram

Literature

• Kevin Hurley's Bibliography of GRB Articles 1973 - 2008