Conversion of Neutron Stars to Strange Stars as the Central Engine of Gamma-Ray Bursts

dc.contributor.author	Bombaci, I
dc.contributor.author	Datta, B
dc.date.accessioned	2008-08-14T11:26:41Z
dc.date.available	2008-08-14T11:26:41Z
dc.date.issued	2000-02
dc.identifier.citation	The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 530, No. 2, pp. L69 - L72	en
dc.identifier.issn	1050-2947
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2248/3148
dc.description.abstract	We study the conversion of a neutron star to a strange star as a possible energy source for gamma-ray bursts. We use different recent models for the equation of state of neutron star matter and strange quark matter. We show that the total amount of energy liberated in the conversion is in the range of (1-4)x1053 ergs (1 order of magnitude larger than previous estimates) and is in agreement with the energy required to power gamma-ray burst sources at cosmological distances.	en
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dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	The American Astronomical Society	en
dc.relation.uri	http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/312497	en
dc.subject	Equation of state	en
dc.subject	Gamma rays	en
dc.subject	Bursts	en
dc.subject	Stars: neutron	en
dc.title	Conversion of Neutron Stars to Strange Stars as the Central Engine of Gamma-Ray Bursts	en
dc.type	Article	en