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MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
Volume 385, Issue 1, Pages L10-L14Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-3933.2007.00421.x
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stars : neutron; gamma-rays : bursts
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- Science and Technology Facilities Council [PP/E00119X/1] Funding Source: researchfish
- STFC [PP/E00119X/1] Funding Source: UKRI
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We consider the spatial offsets of short hard gamma-ray bursts (SHBs) from their host galaxies. We show that all SHBs with extended-duration soft emission components lie very close to their hosts. We suggest that neutron star-black hole binary mergers offer a natural explanation for the properties of this extended-duration/low-offset group. SHBs with large offsets have no observed extended emission components and are less likely to have an optically detected afterglow, properties consistent with neutron star-neutron star binary mergers occurring in low-density environments.
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