Short-Duration Gamma-Ray Bursts
2013/11/11 by Edo Berger · 1,098 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Physics and Astronomy · #Afterglow #Binary star #Compact star #Earth Systems and Cosmic Evolution #Gamma-ray burst #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #Gravitational wave #Light curve #Neutron star #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #Supernova #astro-ph.HE
paper · pdf · doi:10.1146/annurev-astro-081913-035926
published in Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics 52(1), 43-105 (Annual Reviews) · 64 pages, 20 figures; accepted for publication in Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol 51 (2014)
arxiv created 2013/11/11 · openalex publication_date 2014/06/04 · arxiv updated 2015/06/17 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
Abstract
Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) display a bimodal duration distribution with a separation between the short- and long-duration bursts at about 2 s. The progenitors of long GRBs have been identified as massive stars based on their association with Type Ic core-collapse supernovae (SNe), their exclusive location in star-forming galaxies, and their strong correlation with bright UV regions within their host galaxies. Short GRBs have long been suspected on theoretical grounds to arise from compact object binary mergers (neutron star–neutron star or neutron star–black hole). The discovery of short GRB afterglows in 2005 provided the first insight into their energy scale and environments, as well as established a cosmological origin, a mix of host-galaxy types, and an absence of associated SNe. In this review, I summarize nearly a decade of short GRB afterglow and host-galaxy observations and use this information to shed light on the nature and properties of their progenitors, the energy scale and collimation of the relativistic outflow, and the properties of the circumburst environments. The preponderance of the evidence points to compact object binary progenitors, although some open questions remain. On the basis of this association, observations of short GRBs and their afterglows can shed light on the on- and off-axis electromagnetic counterparts of gravitational wave sources from the Advanced LIGO/Virgo experiments.
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