Can Fireball Models Explain Gamma Ray Bursts?

Preprint

25 September 1997

preprint
Published by arXiv in arXiv

Abstract

The observed afterglows of gamma ray bursts, in particular that of GRB 970228 six months later, rule out spherical explosions powered by merger or accretion induced collapse of compact stellar objects in galaxies as the origin of Gamma Ray Bursts. They can be produced by superluminal jets from such sources.

Keywords

GAMMA RAY BURSTS
FIREBALL MODELS
MODELS EXPLAIN
EXPLAIN GAMMA
RAY BURSTS
ACCRETION
GALAXIES
JETS

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Published version: The Astrophysical Journal, 500 (2), L93.

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