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Two γ-ray bursts from dusty regions with little molecular gas

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  • B. Hatsukade

    (National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, 2-21-1 Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588, Japan)

  • K. Ohta

    (Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan)

  • A. Endo

    (Kavli Institute of NanoScience, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Delft University of Technology, Lorentzweg 1, 2628 CJ Delft, The Netherlands)

  • K. Nakanishi

    (National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, 2-21-1 Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588, Japan
    Joint ALMA Observatory, Alonso de Córdova 3107, Vitacura, Santiago 763 0355, Chile
    The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), 2-21-1 Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588, Japan)

  • Y. Tamura

    (Institute of Astronomy, University of Tokyo, 2-21-1 Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-0015, Japan)

  • T. Hashimoto

    (National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, 2-21-1 Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588, Japan)

  • K. Kohno

    (Institute of Astronomy, University of Tokyo, 2-21-1 Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-0015, Japan
    Research Centre for the Early Universe, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan)

Abstract

Emission spectra from the host galaxies of two γ-ray bursts reveal that the regions where the bursts occur are rich in dust but not in molecular gas, which is unexpected because γ-ray bursts are associated with the explosions of massive stars that require molecular gas as fuel.

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  • B. Hatsukade & K. Ohta & A. Endo & K. Nakanishi & Y. Tamura & T. Hashimoto & K. Kohno, 2014. "Two γ-ray bursts from dusty regions with little molecular gas," Nature, Nature, vol. 510(7504), pages 247-249, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:510:y:2014:i:7504:d:10.1038_nature13325
    DOI: 10.1038/nature13325
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