A Unified Model of Short and Long Gamma-Ray Bursts, X-Ray Rich Gamma-Ray Bursts, and X-Ray Flashes
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Taking into account the recent suggestion that a short gamma-ray burst (GRB) looks like the first 1 sec of a long GRB, we propose that the jet of a GRB consists of multiple sub-jets or sub-shells (i.e., an inhomogeneous jet model). The multiplicity of the sub-jets along a line of sight ns is an important parameter. If ns is large (≫ 1) the event looks like a long GRB, while if ns is small (∼ 1) the event looks like a short GRB. If our line of sight is off-axis to any sub-jets, the event looks like an X-ray flash or an X-ray rich GRB. The log-normal distribution of durations of short and long GRBs are also suggested in the same model. Subject headings: gamma rays: bursts — gamma rays: theory
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