1999ApJ...520..666P

Query : 1999ApJ...520..666P

1999ApJ...520..666P - Astrophys. J., 520, 666 (1999)

Can precessing jets explain the light curves of gamma-ray bursts?

PORTEGIES ZWART S.F., LEE C.-H. and LEE H.K.

Abstract (from CDS):

We present a phenomenological model to explain the light curves of gamma-ray bursts. In the model, a black hole is orbited by a precessing accretion disk that is fed by a neutron star. Gamma rays are produced in a highly collimated beam via the Blandford-Znajek mechanism. The gamma-ray beam sweeps through space because of the precession of the slaved accretion disk. The light curve expected from such a precessing luminosity cone can explain the complex temporal behavior of observed bright gamma-ray bursts.

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Journal keyword(s): Accretion, Accretion Disks - Gamma Rays: Bursts - Stars: Neutron

Simbad objects: 9

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Number of rows : 9
N Identifier Otype ICRS (J2000)
RA 		ICRS (J2000)
DEC 		Mag U Mag B Mag V Mag R Mag I Sp type #ref
1850 - 2026 		#notes
1 1B 910503 gB 05 49.8 +38 44           ~ 133 0
2 2B 921003 gB 10 01.3 -14 43           ~ 23 0
3 1B 920221 gB 12 16.6 +48 29           ~ 32 0
4 2B 920517 gB 13 36.4 -16 28           ~ 32 0
5 1B 911104 gB 14 09.8 +35 02           ~ 39 0
6 1B 910717 gB 16 39.4 -58 13           ~ 41 0
7 2B 920701 gB 20 58.6 +33 26           ~ 17 0
8 2B 930309 gB 21 41.6 +51 44           ~ 33 0
9 2B 921123 gB 22 17.0 -53 15           ~ 42 0

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