User:Cryptic C62/GRB

This page exists to help me focus my efforts on improving Wikipedia's overall coverage of gamma-ray bursts rather than just individual articles. Jump in if you're interested!

Establish a solid background article and at least one good example of an individual burst article.
 * Phase 1—Foundation Symbol confirmed.svg Complete
 * Gamma-ray burst
 * GRB 970508

Expand overall coverage by creating and improving articles on significant bursts.
 * Phase 2—Population


 * GRB 670702 - First GRB
 * GRB 790305b - First magnetar giant flare, first GRB with periodic light curve
 * GRB 970228 - First afterglow
 * GRB 970508 - First redshift
 * GRB 980326 - Temporal profile suggests supernova relation
 * GRB 980425 - Coincident with SN 1998bw
 * GRB 991216 - Beethoven burst
 * GRB 000131 - Distance record holder
 * GRB 011211 - Longest burst recorded by BeppoSAX
 * GRB 020813 - Spectrum confirms supernova relation
 * GRB 031203 - Dust echoes, faintest burst
 * GRB 030329 - Definitively identified with supernova
 * GRB 050709 - First short burst with optical afterglow
 * GRB 060116 - Possible distance record holder
 * GRB 070610 - Very unusual x-ray/optical afterglows
 * GRB 070714B - Most distant short burst
 * GRB 080319B - Most distant naked-eye object
 * GRB 090102 - I don't remember...

Use information from individual burst articles to improve support articles:
 * Phase 3—Solidification Symbol delete vote.svg Not done
 * List of gamma-ray bursts
 * History of gamma-ray burst research
 * Gamma-ray burst progenitors
 * Gamma-ray burst emission mechanisms

Improve peripheral articles, such as astronomers, theorists, research groups, and instruments.
 * Phase 4—Peripherals Symbol delete vote.svg Not done
 * Compton Gamma Ray Observatory
 * Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission
 * BeppoSAX
 * Bohdan Paczyński
 * Dale Frail
 * Afterglow (gamma ray burst)

Continue to update existing articles and create new ones as more information becomes available.
 * Phase 5—Maintenance Symbol delete vote.svg Not done