A new constraint for gamma-ray burst progenitor mass
Författare
Summary, in English
Recent comparative observations of long-duration gamma-ray bursts (LGRBs) and core collapse supernova (cc SN) host galaxies demonstrate that these two, highly energetic transient events are distributed very differently upon their hosts. LGRBs are much more concentrated on their host galaxy light than cc SN. Here we explore the suggestion that this differing distribution reflects different progenitor masses for LGRBs and cc SN. Using a simple model we show that, assuming cc SN arise from stars with main-sequence masses > 8 M-circle dot, GRBs are likely to arise from stars with initial masses > 20 M-circle dot. This difference can naturally be explained by the requirement that stars which create a LGRB must also create a black hole.
Avdelning/ar
Publiceringsår
2007
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
1285-1290
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Volym
376
Issue
3
Länkar
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Oxford University Press
Ämne
- Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
Nyckelord
- supernovae : general
- gamma-rays : bursts
Status
Published
Forskningsgrupp
- Observational and Theoretical Astrophysics
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1365-2966