The evolution of the width of X-ray flares with time in Gamma-ray bursts

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作者
Bernardini, Maria Grazia [1 ]
Chincarini, Guido [1 ]
Margutti, Raffaella [1 ]
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[1] INAF Osservatorio Astron Brera, I-23807 Merate, LC, Italy
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DECIPHERING THE ANCIENT UNIVERSE WITH GAMMA-RAY BURSTS | 2010年 / 1279卷
关键词
radiation mechanisms: non-thermal; gamma-ray bursts: general; X-rays: bursts; ENGINE ACTIVITY; LIGHT CURVES; 1ST SURVEY; SWIFT; AFTERGLOWS; TELESCOPE; MODELS;
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10.1063/1.3509285
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
摘要
We present one of the most intriguing results obtained with an updated catalog of 113 early time (i.e. t(pk) less than or similar to 1000 s) and 36 late time (i.e. t(pk) greater than or similar to 1000 s) X-ray flares detected by Swift in the afterglows of Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRB): the evolution of the width of the flares with time. This result, together with other properties investigated on early and late time flares and bright flares, provides a clear observational property that every model aiming at explaining the GRB emission has to face.
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