Inverse Comptonization and the nature of the March 1979 gamma-ray burst event

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Jul 1981

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1981natur.292..319l&link_type=abstract

Nature, vol. 292, July 23-29, 1981, p. 319-321.

Computer Science

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Compton Effect, Gamma Ray Bursts, Inverse Scattering, Supernova Remnants, Synchrotron Radiation, Luminous Intensity, Magellanic Clouds, Nebulae

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A discussion is presented concerning whether the March 5, 1979 gamma-ray burst has as its source the supernova remnant N 49 of the Large Magellanic Cloud, whose extragalactic distance implies super-Eddington luminosity. It is pointed out that the observed burst spectrum is best interpreted as that of a synchrotron spectrum modified by inverse Compton scattering from MeV e + or - pairs. Inverse Comptonization describes the energy gain of photons as a result of scattering with electrons of much higher energy. This model allows the derivation from first principles of the burst source's intrinsic synchrotron luminosity; which is found to be in basic agreement with that expected from N 49, with its distance of about 55 kpc.

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