Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2007-05-30
J.Phys.G35:014052,2008
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
6 pages, 3 figures, to appear in the proceedings of 3th International Conference on Nuclear Physics in Astrophysics (NPAIII),
Scientific paper
10.1088/0954-3899/35/1/014052
We analyse the occurrence of quiescent times in the temporal structure of the Gamma-Ray-Bursts (GRBs) light curves. We show that if a long quiescent time is present, it is possible to divide the total duration of GRBs into three periods: the pre-quiescence emission, the quiescent time and the post-quiescence emission. We then discuss a model of the GRBs inner engine based on the formation of quark phases during the life of an hadronic star. Within this model the pre-quiescence emission is interpreted as due to the deconfinement of quark inside an hadronic star and the formation of 2SC quark matter. The post-quiescence emission is due to the conversion of 2SC into the Color-Flavor-Locking (CFL) phase. The temporal delay between these two processes is connected with the nucleation time of the CFL phase in the 2SC phase and it can be associated with the observed quiescent times in the GRBs light curves. The stability of CFL cores in compact stars is also discussed.
Drago Alessandro
Pagliara Giuseppe
Schaffner-Bielich Jurgen
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