short gamma-ray burst
(SGRB)
(GRB lasting less than two seconds)
A short gamma-ray burst (SGRB) is a gamma-ray burst lasting less than
two seconds. Those lasting more than two seconds are termed
long gamma-ray bursts (LGRBs).
The events causing GRBs have been of research-interest since
they were first detected.
Current theory is that SGRBs are caused by neutron star mergers
and neutron-star black-hole mergers, which also cause kilonovae
and GW events. GW170817 was an instance
of this, showing all three, and future such simultaneous
detections could confirm the theory further.
(EMR,gamma rays,event type,transient type)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma-ray_burst#Short_gamma-ray_bursts
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma-ray_burst_progenitors#Short_GRBs:_degenerate_binary_systems
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilonova
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutron_star_merger
https://astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/G/Gamma+Ray+Burst+Types
https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2008/20oct_briefmystery
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214404815000415
http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/March04/Piran/Piran_contents.html
Referenced by pages:
gamma-ray burst (GRB)
GRB 060505
GW170817
long gamma-ray burst (LGRB)
stellar merger
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