HIGH-ENTROPY FIREBALLS AND JETS IN GAMMA-RAY BURST SOURCES

被引:140
作者
MESZAROS, P [1 ]
REES, MJ [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CAMBRIDGE,INST ASTRON,CAMBRIDGE CB3 0HA,ENGLAND
关键词
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; BINARIES CLOSE; STARS NEUTRON; GAMMA-RAYS BURSTS;
D O I
10.1093/mnras/257.1.29P
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We propose two mechanisms whereby compact coalescing binaries can produce relatively 'clean' fireballs via neutrino-antineutrino annihilation. Pre-ejected mass due to tidal heating will collimate the fireball into jets. The resulting anisotropic gamma-ray emission can be efficient and intense enough to provide an acceptable model for gamma-ray bursts, if these originate at cosmological distances.
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页码:P29 / P31
页数:3
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