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Originally published in Science Express on 15 March 2007
Science 30 March 2007:
Vol. 315. no. 5820, pp. 1798 - 1799
DOI: 10.1126/science.1140172
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ASTRONOMY:
A Closer Look at a Gamma-Ray Burst

Stefano Covino

A study of gamma rays produced when stars collapse or collide reveals details of the explosion mechanism, particularly the role of magnetic fields.

The author is at Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera, via Emilio Bianchi 46, Merate LC, I-23807, Italy. E-mail: stefano.covino{at}brera.inaf.it

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