Gamma-ray bursts as a tool to unveil obscured star-forming galaxies

Authors
Date and time
13 Nov 2012 - 11:30 Europe/London
Address

Aula

Talk language
English
Slides language
English
Serie number
1
Description

Long Gamma-Ray Bursts are flashes of high-energy radiation and are linked to the death of massive stars. I will first summarize the main aspects of GRB astronomy, ranging from gamma to infrared frequencies, and secondly I will show how long GRBs pinpoint star-forming galaxies. Afterwards, I will present recent results which indicate as the GRB host population resembles all kind of star-forming galaxies, even the most dusty ones, almost invisible in optical-dedicated surveys.