The appearance of cosmic fireballs

Amotz Shemi; Tsvi Piran

doi:10.1086/185887

The appearance of cosmic fireballs

Amotz Shemi^*, Tsvi Piran

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Racah Institute of Physics

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We examine the influence of matter on a radiation fireball. Even when a small amount of baryonic material is present, most of the radiation energy of the fireball will be converted to a kinetic energy of the matter, and almost no electromagnetic signal will be observed. We discuss the implication of this result for several processes in which such a fireball might occur.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	L55-L58
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	365
Issue number	2 PART 2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/185887
State	Published - 20 Dec 1990

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Gamma rays: bursts
Stars: neutron

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