A twist in the tale of γ-ray bursts

Stephen J. Smartt

doi:10.1038/523164b

A twist in the tale of γ-ray bursts

Stephen J. Smartt^*

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An unusually long burst of γ-rays zapped Earth in December 2011, lasting 4 hours. The cause of this burst is now proposed to be a peculiar supernova produced by a spinning magnetic neutron star. See Letter p.189

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	164-166
Number of pages	3
Journal	Nature
Volume	523
Issue number	7559
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/523164b
Publication status	Published - 09 Jul 2015

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