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Observing the First Stars, One Star at a Time

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2016

Abraham Loeb
Abraham Loeb*
Affiliation:
Astronomy Department, Harvard University, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA; aloeb@cfa.harvard.edu

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Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) are believed to originate in compact remnants (black holes or neutron stars) of massive stars. Their high luminosities make them detectable out to the edge of the visible universe. We describe the many advantages of GRB afterglows relative to quasars as probes of the intergalactic medium during the epoch of reionization. The Swift satellite, planned for launch by the end of 2004, will likely open a new era in observations of the high redshift universe.

Type
Part VIII Supernovae, Gamma-Ray Bursters, and Cosmology
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 192: Cosmic Explosions , 2005 , pp. 543 - 553
Copyright
Copyright © Springer-Verlag 2005

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