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An upper limit to the energy of gamma-ray bursts indicates that GRB/SNe are powered by magnetars

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arxiv 1406.1209 v1 pith:A4TXI6V2 submitted 2014-06-04 astro-ph.HE

An upper limit to the energy of gamma-ray bursts indicates that GRB/SNe are powered by magnetars

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The kinetic energy of supernovae (SNe) accompanied by gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) tends to cluster near E52 erg, with 2.E52 erg an upper limit to which no compelling exceptions are found (assuming a certain degree of asphericity), and it is always significantly larger than the intrinsic energy of the GRB themselves (corrected for jet collimation). This energy is strikingly similar to the maximum rotational energy of a neutron star rotating with period 1 ms. It is therefore proposed that all GRBs associated with luminous SNe are produced by magnetars. GRBs that result from black hole formation (collapsars) may not produce luminous SNe. X-ray Flashes (XRFs), which are associated with less energetic SNe, are produced by neutron stars with weaker magnetic field or lower spin.

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