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astro-ph2004
Optical afterglows of short Gamma-ray Bursts and GRB 040924
Y. Z. Fan, Bing Zhang, Shiho Kobayashi +1
Short-duration Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) (\leq 2{\rm s}) have remained a mystery due to the lack of afterglow detection until recently. The models to interpret short GRBs invoke dist…
astro-ph2004
Gravitational Wave and X-ray Signals from Stellar Disruption by a Massive Black Hole
Shiho Kobayashi, Pablo Laguna, E. Sterl Phinney +1
Gravitational waves and X-ray flares are expected from tidal disruption of stars by a massive black hole. Using a relativistic smoothed particle hydrodynamics code, we investigate…