A cocoon shock breakout as the origin of the γ-ray emission in GW170817
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DOI: 10.1093/mnras/sty1462
Abstract: The short Gamma-Ray Burst, GRB170817A, that followed the binary neutron star merger gravitational waves signal, GW170817, is not a usual sGRB. It is weaker by three orders of magnitude than the weakest sGRB seen before… read more here.
Keywords: shock breakout; jet; cocoon shock; ray ... See more keywords