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Variability in Gamma‐Ray Bursts: A Clue
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We show that external shocks cannot produce a variable gamma-ray burst, unless the burst is produced by an extremely narrow jet (angular opening of ≲10 -4 ) or if only a small fraction of the shell emits the radiation and the process is very inefficient. Internal shocks can produce the observed complex temporal structure provided that the source itself is variable. In this case, the observed temporal structure reflects the activity of the "inner engine" that drives the bursts. This sets direct constraints on it.
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“…in many GRBs is in great contrast with the intuitive expectations in the external shock model, which generally predicts a smooth burst temporal profile, and it has been argued that the radiative efficiency is too low for the model so that a much larger energy budget is required (Sari & Piran 1997).”
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- Authors
- Sari, R., & Piran, T.
- Venue
- The Astrophysical Journal
- Publisher
- American Astronomical Society
- Published
- 1997-08-10
- Volume
- 485
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 270-273
- ISSN
- 0004-637X (ISSN-L)
- 1538-4357
- OpenAlex
- W2951739089
- Cited by
- 353
- References
- 10
- FWCI
- 25.99
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
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