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astro-ph.HE2012★ 35 cited
Collimation and confinement of magnetic jets by external media
Amir Levinson, Mitchell C. Begelman
We study the collimation of a highly magnetized jet by a surrounding cocoon that forms as a result of the interaction of the jet with the external medium. We show that in regions w…
astro-ph.HE2012★ 49 cited
Observational signatures of sub-photospheric radiation mediated shocks in the prompt phase of GRBs
Amir Levinson
A shock that form below the photosphere of a GRB outflow is mediated by Compton scattering of radiation advected into the shock by the upstream fluid. The characteristic scale of s…