Lecture Series in Gamma Ray Bursts
A course on GRBs consisting of five lectures, developed by
Dr. Charles Dermer, Code 7653, NRL,
with significant input
from Dr. Chris Fryer (LANL) and Dr. Kevin Hurley (Berkeley Space Sciences Lab).
Presented at the First La Plata International School on ``Compact Objects and their
Emissions,"
La Plata, Argentina, March 2008
Outline of the Lectures
Lecture 1. Observations of Gamma Ray Bursts;
ppt, pdf
Lecture 2. GRB Progenitor Models;
ppt, pdf
Lecture 3. Leptonic Processes in GRBs-Prompt and Afterglow Emissions;
ppt, pdf
Lecture 4. Cosmic Rays and Neutrinos from GRBs;
ppt, pdf
Lecture 5. GRB and Gamma-ray Studies with GLAST,
the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope;
ppt, pdf
Acknowledgments;
ppt, pdf
Notes to the Lectures
Published in ``Compact Objects and their Emissions," Associacion Argentina de Astronomia Book Series,
eds. Gustavo E. Romero and Paula Benaglia, published as GRBs and the Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope;
see Gamma Ray Bursts and the Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope:
Notes to the La Plata Lectures, by Charles D. Dermer (NRL) and Chris L. Fryer (LANL)
Chuck Dermer (202) 767-2965
Code 7653, NRL, Washington, DC 20375-5352
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