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GRB Redshift determination in the X-ray band

Sergio Campana, Gabriele Ghisellini, Davide Lazzati, Francesco Haardt, Stefano Covino, .

astro-pharXiv:astro-ph/9906389

Abstract

If gamma-ray bursts originate in dense stellar forming regions, the interstellar material can imprint detectable absorption features on the observed X-ray spectrum. Such features can be detected by existing and planned X-ray satellites, as long as the X-ray afterglow is observed after a few minutes from the burst. Detection of these X-ray features will make possible the determination of the redshift of gamma-ray bursts even when their optical afterglows are severely dimmed by extinction.

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