Lightcurves of cosmological gamma-ray bursts

Citation
Ev. Derishev et al., Lightcurves of cosmological gamma-ray bursts, ASTRON ASTR, 345(3), 1999, pp. L51-L54
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Space Sciences
Journal title
ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS
ISSN journal
00046361 → ACNP
Volume
345
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
L51 - L54
Database
ISI
SICI code
0004-6361(199905)345:3<L51:LOCGB>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
It is shown that in a typical fireball of cosmological GRB a neutron compon ent is initially present and has the energy of the order of the proton-elec tron component. Free neutrons change essentially the dynamics of a relativi stic shock formed by the ejected material in the surrounding medium. The ne utron flow may decouple from the proton one or may not. Also, neutrons may decay before the shock of proton origin decelerates significantly or after that. According to these possibilities there are four types of bursts posse ssing lightcurves with different global appearance. We point out a number o f lightcurve features expected to be correlated. For example, the height, d elay time and duration of the secondary pulse are related to each other. We show that two-peaked lightcurves may be as common as single-peaked ones.