Double-Peaked Gamma-Ray Bursts: Conjoined Twins or Accidental Neighbors?

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dc.contributor.advisorHakkila, Jon
dc.contributor.authorTaylor, Corinne Maly
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-29T19:01:35Z
dc.date.available2022-03-29T19:01:35Z
dc.date.created2016-05
dc.date.submittedMay 2016
dc.description.abstractA gamma-ray burst (GRB) emits its prompt emission in the form of pulses. These pulses are characterized by hard-to-soft monotonic emission overlaid by a triple-peaked, time-varying component that causes the GRB pulse light curve to appear “bumpy” rather than smooth. If a single pulse can have multiple peaks, then there is difficulty in unambiguously identifying the number of pulses found in complex emission episodes containing multiple prominent peaks. Double-peaked GRB pulses contain two distinct peaks; using data collected by the Burst And Transient Source Experiment (BATSE), we explore the hypothesis that some or all of these double-peaked pulses might simply be isolated pulses having pronounced residual components.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.library.cofc.edu/handle/123456789/5359
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subjectgamma-rays, astrophysics, statistics, double pulses, models, fitting
dc.titleDouble-Peaked Gamma-Ray Bursts: Conjoined Twins or Accidental Neighbors?
dc.type.genrethesis
dc.type.materialtext
local.embargo.lift2017-05-01
local.embargo.terms2017-05-01
thesis.additionaldegree.disciplinePhysics
thesis.degree.departmentPhysics and Astronomy
thesis.degree.disciplineAstrophysics
thesis.degree.grantorCollege of Charleston
thesis.degree.nameBachelor of Science
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