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Radio-loud versus Radio-quiet Gamma-Ray Bursts: The Role of Binary Progenitors

Journal Article · · The Astrophysical Journal
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  1. Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
We explore the possibility that radio-loud gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) result from the collapse of massive stars in interacting binary systems, while radio-quiet GRBs are produced by the collapse of single massive stars. A binary collapsar system can have the necessary angular momentum and energy budget to explain the longer prompt gamma-ray durations and higher isotropic energies seen in the the radio-loud subsample of long GRBs. Additionally, binary systems can lead to rich and extended circumstellar environments that allow for the presence of the long-lived radio afterglows seen in the radio-loud systems. Finally, the relative fraction of stars in binary systems versus single-star systems appears consistent with the fraction of radio-loud versus radio-quiet GRBs.
Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Grant/Contract Number:
89233218CNA000001
OSTI ID:
1975016
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-22-20471
Journal Information:
The Astrophysical Journal, Journal Name: The Astrophysical Journal Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 928; ISSN 0004-637X
Publisher:
IOP PublishingCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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