M. Bremer
Author
Publisher
EDP Sciences
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
This book is a collection of 19 articles which reflect the courses given at the Collège de France/Summer school "Reconstruction d'images − Applications astrophysiques" held in Nice and Fréjus, France, from June 18 to 22, 2012. The articles presented in this volume address emerging concepts and methods that are useful in the complex process of improving our knowledge of the celestial objects, including Earth. The book contains three parts. The...
Author
Publisher
EDP Sciences
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
Gamma-ray bursts (GRB) are amongst the most energetic phenomena in the Universe. In 1997 (more than 15 years ago), BeppoSAX allowed the detection of the first GRB X-ray afterglow, leading to the detection of afterglows at other wavelengths (optical, radio) in the following years, probing the cosmological distance scale. There are still many other open issues which still need to be addressed, regarding both theoretical and observational aspects: prompt...