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Article: Gamma-ray bursts from neutron star kicks

TitleGamma-ray bursts from neutron star kicks
Authors
KeywordsGamma rays: bursts
Neutrinos
Pulsars: general
Stars: neutron
Stars: winds, outflows
Supernovae: general
Issue Date2003
PublisherInstitute of Physics Publishing Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://iopscience.iop.org/2041-8205
Citation
Astrophysical Journal Letters, 2003, v. 594 n. 2 I, p. 919-923 How to Cite?
AbstractThe idea that gamma-ray bursts might be a phenomenon associated with neutron star kicks was first proposed by Dar & Plaga. Here we study this mechanism in more detail and point out that the neutron star should be a high-speed one (with proper motion larger than ∼1000 km s -1). It is shown that the model agrees well with observations in many aspects, such as the energetics, the event rate, the collimation, the bimodal distribution of durations, the narrowly clustered intrinsic energy, and the association of gamma-ray bursts with supernovae and star-forming regions. We also discuss the implications of this model on the neutron star kick mechanism and suggest that the high kick speed was probably acquired as the result of the electromagnetic rocket effect of a millisecond magnetar with an off-centered magnetic dipole.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/43395
ISSN
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2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 2.766
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dc.contributor.authorDai, ZGen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLu, Ten_HK
dc.contributor.authorCheng, KSen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWu, XFen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2007-03-23T04:44:53Z-
dc.date.available2007-03-23T04:44:53Z-
dc.date.issued2003en_HK
dc.identifier.citationAstrophysical Journal Letters, 2003, v. 594 n. 2 I, p. 919-923en_HK
dc.identifier.issn2041-8205en_HK
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dc.description.abstractThe idea that gamma-ray bursts might be a phenomenon associated with neutron star kicks was first proposed by Dar & Plaga. Here we study this mechanism in more detail and point out that the neutron star should be a high-speed one (with proper motion larger than ∼1000 km s -1). It is shown that the model agrees well with observations in many aspects, such as the energetics, the event rate, the collimation, the bimodal distribution of durations, the narrowly clustered intrinsic energy, and the association of gamma-ray bursts with supernovae and star-forming regions. We also discuss the implications of this model on the neutron star kick mechanism and suggest that the high kick speed was probably acquired as the result of the electromagnetic rocket effect of a millisecond magnetar with an off-centered magnetic dipole.en_HK
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dc.publisherInstitute of Physics Publishing Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://iopscience.iop.org/2041-8205en_HK
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dc.rightsThe Astrophysical Journal. Copyright © University of Chicago Press.en_HK
dc.subjectGamma rays: burstsen_HK
dc.subjectNeutrinosen_HK
dc.subjectPulsars: generalen_HK
dc.subjectStars: neutronen_HK
dc.subjectStars: winds, outflowsen_HK
dc.subjectSupernovae: generalen_HK
dc.titleGamma-ray bursts from neutron star kicksen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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dc.identifier.emailCheng, KS: hrspksc@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1086/377129en_HK
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