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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1854
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-3-28
pubmed:abstractText
The Swift X-ray Telescope (XRT) has discovered that flares are quite common in early X-ray afterglows of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), being observed in roughly 50% of afterglows with prompt follow-up observations. The flares range in fluence from a few per cent to approximately 100% of the fluence of the prompt emission (the GRB). Repetitive flares are seen, with more than four successive flares detected by the XRT in some afterglows. The rise and fall times of the flares are typically considerably smaller than the time since the burst. These characteristics suggest that the flares are related to the prompt emission mechanism, but at lower photon energies. We conclude that the most likely cause of these flares is late-time activity of the GRB central engine.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1364-503X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
365
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1213-26
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-4-16
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
X-ray flares in early GRB afterglows.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, The Pennsylvania State University, 525 Davey Lab, University Park, PA 16802, USA. dxb15@psu.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article