Gamma Ray Bursts with peculiar temporal asymmetry

Based on the study of temporal asymmetry of 631 gamma ray bursts from the BATSE 3B catalog by Link and Epstein [Ap J 466, 764 (1996)], we identify the population of bursts whose rising times are longer than their decays, thus showing atypical profiles. We analyse their sky distribution, morphology,...

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Autores: Romero, Gustavo Esteban, Torres, Diego F., Andruchow, Ileana, Anchordoqui, Luis Alfredo, Link, Bennett
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1999
País:Argentina
Institución:Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Repositorio:SEDICI (UNLP)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/122769
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/122769
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ciencias Astronómicas
Physics
Gamma-ray burst
Population
Asymmetry
Astrophysics
Sky
Astronomy
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Sumario:Based on the study of temporal asymmetry of 631 gamma ray bursts from the BATSE 3B catalog by Link and Epstein [Ap J 466, 764 (1996)], we identify the population of bursts whose rising times are longer than their decays, thus showing atypical profiles. We analyse their sky distribution, morphology, time-space clustering and other average properties and compare them with those associated with the bulk of the bursts. We show how most of the peculiar bursts analysed are consistent with recent fireball models, but a fraction of bursts (∼ 4 of the total sample) appear to be inconsistent.