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A γ-ray burst at a redshift of z ≈ 8.2

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2009

Authors

Tanvir, Nial R
Fox, Derek B
Levan, A. J.
Berger, E
Wiersema, K
Fynbo, J. P. U
Cucchiara, A
Kruhler, T
Gehrels, N
Bloom, J S

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Macmillan Publishers Ltd

Abstract

Long-duration γ-ray bursts (GRBs) are thought to result from the explosions of certain massive stars, and some are bright enough that they should be observable out to redshifts of z 20 using current technology. Hitherto, the highest redshift measured for

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Keywords: cosmology; extraterrestrial matter; gamma ray radiation; article; astronomy; cosmos; gamma radiation; priority journal

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/24359

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ANU Research Publications

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Nature

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Journal article

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DOI

10.1038/nature08459

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2037-12-31

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