The Rates of Hypernovae and Gamma-Ray Bursts: Implications for Their Progenitors

By P. Podsiadlowski, P. Mazzali, Ken’ichi Nomoto, D. Lazzati, E. Cappellaro. 2004

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A critical comparison of estimates for the rates of hypernovae (HNe) and gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) is presented. Within the substantial uncertainties, the estimates are shown to be quite comparable and give a galactic rate of 10-6 to 10-5 yr-1 for both events. These rates are several orders of magnitude lower than the rate of core-collapse supernovae, suggesting that the evolution leading to an HN/GRB requires special circumstances, very likely due to binary interactions. Various possible binary channels are discussed, and it is shown that these are generally compatible with the inferred rates.

Subfields: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation

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