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Gamma-Ray Bursts: To be Short or Long is not the Question

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena 2021-11-29 v1

Abstract

The association of a short gamma-ray burst with a core-collapse supernova seems to challenge current scenarios for the origin of these extreme events. But how much can we rely on observed duration for pinpointing their progenitors?

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@article{arxiv.2111.13379,
  title  = {Gamma-Ray Bursts: To be Short or Long is not the Question},
  author = {Lorenzo Amati},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2111.13379},
  year   = {2021}
}

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2 pages, 1 figure, published in Nature Astronomy - News and Views section; published version available at the journal website link https://rdcu.be/cpVCE