On the offset of short gamma-ray bursts

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作者
Salvaterra, R. [1 ]
Devecchi, B. [1 ]
Colpi, M. [2 ]
D'Avanzo, P. [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Insubria, Dipartimento Matemat & Fis, I-22100 Como, Italy
[2] Univ Milano Bicocca, Dipartimento Fis G Occhialini, I-20126 Milan, Italy
[3] INAF, Osserv Astron Brera, I-23807 Metate, LC, Italy
关键词
gamma-ray burst: general; stars: formation; cosmology: observations; GLOBULAR-CLUSTERS; HOST GALAXIES; VIRGO CLUSTER; PROGENITORS; MERGERS; ELLIPTICALS; GRB-060505; AFTERGLOW; REDSHIFT; SEARCH;
D O I
10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.16752.x
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
Short gamma-ray bursts (SGRBs) are expected to form from the coalescence of compact binaries, either from primordial origin or from dynamical interactions in globular clusters. In this paper, we investigate the possibility that the offset and afterglow brightness of an SGRB can help in revealing the origin of its progenitor binary. We find that an SGRB is likely to result from the primordial channel if it is observed within 10 kpc from the centre of a massive galaxy and shows a detectable afterglow. The same conclusion holds if it is 100 kpc away from a small, isolated galaxy and shows a weak afterglow. On the other hand, a dynamical origin is suggested for those SGRBs with observable afterglow either at a large separation from a massive, isolated galaxy or with an offset of 10-100 kpc from a small, isolated galaxy. We discuss the possibility that SGRBs from the dynamical channel are hosted in intracluster globular clusters and find that GRB 061201 may fall within this scenario.
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页码:1248 / 1252
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