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David N. Burrows

Researcher at Pennsylvania State University

Publications -  470
Citations -  36906

David N. Burrows is an academic researcher from Pennsylvania State University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Gamma-ray burst & Afterglow. The author has an hindex of 78, co-authored 463 publications receiving 34700 citations. Previous affiliations of David N. Burrows include University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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The Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission

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TL;DR: The Swift mission as discussed by the authors is a multi-wavelength observatory for gamma-ray burst (GRB) astronomy, which is a first-of-its-kind autonomous rapid-slewing satellite for transient astronomy and pioneers the way for future rapid-reaction and multiwavelength missions.
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The Swift X-ray telescope

TL;DR: The Swift Gamma-Ray Explorer (XRT) as mentioned in this paper uses a mirror set built for JET-X and an XMM-Newton/EPIC MOS CCD detector to provide a sensitive broad-band (0.2-10 keV) X-ray imager with effective area of > 120 cm2 at 1.5 keV, field of view of 23.6 × 23. 6 arcminutes, and angular resolution of 18 arcseconds.
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The Swift X-ray Telescope

TL;DR: The Swift Gamma-Ray Explorer (XRT) as mentioned in this paper uses a mirror set built for JET-X and an XMM/EPIC MOS CCD detector to provide a sensitive broad-band (0.2-10 keV) X-ray imager with effective area of > 120 cm^2 at 1.5 keV, field of view of 23.6 x23.6 arcminutes, and angular resolution of 18 arcseconds (HPD).
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Physical processes shaping GRB X-ray afterglow lightcurves: theoretical implications from the Swift XRT observations

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors systematically analyze the possible physical processes that shape the properties of the early X-ray afterglow lightcurves, and use the data to constrain various models.