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author Xiao, Shuo
Zhang, Yan-Qiu
Zhu, Zi-Pei
Xiong, Shao-Lin
Gao, He
Xu, Dong
Zhang, Shuang-Nan
Peng, Wen-Xi
Li, Xiao-Bo
Zhang, Peng
Lu, Fang-Jun
Lin, Lin
Liu, Liang-Duan
Zhang, Zhen
Ge, Ming-Yu
Tuo, You-Li
Xue, Wang-Chen
Fu, Shao-Yu
Liu, Xing
Liu, Jin-Zhong
Li, An
Wang, Tian-Cong
Zheng, Chao
Wang, Yue
Jiang, Shuai-Qing
Li, Jin-Da
Liu, Jia-Cong
Cao, Zhou-Jian
Luo, Xi-Hong
Yang, Jiao-Jiao
Yi, Shu-Xu
Wang, Xi-Lu
Cai, Ce
Yi, Qi-Bin
Zhao, Yi
Xie, Sheng-Lun
Li, Cheng-Kui
Luo, Qi
Song, Li-Ming
Zhang, Shu
Qu, Jin-Lu
Liu, Cong-Zhan
Li, Xu-Fang
Xu, Yu-Peng
Li, Ti-Pei
author_facet Xiao, Shuo
Zhang, Yan-Qiu
Zhu, Zi-Pei
Xiong, Shao-Lin
Gao, He
Xu, Dong
Zhang, Shuang-Nan
Peng, Wen-Xi
Li, Xiao-Bo
Zhang, Peng
Lu, Fang-Jun
Lin, Lin
Liu, Liang-Duan
Zhang, Zhen
Ge, Ming-Yu
Tuo, You-Li
Xue, Wang-Chen
Fu, Shao-Yu
Liu, Xing
Liu, Jin-Zhong
Li, An
Wang, Tian-Cong
Zheng, Chao
Wang, Yue
Jiang, Shuai-Qing
Li, Jin-Da
Liu, Jia-Cong
Cao, Zhou-Jian
Luo, Xi-Hong
Yang, Jiao-Jiao
Yi, Shu-Xu
Wang, Xi-Lu
Cai, Ce
Yi, Qi-Bin
Zhao, Yi
Xie, Sheng-Lun
Li, Cheng-Kui
Luo, Qi
Song, Li-Ming
Zhang, Shu
Qu, Jin-Lu
Liu, Cong-Zhan
Li, Xu-Fang
Xu, Yu-Peng
Li, Ti-Pei
contents The milestone discovery of GW 170817-GRB 170817A-AT 2017gfo has shown that gravitational wave (GW) could be produced during the merger of neutron star-neutron star/black hole and that in electromagnetic (EM) wave a gamma-ray burst (GRB) and a kilonova (KN) are generated in sequence after the merger. Observationally, however, EM property before the merger phase is still unclear. Here we report a peculiar precursor in a KN-associated long-duration GRB 211211A, providing evidence of the EM before the merger. This precursor lasts $\sim$ 0.2 s, and the waiting time between the precursor and the main burst is $\sim$ 1 s, comparable to that between GW 170817 and GRB 170817A. The spectrum of the precursor could be well fit with a non-thermal cutoff power-law model instead of a blackbody. Especially, a $\sim$22 Hz Quasi-Periodic Oscillation candidate ($\sim 3σ$) is detected in the precursor. These temporal and spectral properties indicate that this precursor is probably produced by a catastrophic flare accompanying with magnetoelastic or crustal oscillations of a magnetar in binary compact merger. The strong magnetic field of the magnetar can also account for the prolonged duration of GRB 211211A. However, it poses a challenge to reconcile the rather short lifetime of a magnetar with the rather long spiraling time of a binary neutron star system only by the GW radiation before merger.
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spellingShingle The Peculiar Precursor of a Gamma-Ray Burst from a Binary Merger Involving a Magnetar
Xiao, Shuo
Zhang, Yan-Qiu
Zhu, Zi-Pei
Xiong, Shao-Lin
Gao, He
Xu, Dong
Zhang, Shuang-Nan
Peng, Wen-Xi
Li, Xiao-Bo
Zhang, Peng
Lu, Fang-Jun
Lin, Lin
Liu, Liang-Duan
Zhang, Zhen
Ge, Ming-Yu
Tuo, You-Li
Xue, Wang-Chen
Fu, Shao-Yu
Liu, Xing
Liu, Jin-Zhong
Li, An
Wang, Tian-Cong
Zheng, Chao
Wang, Yue
Jiang, Shuai-Qing
Li, Jin-Da
Liu, Jia-Cong
Cao, Zhou-Jian
Luo, Xi-Hong
Yang, Jiao-Jiao
Yi, Shu-Xu
Wang, Xi-Lu
Cai, Ce
Yi, Qi-Bin
Zhao, Yi
Xie, Sheng-Lun
Li, Cheng-Kui
Luo, Qi
Song, Li-Ming
Zhang, Shu
Qu, Jin-Lu
Liu, Cong-Zhan
Li, Xu-Fang
Xu, Yu-Peng
Li, Ti-Pei
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
The milestone discovery of GW 170817-GRB 170817A-AT 2017gfo has shown that gravitational wave (GW) could be produced during the merger of neutron star-neutron star/black hole and that in electromagnetic (EM) wave a gamma-ray burst (GRB) and a kilonova (KN) are generated in sequence after the merger. Observationally, however, EM property before the merger phase is still unclear. Here we report a peculiar precursor in a KN-associated long-duration GRB 211211A, providing evidence of the EM before the merger. This precursor lasts $\sim$ 0.2 s, and the waiting time between the precursor and the main burst is $\sim$ 1 s, comparable to that between GW 170817 and GRB 170817A. The spectrum of the precursor could be well fit with a non-thermal cutoff power-law model instead of a blackbody. Especially, a $\sim$22 Hz Quasi-Periodic Oscillation candidate ($\sim 3σ$) is detected in the precursor. These temporal and spectral properties indicate that this precursor is probably produced by a catastrophic flare accompanying with magnetoelastic or crustal oscillations of a magnetar in binary compact merger. The strong magnetic field of the magnetar can also account for the prolonged duration of GRB 211211A. However, it poses a challenge to reconcile the rather short lifetime of a magnetar with the rather long spiraling time of a binary neutron star system only by the GW radiation before merger.
title The Peculiar Precursor of a Gamma-Ray Burst from a Binary Merger Involving a Magnetar
topic High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2205.02186