Search for dissertations about: "Fermi gamma-ray space telescope"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words Fermi gamma-ray space telescope.

  2. 1. Photospheric emission in gamma ray bursts : Analysis and interpretation of observations made by the Fermi gamma ray space telescope

    Author : Shabnam Iyyani; Felix Ryde; David Burrows; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; gamma ray bursts; photosphere; radiation mechanism; Theoretical Physics; teoretisk fysik;

    Abstract : The large flashes of radiation that are observed in GRBs are generally believed to arise in a relativistic jetted outflow. This thesis addresses the question of how and where in the jet this radiation is produced. READ MORE

  4. 2. Cosmological Dark Matter and the Isotropic Gamma-Ray Background : Measurements and Upper Limits

    Author : Alexander Sellerholm; Jan Conrad; Karl Mannheim; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; dark matter theory; dark matter simulations; dark matter experiments; isotropic gamma-ray background; Fermi gamma-ray space telescope; Astroparticle physics; Astropartikelfysik; teoretisk fysik; Theoretical Physics;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses the isotropic diffuse gamma-ray background, as measured by the Fermi gamma ray space telescope, and its implications for indirect detection of dark matter. We describe the measurement of the isotropic background, including also an alternative analysis method besides the one published by the Fermi-LAT collaboration. READ MORE

  5. 3. Subphotospheric dissipation in gamma-ray bursts observed by the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope

    Author : Björn Ahlgren; Josefin Larsson; Ross Church; KTH; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Fysik; Physics;

    Abstract : Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are the brightest events in the Universe, for a short time outshining the rest of the Universe combined, as they explode with isotropic equivalent luminosities up to $10^{54}$ erg s$^{-1}$. These events are believed to be connected to supernovae and to binary compact object mergers, such as binary neutron stars or neutron star -- black hole systems. READ MORE

  6. 4. Search for Gamma-ray Lines from Dark Matter with the Fermi Large Area Telescope

    Author : Tomi Ylinen; Mark Pearce; Jan Conrad; Staffan Carius; James T. Linnemann; KTH; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Fermi; Large Area Telescope; gamma-rays; dark matter; spectral lines; beam test; Physics; Fysik; Astroparticle physics; Astropartikelfysik;

    Abstract : Dark matter (DM) constitutes one of the most intriguing but so far unresolved issues in physics. In many extensions of the Standard Model of particle physics, the existence of a stable Weakly Interacting Massive Particle (WIMP) is predicted. The WIMP is an excellent DM particle candidate. READ MORE

  7. 5. Photospheric emission in gamma-ray bursts

    Author : Christoffer Lundman; Felix Ryde; Stephan Rosswog; KTH; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : This thesis considers emission from gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), the most powerful explosions known in the Universe. Most GRBs are likely associated with the final stages of stellar evolution, where the core of a massive star collapses, and gives birth to a highly compact object such as a neutron star or black hole. READ MORE