List of Publications

19. Radio Quiet AGNs as possible Sources of Ultra-high Energy Cosmic Rays,
        Pe'er, A., Murase, K., & Meszaros, P. Phys. Rev. D., submitted (2009)

18. On the Role of the Magnetic Field on Jet Emission in X-Ray Binaries,
        Casella, P., & Pe'er, A. ApJ, 703, L63 (2009, arXiv:0908.2129)

17. Evidence of a non-baryonic composition in GRB 080916C,
        Zhang, B., & Pe'er, A. ApJ, 700, L65 (2009, arXiv:0904.2943 )

16. A Model for Emission from Jets in X-ray Binaries: Consequences of a Single Acceleration Episode,
        Pe'er, A., & Casella, P. ApJ, 699, 1919 (2009, arXiv:0902.2892 )

15. Quasi-blackbody component and radiative efficiency of the prompt emission of gamma-ray bursts,
        Ryde, F., & Pe'er, A. ApJ, 702, 1211 (2009 arXiv:0811.4135 )

14. A Comparison of the Afterglow of Short- and Long-Duration Gamma Ray Bursts,
        Nysewander, M., Fruchter, A., & Pe'er, A. ApJ, 701, 824 (2009 arXiv:0806.3607 )

13. Temporal Evolution of Thermal Emission From Relativistically Expanding Plasma,
        Pe'er, A. ApJ, 682, 463 (2008 arXiv:0802.0725 )

12. A new method of determining the initial size and Lorentz factor of gamma-ray burst fireballs using a thermal emission component,
        Pe'er, A., Ryde, F., Wijers, R.A.M.J., Meszaros, P., & Rees, M.J. ApJ, 664, L1 (2007, astro-ph/0703734)

11. Parameterization of the energy and rapidity distributions of secondary pions and kaons produced in energetic proton-proton collisions,
        Koers, H.B.J., Pe'er, A., & Wijers, R.A.M.J., ApJ, submitted (2007, hep-ph/0611219)

10. Synchrotron emission in small scale magnetic field as possible explanation of prompt emission spectra of GRB's,
        Pe'er, A., & Zhang, B. ApJ, 653, 454 (2006, astro-ph/0605641)

9. Radiation from an expanding cocoon as an explanation of the steep decay observed in GRB early afterglow light curves,
        Pe'er, A., Meszaros, P., & Rees, M.J. ApJ, 652, 482 (2006, astro-ph/0603343)

8. The signature of a wind reverse shock in Gamma-ray bursts afterglows,
        Pe'er, A., & Wijers, R.A.M.J. ApJ, 643, 1036 (2006, astro-ph/0511508)

7. The observable effects of a photospheric component on GRB's and XRF's prompt emission spectrum,
        Pe'er, A., Meszaros, P., & Rees, M.J. ApJ, 642, 995 (2006, astro-ph/0510114)

6. Peak Energy Clustering and Efficiency in Compact Objects,
        Pe'er, A., Meszaros, P., & Rees, M.J. ApJ, 635, 476 (2005, astro-ph/0504346)

5. High energy photon emission in the early afterglow of GRB's,
        Pe'er, A., & Waxman, E. ApJ, 633, 1018 (Erratum, ApJ, 638, 1187 ) (2005, astro-ph/0407084)

4. Time dependent numerical model for the emission of radiation from relativistic plasma,
        Pe'er, A., & Waxman, E. ApJ, 628, 857 (2005, astro-ph/0409539)

3. Prompt GRB spectra: detailed calculations and the effect of pair production,
        Pe'er, A., & Waxman, E. ApJ 613, 448 (2004, astro-ph/0311252)

2. The high energy tail of GRB941017: Comptonization of synchrotron self-absorbed photons,
        Pe'er, A., & Waxman, E. ApJ 603, L1 (2004, astro-ph/0310836)



1. The breaking of the backward-forward symmetry in the angular distribution of the m_j selected photofragments,
        Pe'er, A., Shapiro, M., & Balint-Kurti, J.J., Journal of Chemical Physics, 110, 11928 (PDF) (224 kB)



Conference Proceedings




• Theoretical Implications of Thermal Emission from Gamma-Ray Bursts,
  Pe'er, A., & Ryde, F., 2009, Proc. of the 6th Huntsville Gamma-Ray Burst symposium 2008, Huntsville, Al, Oct. 2008
  
  
• Behavior of Thermal Emission in Gamma-Ray Bursts,
  Ryde, F., & Pe'er, A., 2009, Proc. of the 6th Huntsville Gamma-Ray Burst symposium 2008, Huntsville, Al, Oct. 2008
  
  
• The Correlation of Spectral Lag Evolution with Prompt Optical Emission in GRB 080319B ,
  Stamatikos, M., et. al. (including A. Pe'er), 2009, Proc. of the 6th Huntsville Gamma-Ray Burst symposium 2008, Huntsville, Al, Oct. 2008
  
  
• Thermal Emission from Gamma Ray Bursts ,
  Pe'er, A., Proc. of "2008 Nanjing GRB conference", Nanjing, China, June 2008
  
  
• The Gamma Ray Burst section of the White Paper on the Status and Future of Very High Energy Gamma Ray Astronomy: A Brief Preliminary Report ,
  Falcone, A.D., et.al. (including A. Pe'er), Proc. of "Gamma Ray Bursts 2007", Santa Fe, New Mexico, November 2007
  
  
• GRB 070714B - Discovery of the Highest Spectroscopically Confirmed Short Burst Redshift ,
  Graham, J.F., et.al. (including A. Pe'er), Proc. of "Gamma Ray Bursts 2007", Santa Fe, New Mexico, November 2007
  
  
• Analysis of the thermal emission component in GRBs,
  Pe'er, A., Ryde, F., Proc. of ``070228: The next decade of GRB afterglows'', New Astronomy reviews
  
  
• GRBs prompt emission spectrum: an analysis of a photosphere model,
  Pe'er, A., Meszaros, P., & Rees, M.J., Proc. of the royal society discussion meeting on "Recent developments in the study of Gamma Ray Bursts", published in the Gamma Ray Bursts issue of Phil Trans A. London, September 06
  
  
• The signature of a wind reverse shock in the early afterglow of GRB's,
  Pe'er, A., & Wijers, R.A.M.J., Proc. of "Swift and GRBs: Unveiling the Relativistic Universe", Venice, Italy, June 06
  
  
• The observable effect of a photospheric component on GRB's prompt emission spectrum: peak energy clustering and flat spectra above the thermal peak,
  Pe'er, A., Meszaros, P., & Rees, M.J., Proc. of "Gamma Ray Bursts in the Swift Era", 16th Annual Astrophysics Conference in Maryland, Nov. 05

  Other

  
  
  
• What Are Gamma-Ray Bursts? The Unique Role of Very High Energy Gamma-Ray Observations ,
  Williams, D.A., et. al. (including A. Pe'er), 2009, a ``white paper'' submitted to the Astro2010 decadal review
  
  
• Gamma Ray Burst section of the White Paper on the Status and Future of Ground-based TeV Gamma-ray Astronomy ,
  Falcone, A.D., et.al. (including A. Pe'er), 2008, report from the Gamma Ray Burst Working group of the APS commissioned White paper on ground-based TeV gamma ray astronomy.