Issues in the Analysis and Interpretation of Cyclotron Lines in Gamma-Ray Bursts
Abstract
With reference to recent gamma-ray burst observations by the detector on the Ginga satellite, the importance of the observation of multiple harmonics for extracting physical parameters from cyclotron lines is demonstrated. The cyclotron line signature of neutron star rotation is described, and possible observational evidence is discussed.
- Publication:
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American Institute of Physics Conference Series
- Pub Date:
- 1992
- Bibcode:
- 1992AIPC..265..221L
- Keywords:
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- Cyclotron Radiation;
- Gamma Ray Bursts;
- Neutron Stars;
- Stellar Rotation;
- Astronomical Models;
- Astronomical Spectroscopy;
- Spectral Line Width;
- Space Radiation