2019/04/22 by Chris L. Fryer, Nicole Lloyd-Ronning, Ryan Wollaeger +5 · 28 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Physics and Astronomy · #Earth Systems and Cosmic Evolution #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #Gravitational wave #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #Redshift #Series (stratigraphy) #Set (abstract data type) #astro-ph.HE
paper · pdf · doi:10.1140/epja/i2019-12818-y
published in The European Physical Journal A 55(8) (Springer Science+Business Media) · 19 pages, 10 figures
arxiv created 2019/04/22 · openalex publication_date 2019/08/01 · openalex created_date 2019/08/29 · arxiv updated 2019/09/04 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
Our understanding of the engines and progenitors of gamma-ray bursts has expanded through the ages as a broader set of diagnostics has allowed us to test our understanding of these objects. Here we review the history of the growth in our understanding, focusing on 3 leading engines and 9 potential progenitors. The first gravitational wave detection of a short burst is the latest in a series of breakthrough observations shaping this understanding and we study the importance of multi-diagnostic, multi-messenger observations on these engines and their progenitors. Our understanding based on a detailed study of nearby bursts can be applied to make predictions for the trends expected as we begin to observe high redshift bursts and we discuss these trends.