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Hydrodynamic Timescales and Temporal Structure of Gamma-Ray Bursts

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Sari, Re'em, Piran, Tsvi·1995·The Astrophysical Journal
DOI 10.1086/309835
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We calculate the hydrodynamic timescales for a spherical ultrarelativistic shell that is decelerated by the ISM and discuss the possible relations between these timescales and the observed temporal structure in γ-ray bursts. We suggest that the bursts' duration is related to the deceleration time, the variability is related to the ISM inhomogeneities, and that precursors are related to internal shocks within the shell. Good agreement can be achieved for these quantities with reasonable, not fine-tuned, astrophysical parameters. The difference between Newtonian and relativistic reverse shocks may lead to the observed bimodal distribution of bursts' durations.

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Authors
Sari, R., & Piran, T.
Venue
The Astrophysical Journal
Publisher
American Astronomical Society
Published
1995-12-20
Volume
455
Issue
2
ISSN
0004-637X (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1086/309835
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341
References
7
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6.53
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journal article
Language
en
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