High-energy emission as signature of magnetic field amplification in neutron star mergers

The merger of a binary neutron star system is suggested as the central engine of short gamma-ray bursts (sGRBs). For the merger process, simulations predict that magnetic field is amplified beyond magnetar field strength by Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities. With the Large Area Telescope (LAT), bursts...

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Autores principales: Fraija Cabrera, Nissim Illich, Lee, William Henry, Veres, Peter, Barniol Duran, Rodolfo
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spelling I19-R120-10915-1678892024-07-08T20:02:09Z http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/167889 High-energy emission as signature of magnetic field amplification in neutron star mergers Fraija Cabrera, Nissim Illich Lee, William Henry Veres, Peter Barniol Duran, Rodolfo 2015-10 2016 2024-07-08T17:55:49Z en Ciencias Astronómicas binary neutron star system short gamma-ray bursts The merger of a binary neutron star system is suggested as the central engine of short gamma-ray bursts (sGRBs). For the merger process, simulations predict that magnetic field is amplified beyond magnetar field strength by Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities. With the Large Area Telescope (LAT), bursts have been detected that show a temporally extended component in coincidence with a short-lasting peak at the end of the prompt phase. We show that the presence of these LAT components in a sGRB could provide evidence of magnetic field amplification in the neutron star merger. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas Objeto de conferencia Objeto de conferencia http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf 49-54
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topic Ciencias Astronómicas
binary neutron star system
short gamma-ray bursts
spellingShingle Ciencias Astronómicas
binary neutron star system
short gamma-ray bursts
Fraija Cabrera, Nissim Illich
Lee, William Henry
Veres, Peter
Barniol Duran, Rodolfo
High-energy emission as signature of magnetic field amplification in neutron star mergers
topic_facet Ciencias Astronómicas
binary neutron star system
short gamma-ray bursts
description The merger of a binary neutron star system is suggested as the central engine of short gamma-ray bursts (sGRBs). For the merger process, simulations predict that magnetic field is amplified beyond magnetar field strength by Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities. With the Large Area Telescope (LAT), bursts have been detected that show a temporally extended component in coincidence with a short-lasting peak at the end of the prompt phase. We show that the presence of these LAT components in a sGRB could provide evidence of magnetic field amplification in the neutron star merger.
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author Fraija Cabrera, Nissim Illich
Lee, William Henry
Veres, Peter
Barniol Duran, Rodolfo
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Lee, William Henry
Veres, Peter
Barniol Duran, Rodolfo
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title High-energy emission as signature of magnetic field amplification in neutron star mergers
title_short High-energy emission as signature of magnetic field amplification in neutron star mergers
title_full High-energy emission as signature of magnetic field amplification in neutron star mergers
title_fullStr High-energy emission as signature of magnetic field amplification in neutron star mergers
title_full_unstemmed High-energy emission as signature of magnetic field amplification in neutron star mergers
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