Explaining the light curves of Gamma-ray Bursts with precessing jets
Astrophysics
2009-10-31 v1
Abstract
A phenomenological model is presented to explain the light curves of gamma-ray bursts. Gamma-rays are produced in a narrow beam which sweeps through space due to the precession of a slaved accretion disc. The light curve expected from such a precessing luminosity cone can explain the complex temporal behavior of bright gamma-ray bursts.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/9903211,
title = {Explaining the light curves of Gamma-ray Bursts with precessing jets},
author = {Simon Portegies Zwart},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/9903211},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
2 pages, to be publishes in the Rome Conference: Gamma Ray Bursts in the Afterglow Era