Superconducting cosmic strings as gamma ray burst engines

Details Superconducting cosmic strings as gamma ray burst engines Superconducting cosmic strings as gamma ray burst engines

2000-01-12

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0001213v2

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

version submitted to PRL on 6 March 2000 (unpublished)

Scientific paper

Cusps of superconducting strings can serve as GRB engines. A powerful beamed pulse of electromagnetic radiation from a cusp produces a jet of accelerated particles, whose propagation is terminated by the shock responsible for GRB. A single free parameter, the string scale of symmetry breaking $\eta \sim 10^{14} GeV$, together with reasonable assumptions about the magnitude of cosmic magnetic fields and the fraction of volume that they occupy, explains the GRB rate, duration and fluence, as well as the observed ranges of these quantities. The wiggles on the string can drive the short-time structures of GRB. This model predicts that GRBs are accompanied by strong bursts of gravitational radiation which should be detectable by LIGO, VIRGO and LISA detectors.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Superconducting cosmic strings as gamma ray burst engines does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Superconducting cosmic strings as gamma ray burst engines, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Superconducting cosmic strings as gamma ray burst engines will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-686265