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GRB 101225A - a new class of GRBs?
Christina C. ThöneA. De Ugarte PostigoChris L. FryerDaniel A. PerleyJ. GorosabelK. L. PageChryssa KouveliotouM. A. Aloysubject
Physics0303 health sciencesAstronomy and AstrophysicsAstrophysics01 natural sciencesRedshiftGalaxyAfterglow03 medical and health sciencesNeutron starSpace and Planetary Science0103 physical sciencesGamma-ray burst010303 astronomy & astrophysicsShort durationEvent (particle physics)030304 developmental biologydescription
AbstractThe Christmas burst, GRB 101225A, was one of the most controversial bursts in the last few years. Its exceptionally long duration but bright X-ray emission showing a thermal component followed by a strange afterglow with a thermal SED lead to two different interpretations. We present here our model ascribing this strange event to a new type of GRB progenitor consisting of a neutron star and an evolved main-sequence star in a very faint galaxy at redshift 0.33 while Campana et al. (2011) proposed a Galactic origin. New observations at several wavelengths might resolve the question between the two models in the near future.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-09-01 | Proc. of the International Astronomical Union, IAU Symposium, 279, 91-94 (2012) |