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How Much Can Ni Be Synthesized by Magnetar Model for Long Gamma-ray Bursts and Hypernovae?

arXiv:1408.3116 · doi:10.1093/mnras/stv901

Abstract

A rapidly rotating neutron star with strong magnetic fields, called magnetar, is a possible candidate for the central engine of long gamma-ray bursts and hypernovae (HNe). We solve the evolution of a shock wave driven by the wind from magnetar and evaluate the temperature evolution, by which we estimate the amount of Ni that produces a bright emission of HNe. We obtain a constraint on the magnetar parameters, namely the poloidal magnetic field strength () and initial angular velocity (), for synthesizing enough Ni mass to explain HNe (), i.e. .

6 pages, 4 figures; accepted for publication in MNRAS

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