The X-ray light curve of gamma-ray bursts: Clues to the central engine

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 539, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Bernardini, M G ^a,b   Margutti, R ^a,c   Mao, J ^d,e   Zaninoni, E ^a,f   Chincarini, G ^a,g  

^a INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI BRERA   (Italy)

^b ICRANET   (Italy)

^c HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS   (United States)

^d Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^e Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI)   (South Korea)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

gamma rays: general; radiation mechanisms: non thermal; X rays: general

Indexed keywords

ANTICORRELATION; CENTRAL ENGINES; DECAY PROPERTIES; FLARING ACTIVITY; GAMMA RAY BURSTS; INTRINSIC PROPERTY; LIGHT CURVES; LONG DURATION; MAGNETARS; MASS RATIO; RADIATION MECHANISMS: NON-THERMAL; SELF-SIMILAR; TIME-SCALES; X RAY FLARES; X-RAYS: GENERAL;

GAMMA RAYS; MORPHOLOGY; STARS;

X RAYS;

EID: 84857179052     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201117895     Document Type: Article

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