Quark-nova explosion inside a collapsar: application to Gamma Ray Bursts

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2007-05-09

arxiv.org/abs/0705.1240v3

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

10 journal pages and 5 figures (updated references and extended discussions; accepted for publication in Advances in Astronomy

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If a quark-nova occurs inside a collapsar, the interaction between the quark-nova ejecta (relativistic iron-rich chunks) and the collapsar envelope, leads to features indicative of those observed in Gamma Ray Bursts. The quark-nova ejecta collides with the stellar envelope creating an outward moving cap (Gamma ~ 1-10) above the polar funnel. Prompt gamma-ray burst emission from internal shocks in relativistic jets (following accretion onto the quark star) become visible after the cap becomes optically thin. Model features include: (i) precursor activity (optical, X-ray, gamma-ray), (ii) prompt gamma-ray emission, and (iii) afterglow emission. We discuss SN-less long duration GRBs, short hard GRBs (including association and non-association with star forming regions), dark GRBs, the energetic X-ray flares detected in Swift GRBs, and the near-simultaneous optical and gamma-ray prompt emission observed in GRBs in the context of our model.

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