Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2008-09-07
Astronomy Reports, Vol. 53, No. 10, 904-914, 2009
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
17 pages, 3 figures
Scientific paper
Interaction of a fast shock wave generated during a supernova explosion with a magnetized star-companion of the supernova precursor produces a current sheet. We consider the evolution of this current sheet and show that a singularity (shock) is formed in finite time within the ideal MHD framework. Charged particles (electrons) are accelerated in the vicinity of the singularity, and their distribution function has a plateau up to the energies of the order of $10^4 mc^2$. These fast particles radiate in the $\gamma$-range in the strong magnetic field of the current sheet ($B\simeq 10^6 G$). Radiation is concentrated within a narrow angle around the current sheet, $\Delta\theta \simeq 3\cdot 10^{-4}$, and its spectrum has the maximum at several hundreds of $keV$. Presented calculations confirm the model of cosmological GRBs proposed by Istomin & Komberg (2002).
Istomin Yakov
Soloviev Fedor
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