signature=1d9d19a8f310e584e0ca0f709aaa43bf,Signature of a Newborn Black Hole from the Collapse of a ...

摘要：

The X-ray plateau followed by a steep decay ("internal plateau") has been observed in both long and short gamma-ray burst (GRBs), implying a millisecond magnetar operating in some GRBs. The sharp decay at the end of plateau, marking the abrupt cessation of the magnetar central engine, has been considered as the collapse of a supra-massive magnetar to a black hole (BH) when it spins down. If "internal plateau" is indeed the evidence of a magnetar central engine, a natural expectation is a signature from the new-born BH in some candidates. In this work, we find that GRB 070110 is a particular case, which shows a small X-ray bump following its "internal plateau". We interpret the plateau with a spin-down supra-massive magnetar and the X-ray bump with a fall-back BH accretion. This indicates that the new-born BH is likely active in some GRBs. Therefore, GRB 070110-like events may provide a further support to the magnetar central engine model and enable us to investigate the properties of the magnetar as well as the new-born BH.

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