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Name: Estimating the true energy and rate of short-duration GRBs
Published: 2020-12-20T23:00:00Z

Proposal ID	080407
Title	Estimating the true energy and rate of short-duration GRBs
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-83fdugw
Principal Investigator, PI	Dr Paolo DAvanzo
Abstract	The detection of jet-breaks in short GRBs afterglow light curves providedevidence that their emission is collimated. The knowledge of the jet openingangle (theta_j) distribution of short GRBs is mandatory for a properunderstanding of the true energetics and rate of this class of events. Only ahandful of the short GRBs observed by Swift to date has a robust estimate oftheta_j. We propose here to overcome this limit by carrying out ToO XMM-Newtonobservations of a sub-sample of Swift short GRBs (selected maximizing thepossibility of multi-wavelength follow-up), hunting for a jet-break signature intheir late-time X-ray afterglow light curves. The increasing evidence forcompact object binary progenitors makes short GRBs one of the most promising sources of GWs.
Publications	The Jet Opening Angle and Event Rate Distributions of Short Gamma-Ray Bursts from Late-time X-Ray Afterglows \|Rouco Escorial A. Fong W. et al. \| ApJ \| 959-13 \| 2023 \| 2023ApJ...959...13R \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2023ApJ...959...13R The XMM-Newton Line Emission Analysis Program (X-LEAP). I. Emission-line Survey of O VII O VIII and Fe L-shell Transitions \|Pan Zeyang Qu Zhijie et al. \| ApJS \| 271-62 \| 2024 \| 2024ApJS..271...62P \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024ApJS..271...62P From Active Stars to Black Holes: A Discovery Tool for Galactic X-Ray Sources \|Rodriguez Antonio C. \| PASP \| 136-054201 \| 2024 \| 2024PASP..136e4201R \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024PASP..136e4201R
Instrument	EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage	2019-11-14T09:58:00Z/2019-11-14T23:26:20Z
Version	18.00_20191217_1110
Mission Description	The European Space Agencys (ESA) X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) was launched by an Ariane 504 on December 10th 1999. XMM-Newton is ESAs second cornerstone of the Horizon 2000 Science Programme. It carries 3 high throughput X-ray telescopes with an unprecedented effective area, and an optical monitor, the first flown on a X-ray observatory. The large collecting area and ability to make long uninterrupted exposures provide highly sensitive observations. Since Earths atmosphere blocks out all X-rays, only a telescope in space can detect and study celestial X-ray sources. The XMM-Newton mission is helping scientists to solve a number of cosmic mysteries, ranging from the enigmatic black holes to the origins of the Universe itself. Observing time on XMM-Newton is being made available to the scientific community, applying for observational periods on a competitive basis.
Creator Contact	https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/xmm-newton-helpdesk
Date Published	2020-12-20T23:00:00Z
Last Update	2025-01-27
Keywords	"swift short grbs", "short grbs", "short duration grbs", "xmm newton", "sub sample", "XMM-Newton", "angle theta_j distribution", "jet break signature", "multi wavelength", "promising sources", "XMM", "jet brea"
Publisher And Registrant	European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines	European Space Agency, Dr Paolo D'Avanzo, 2020, 'Estimating the true energy and rate of short-duration GRBs', 18.00_20191217_1110, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-83fdugw