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Nature 436, 923-925 (18 August 2005) | doi:10.1038/436923a; Published online 17 August 2005
Astrophysics: Swift progress
Dieter H. Hartmann1
Abstract
The agile, choreographed response of the Swift satellite to 
-ray bursts tests models to an unprecedented degree. Results from two recent long bursts suggest that the models are good, but require some tweaking.
The Swift satellite1 is NASA's latest tool for investigating the mysterious phenomenon of -ray bursts, or GRBs. These intense bursts of high-frequency -ray and X-ray radiation were discovered four decades ago2; since Swift's launch in November 2004, one such burst has activated its detectors every few days.
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