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http://hdl.handle.net/2289/1486| Title: | Conversion of neutron stars to strange stars as the central engine of gamma-ray bursts |
| Authors: | Bombaci, Ignazio Datta, Bhaskar |
| Keywords: | EQUATION OF STATE, GAMMA RAYS: BURSTS, STARS: NEUTRON |
| Issue Date: | 20-Feb-2000 |
| Publisher: | The University of Chicago Press for the American Astronomical Society |
| Citation: | The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 530, Issue 2, pp. L69-L72 |
| Abstract: | We study the conversion of a neutron star to a strange star as a possible energy source for gamma-ray bursts. We use different recent models for the equation of state of neutron star matter and strange quark matter. We show that the total amount of energy liberated in the conversion is in the range of (1ndash4)×1053 ergs (1 order of magnitude larger than previous estimates) and is in agreement with the energy required to power gamma-ray burst sources at cosmological distances. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2289/1486 |
| ISSN: | 0004-637X 1538-4357(Online) |
| Alternative Location: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/312497 |
| Copyright: | (2000) by the American Astronomical Society. |
| Appears in Collections: | Research Papers (A&A) |
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| 2000 APJ.530.PL69.pdf | 4p. | 73.29 kB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
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