Gamma-ray Bursts Quiz

What is the nickname given to the gamma-ray burst GRB 221009A?

• BOAT

• GECAM-C

• LHAASO-KM2A

• Fermi-LAT

Where was the LHAASO-KM2A detector located?

• Science Advances

• Gemini South telescope in Chile

• Sichuan, China

• Phys.org

What are some theories regarding the source of gamma-ray bursts?

• Neutron star collisions, mergers between neutron stars and black holes, and the collapse of a massive star into a black hole

• Rapidly moving material colliding and generating shock waves

• High-energy gamma rays resulting from collisions between electrons

• Energy levels from gamma ray bursts being in the neighborhood of half a teraelectronvolt or less

How far away from Earth did GRB 221009A occur?

• 70 times longer than any other recorded gamma-ray burst

• Approximately 20 times larger than the sun

• 2.4 billion light years

• Over 3 teraelectronvolts

What do researchers hope to learn from studying the BOAT?

• The location of the GRB reported by Fermi-LAT

• The size of the PSF that contains 68% of the events

• The energy levels of gamma ray bursts

• More about the causes of gamma ray bursts and how they behave afterward