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Code Number: 8B50.80

Demo Title: Gamma Ray Bursts

Condition: Good

Principle: Gamma Ray Bursts

Area of Study: Astronomy

References:

Eric G. Blackman, "Astrophysical Perspective in Teaching Special Relativity", TPT, Vol. 36, # 3, March 1998, p. 176.
Ashley G. Smart, "Frog Eyes Show Prowess as Quantum Sensors", Physics Today, July 2014, p. 16.
Bertram Schwarzschild, "A Close-up Look at an Unusually Powerful Gamma-ray Burst, Physics Today, Feb. 2014, p. 13.
Bertram Schwarzschild, "Record Gamma-Ray Flare Is Attributed to a Hypermagnetized Neutron Star In Our Galaxy", Physics Today, May 2005, p. 19.

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