External Inverse-Compton Emission Associated with Extended and Plateau Emission of Short Gamma-Ray Bursts: Application to GRB 160821B
- Award ID(s):
- 1908689
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10291139
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- The Astrophysical Journal Letters
- Volume:
- 908
- Issue:
- 2
- ISSN:
- 2041-8205
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- L36
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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