We model multiwavelength afterglow data from the short gamma-ray burst (GRB) 090510 using a combined leptonic–hadronic model of synchrotron radiation from an adiabatic blast wave. High-energy, !100 MeV, emission in our model is dominated by proton-synchrotron radiation, while electron-synchrotron radiation dominates in the X-ray and ultraviolet wavelengths. The collimation-corrected GRB energy,...

The thermal effects of laser–induced plasma on isotropic turbulence are studied using direct numerical simulation. Laminar and turbulent simulations are conducted. For the laminar simulations, a tear–drop shaped blast wave propagates into the background becoming spherical in time. Shock radius and jumps in fluid properties at the shock front are compared to experiment. Both short and long time ...

Temporal analyses of the prompt gamma-ray and X-ray light curves of gamma-ray bursts reveal a tendency for the burst pulse time scales to increase with decreasing energy. For an ensemble of BATSE bursts, Fenimore et al. (1995) show that the energy dependence of burst peak durations can be represented by ∆t ∝ E−γ with γ ≃ 0.4– 0.45. This power-law dependence has led to the suggestion that this e...

The double differential multiplicities and rapidity distributions for Λ hyperon production in central Au + Au interactions at AGS in the range of rapidities from 1.7 to 3.2 and the range of transverse kinetic energies from 0.0 to 0.7 GeV are parametrized in terms of the the Blast Wave approximation. The longitudinal and transverse radial expansion parameters and the mean temperature of Λ hypero...

Optical fiber based Extrinsic Fabry-Perot Interferometric (EFPI) sensor significantly emerged as an advanced optical sensor for the health monitoring of civil, mechanical and aeronautical structures. This sensor responds its well capability also towards the measurement of acoustic/shock wave pressure. This paper presents an approach for high blast (acoustic/shock wave) pressure measurement usin...

A single picosecond pulse from a mode-locked dye laser was used for time resolved microphotography of the gasdynamic phenomena occurring in a lasertarget interaction experiment. A time resolution of 5 ps and a spatial resolution of better than 10 ^ m were experimentally obtained. Results are presented for the case of laser irradiation of a thin foil, shock wave propagation in a transparent targ...

The vulnerability of the masonry envelop under blast loading is considered critical due to the risk of loss of lives. The dynamic behaviour of masonry infill walls subjected to dynamic out-of-plane loading was experimentally investigated in this work. Using confined underwater blast wave generators (WBWG), applying the extremely high rate conversion of the explosive detonation energy into the k...

Due to complex injurious environment where multiple blast effects interact with the body parallel, blast-induced neurotrauma is a unique clinical entity induced by systemic, local, and cerebral responses. Activation of autonomous nervous system; sudden pressure increase in vital organs such as lungs and liver; and activation of neuroendocrine-immune system are among the most important mechanism...

The auditory system is the most susceptible to damages from blast waves. Blast injuries always lead to varying degrees of hearing impairment. Although a disorder of the cochlear blood flow (CoBF) has been considered to be related to many pathological processes of the auditory system and to contribute to various types of hearing loss, changes in the CoBF induced by blast waves and the relationsh...

Bomb blast injuries are no longer confined to battlefields. With the ever present threat of terrorism, we should always be prepared for bomb blasts. Bomb blast injuries tend to affect air-containing organs more, as the blast wave tends to exert a shearing force on air-tissue interfaces. Commonly-injured organs include the tympanic membranes, the sinuses, the lungs and the bowel. Of these, blast...