Gamma-Ray Bursts in the SALT/Swift Era: GRB/SN Connection
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Invited talk at the First International Workshop on “Stellar Astrophysics with the World Largest Telescopes”, Toruń, Poland, 7-10 September 2004. I discuss the Gamma Ray Burst research in the era of SALT and Swift, concentrating on the GRB/SN connection.
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تاریخ انتشار 2004