1998/12/31 by Juan Garcia-Bellido, J. García-Bellido, Alexander Kusenko
Physics and Astronomy · #Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #astro-ph #hep-ph #nucl-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevd.59.123001
published as Phys.Rev.D59:123001,1999 · 5 pages, ReVTeX, 5 figures inserted with epsf; replaced with a final version (minor changes)
arxiv created 1999/04/26 · openalex publication_date 1999/05/05 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Shock waves in cold nuclear matter, e.g., those induced by a collision of two neutron stars, can generate a large number of gamma photons via parametric resonance. We study the resonant production of gamma rays inside a shocked neutron star and discuss the possible astrophysical consequences of this phenomenon.