THE APPEARANCE OF COSMIC FIREBALLS

被引:318
作者
SHEMI, A
PIRAN, T
机构
[1] TEL AVIV UNIV,WISE OBSERV,IL-69978 TEL AVIV,ISRAEL
[2] HEBREW UNIV JERUSALEM,RACAH INST PHYS,JERUSALEM,ISRAEL
关键词
Gamma rays: bursts; Stars: neutron;
D O I
10.1086/185887
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We examine the influence of matter on a radiation fireball. Even when a small amount of baryonic material is present, most of the radiation energy of the fireball will be converted to a kinetic energy of the matter, and almost no electromagnetic signal will be observed. We discuss the implication of this result for several processes in which such a fireball might occur.
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页码:L55 / L58
页数:4
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