Abstract
A general upper bound is derived on the total energy in incoherent nonthermal transients at frequency v from relativistic fireballs with bulk Lorentz factors Г and observed duration Δt, and shown to be about 10−2[ГvΔt]3 ergs. It is suggested that detection in the optical can be achieved with the next generation of ground based gamma ray telescopes and/or small optical telescopes. Phenomena within the Galaxy such as accretion disk flares and neutron star magnetospheric discharges might be discovered in this way.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2669-2672 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physical Review Letters |
| Volume | 85 |
| Issue number | 13 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2000 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy
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