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dc.contributor.authorBurlon, D.
dc.contributor.authorMurphy, T.
dc.contributor.authorGhirlanda, G.
dc.contributor.authorHancock, Paul
dc.contributor.authorParry, R.
dc.contributor.authorSalvaterra, R.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T14:35:15Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T14:35:15Z
dc.date.created2016-08-24T19:30:14Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.citationBurlon, D. and Murphy, T. and Ghirlanda, G. and Hancock, P. and Parry, R. and Salvaterra, R. 2016. Gamma-ray bursts from massive Population-III stars: Clues from the radio band. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 459 (3): pp. 3356-3362.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39584
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/mnras/stw905
dc.description.abstract

Current models suggest gamma-ray bursts could be used as a way of probing Population-III stars - the first stars in the early Universe. In this paper, we use numerical simulations to demonstrate that late-time radio observations of gamma-ray burst afterglows could provide a means of identifying bursts that originate from Population-III stars, if these were highly massive, independently from their redshift. We then present the results from a pilot study using the Australia Telescope Compact Array at 17 GHz, designed to test the hypothesis that there may be Population-III gamma-ray bursts amongst the current sample of known events. We observed three candidates plus a control gamma-ray burst, and make no detections with upper limits of 20-40 µJy at 500-1300 d post-explosion.

dc.publisherOxford University Press
dc.titleGamma-ray bursts from massive Population-III stars: Clues from the radio band
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume459
dcterms.source.number3
dcterms.source.startPage3356
dcterms.source.endPage3362
dcterms.source.issn0035-8711
dcterms.source.titleMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
curtin.departmentCurtin Institute of Radio Astronomy (Physics)
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