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Evidence for Two SNe Type Triggering GRB 220101A: a Pair SN and a Rotating Magnetized Core Collapse SN

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena 2026-05-08 v2

Abstract

The traditional interpretation of gamma ray bursts (GRBs) as originating from a single black hole has been extended by the Binary Driven Hypernova (BdHN) model, in which a GRB arises from a binary system composed of a carbon oxygen (CO) core and a neutron star (NS) companion. This framework successfully reproduces the six canonical emission episodes observed in GRBs. Recent observations of energetic events, such as GRB 220101 and GRB 240825, suggest a more powerful variant involving a rapidly rotating, strongly magnetized CO core in a binary system with an NS. In this scenario, the collapse and possible fission of the CO core lead to the formation of a highly magnetized, rapidly rotating newborn neutron star. A pair instability supernova (pair SN) is triggered when rotation and magnetic effects drive the core to instability, influencing its collapse dynamics. This process results in a millisecond neutron star that later evolves into a pulsar. Concurrently, accretion of supernova ejecta onto the NS companion can induce its collapse into a black hole, powering high energy emission. This framework introduces two distinct classes of supernovae: (i) pair instability supernovae leaving no compact remnant, and (ii) magnetized, rotating core collapses producing pulsars. The model further incorporates the role of magnetic field amplification and magnetohydrodynamic processes, including the generation of overcritical fields and electron positron pair production. This represents a significant departure from earlier non rotating models and aligns with modern pair SN scenarios. BdHNe are characterized by seven physical episodes; notably, in pair SN cases, the final episode is not powered by radioactive nickel decay but by pulsar formation. These modifications are described within a leading order analytical framework.

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@article{arxiv.2509.06243,
  title  = {Evidence for Two SNe Type Triggering GRB 220101A: a Pair SN and a Rotating Magnetized Core Collapse SN},
  author = {R. Ruffini and M. T. Mirtorabi and P. Chardonnet and C. L. Fryer and M. Hohmann and Yu Wang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2509.06243},
  year   = {2026}
}

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13 pages, 8 figures

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