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On the origin of Gamma Ray Burst radiation

Astrophysics 2017-08-23 v1

Abstract

In the standard internal shock model, the observed X and gamma-ray radiation is assumed to be produced by synchrotron emission. I will show that there are serious problems with this interpretation, calling for other radiation mechanisms, such as quasi-thermal Comptonization and/or Compton drag processes, or both. These new ideas can have important consequences on the more general internal shock scenario, and can be tested by future observations.

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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0101291,
  title  = {On the origin of Gamma Ray Burst radiation},
  author = {G. Ghisellini},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0101291},
  year   = {2017}
}

Comments

8 pages, 1 figure, talk at the "IX Marcel Grossmann" meeting, Rome, Italy, July 2000