Browsing FAS Theses and Dissertations by Author "Berger, Edo"

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    • The Diversity and Versatility of Gamma-Ray Bursts 

      Laskar, Tanmoy (2015-05-17)
      Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are the most energetic explosions in the Universe, thus providing a unique laboratory for the study of extreme astrophysical processes. In parallel, their large luminosity makes GRBs a premier probe ...

    • The Evolution of Rotation and Magnetism in Small Stars Near the Sun 

      Newton, Elisabeth R. (2016-05-19)
      Despite the prevalence of M dwarfs, the smallest and most common type of main sequence star, their sizes, compositions, and ages are not well-constrained. Empirical determination of these properties is important for gaining ...

    • Peculiar Transients as Probes of Stellar Evolution and Mass Loss 

      Drout, Maria R. (2016-05-18)
      Multi-wavelength observations of supernovae (SN) not only probe the explosion mechanism, but also carry information about the configuration of the star at the moment of collapse and the mass-loss history of the progenitor ...

    • The Properties and Environments of Superluminous Supernovae 

      Lunnan, Ragnhild (2015-05-16)
      Superluminous supernovae (SLSNe) are a rare class of stellar explosions discovered by wide-field optical transient surveys in the past decade. They are characterized by peak luminosities 10-100 times that of ordinary ...

    • Unveiling the Progenitors of Short-duration Gamma-ray Bursts 

      Fong, Wen-fai (2014-06-06)
      Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are relativistic explosions which originate at cosmological distances, and are among the most luminous transients in the universe. Following the prompt gamma-ray emission, a fading synchrotron ...