Kilonovae and Long-duration Gamma-ray Bursts

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Autori principali: Ristić, Marko, Barker, Brandon L., Cupp, Samuel, Gross, Axel, Lloyd-Ronning, Nicole, Korobkin, Oleg, Miller, Jonah M., Mumpower, Matthew R.
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Pubblicazione: 2025
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author Ristić, Marko
Barker, Brandon L.
Cupp, Samuel
Gross, Axel
Lloyd-Ronning, Nicole
Korobkin, Oleg
Miller, Jonah M.
Mumpower, Matthew R.
author_facet Ristić, Marko
Barker, Brandon L.
Cupp, Samuel
Gross, Axel
Lloyd-Ronning, Nicole
Korobkin, Oleg
Miller, Jonah M.
Mumpower, Matthew R.
contents Recent detections of kilonova-like emission following long-duration gamma-ray bursts GRB211211A and GRB230307A have been interpreted as originating from the merger of two neutron stars. In this work, we demonstrate that these observations are also consistent with nucleosynthesis originating from a collapsar scenario. Our model accurately predicts the observed optical and infrared light curves using a single weak $r$-process component. The absence of lanthanide-rich material in our model, consistent with the data, challenges the prevailing interpretation that a red evolution in such transients necessarily indicates the presence of heavy $r$-process elements.
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spellingShingle Kilonovae and Long-duration Gamma-ray Bursts
Ristić, Marko
Barker, Brandon L.
Cupp, Samuel
Gross, Axel
Lloyd-Ronning, Nicole
Korobkin, Oleg
Miller, Jonah M.
Mumpower, Matthew R.
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Nuclear Theory
Recent detections of kilonova-like emission following long-duration gamma-ray bursts GRB211211A and GRB230307A have been interpreted as originating from the merger of two neutron stars. In this work, we demonstrate that these observations are also consistent with nucleosynthesis originating from a collapsar scenario. Our model accurately predicts the observed optical and infrared light curves using a single weak $r$-process component. The absence of lanthanide-rich material in our model, consistent with the data, challenges the prevailing interpretation that a red evolution in such transients necessarily indicates the presence of heavy $r$-process elements.
title Kilonovae and Long-duration Gamma-ray Bursts
topic High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Nuclear Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.03003