The results of six studies concerning the identification of low-energy counterparts of gamma-ray bursters (GRBs) are reported. From these results, it is concluded that the near-infrared observations of GRBs from IRAS pose serious difficulties for several GRB models. No precedent or plausible explanation is found for the optical flash detected on February 8, 1984 by Pedersen et al. (1984) other than that the flash originated on a GRB. The star in the middle of the 1944 optical transient error box has an ultraviolet excess which is significant at the 95 percent confidence level, a result which strongly suggests that the object is indeed the quiescent GRB optical counterpart. If true, then GRBs are probably low-mass contact binaries caused by thermonuclear or accretion instabilities at distances of roughly 1 kpc.
Searches for low-energy counterparts of gamma-ray bursters
Advances in Space Research ; 6 , 4, 19
1986-01-01
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