GRB 130603B: No Compelling Evidence for Neutron Star Merger

The near infrared (NIR) flare/rebrightening in the afterglow of the short hard gamma ray burst (SHB) 130603B measured with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and an alleged late-time X-ray excess were interpreted as possible evidence of a neutron star merger origin of SHBs. However, the X-ray afterglo...

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Main Authors: Shlomo Dado, Arnon Dar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Advances in Astronomy
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/460293
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