Signatures of magnetar central engines in short GRB light curves

Rowlinson, A.; T. O’Brien, P.; D. Metzger, Brian; R. Tanvir, N.; J. Levan, A.

doi:10.1093/mnras/sts683

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Signatures of magnetar central engines in short GRB light curves

Published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society • Jan 24, 2013

Authors:

A. Rowlinson

P. T. O’Brien

Brian D. Metzger

Abstract

A significant fraction of the long gamma-ray bursts (LGRBs) in the Swift sample have a plateau phase showing evidence of ongoing energy injection. We suggest that many short gammaray bursts (SGRBs) detected by the Swift satellite also show evidence of energy injection. Explaining this observation wi...

Subject

Magnetar

Light curve

Astrophysics

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