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What does it mean for something to be optically thick to pair production?
I have seen several references in the high energy astrophysics literature (including the example below) which make reference to an astronomical source being "thick to pair production".
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Where can I look up assigned origins of gamma ray bursts events? (GRBs)
Gamma ray burst GRB170817A is believed to have originated from the merger of Neutron Star(NS)-Neutron Star(NS). From this article on the associated gravitational wave detection GW170817:
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Why are there no gamma-ray bursts detected in our galaxy?
I found from Wikipedia and other sites that there are no GRBs detected in the Milky Way. Can someone give a feasible reason for that? Why are there no GRBs detected in the Milky Way galaxy?
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Why is the number of Long Gamma Ray Burst (LGRB) event occurrences greater than the number of Short Gamma Ray Burst (SGRB) event occurrences?
I collected from NASA this histogram plotting the number of GRBs vs the duration of GRBs.
Now my question is, why is the number of Long Gamma Ray Bursts (LGRBs) events occurrences greater than the ...
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How does the Gamma Ray Burst that occurred when 2 black holes merged compare to other GRB's?
A Gamma Ray Burst was detected 0.4 seconds after the gravitational wave event, GW150914, caused by a black hole merger, and it was in the same part of the sky. It is uncertain whether that Gamma Ray ...
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