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Correlation between luminosity and temperature in γ-ray burst sources

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Observations on Venera 13 and 14, reported here, reveal a strong correlation between the temporal and spectral behaviour of the γ-ray bursts. The instantaneous luminosity of a -ray burst is determined primarily by its temperature. This implies that the time profile of the γ-ray bursts directly reflects the spectral variability pattern of radiation. Studying the L versus kT relationship may present a new way of understanding the nature of this puzzling phenomenon.

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  1. A. F. Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute, 194021, Leningrad, USSR

    S. V. Golenetskii, E. P. Mazets, R. L. Aptekar & V. N. Ilyinskii

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Golenetskii, S., Mazets, E., Aptekar, R. et al. Correlation between luminosity and temperature in γ-ray burst sources. Nature 306, 451–453 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1038/306451a0

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