A Universal Central Engine Hypothesis for Short and Long GRBs

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dc.creatorEichler, David
dc.creatorGuetta, Dafne
dc.creatorManis, Hadar
dc.date2008-10-16
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dc.descriptionIt is noted that X-ray tails (XRTs) of short, hard $γ$-ray bursts (SHBs) are similar to X-ray flashes (XRFs). We suggest a universal central engine hypothesis, as a way of accounting for this curiosity, in which SHBs differ from long $γ$-ray bursts (GRBs) in prompt emission because of the differences in the host star and attendant differences in the environment they present to the compact central engine (as opposed to differences in the central engine itself). Observational constraints and implications are discussed, especially for confirming putative detections of gravitational waves from merging compact objects.
dc.description3 figures, one with two panels
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0810.3013
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0810.3013
dc.identifierAstrophys.J.Lett.690:L61-L64,2009
dc.identifierdoi:10.1088/0004-637X/690/1/L61
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/211619
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleA Universal Central Engine Hypothesis for Short and Long GRBs
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