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Photon Pickup by Intense Poynting Flows
David Eichler
It is suggested that a Poynting flux-dominated outflow with a sufficiently strong magnetic field can pick up hard X-ray photons when the magnetic field is of sufficient strength. T…
Unraveling the cooling trend of the Soft Gamma Repeater, SGR 1627-41
C. Kouveliotou, D. Eichler, P. M. Woods +7
SGR 1627-41 was discovered in 1998 after a single active episode which lasted \~6 weeks. We report here our monitoring results of the decay trend of the persistent X-ray luminosity…
Compton Sailing and Strong Polarization
David Eichler
It is noted that a surface layer of matter in contact with a sufficiently super-Eddington, radially combed photon flux typically attains a relativistic coasting state whereby the r…
Polarization of GRB via scattering off a relativistic sheath
David Eichler, Amir Levinson
GRB fireballs could be ensheathed by a relativistic, baryon-enriched outflow that would in selected directions scatter a polarized beam of gamma rays. The strong polarization recen…
Ultrahigh Energy Neutrals from Extreme Magnetic Flares
David Eichler
It is shown that bulk acceleration during reconnection of extremely strong magnetic fields near compact objects can accelerate ions to Lorentz factors of under…
Baryon Loading of Gamma Ray Bursts by Pick-up Neutrons
A. Levinson, D. Eichler
It is proposed that the baryons in gamma ray burst (GRB) fireballs originate as "pick-up" neutrons that leak in sideways from surrounding baryonic matter and convert to protons in…