On the possibility of identifying the short hard burst GRB 051103 with a giant flare from a soft gamma repeater in the M81 group of galaxies

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作者
Frederiks, D. D.
Palshin, V. D.
Aptekar, R. L.
Golenetskii, S. V.
Cline, T. L.
Mazets, E. P.
机构
[1] Russian Acad Sci, AF Ioffe Phys Tech Inst, St Petersburg 194021, Russia
[2] NASA, Goddard Space Flight Ctr, Greenbelt, MD 20771 USA
来源
ASTRONOMY LETTERS-A JOURNAL OF ASTRONOMY AND SPACE ASTROPHYSICS | 2007年 / 33卷 / 01期
基金
俄罗斯基础研究基金会;
关键词
gamma repeaters; giant flares; galaxies;
D O I
10.1134/S1063773707010021
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
The light curve, energy characteristics, and localization of the short hard burst GRB 051103 are considered. Evidence for identifying this event with a giant flare from a soft gamma repeater in the nearby M81 group of interacting galaxies is discussed.
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页数:6
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