Unveiling the Progenitors of GRBs through Observations of their Host Galaxies

Abstract

I discuss the possibility of differentiating between popular models for gamma-ray bursts by using multiwavelength observations to constrain the characteristics of their host galaxies, in particular the age of the stellar populations.Comment: 3 pages, Proceedings of "Gamma-Ray Burst and Afterglow Astronomy 2001: A Workshop Celebrating the First Year of the HETE Mission", AI