Can Fireball or Firecone Models Explain Gamma Ray Bursts?
Astrophysics
2009-10-30 v4 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract
The observed afterglows of gamma ray bursts, in particular that of GRB 970228 six months later, seem to rule out relativistic fireballs and relativistic firecones driven by merger or accretion induced collapse of compact stellar objects in galaxies as the origin of GRBs. GRBs can be produced by superluminal jets from such events.
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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/9709231,
title = {Can Fireball or Firecone Models Explain Gamma Ray Bursts?},
author = {Arnon Dar},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/9709231},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
A short summary of the main properties of GRBs which are produced by relativistic jets from merger/AIC of compact stellar objects is included. Additional references to very recent publications