United classification of cosmic gamma-ray bursts and their counterparts

This paper establishes united classification of gamma-ray bursts and their counterparts on the basis of measured characteristics: photon energy E and emission duration T. We find that the interrelation between these characteristics is such that as the energy increases, the duration decreases (and vice versa). The given interrelation reflects the nature of the phenomenon and forms the E–T diagram, which represents a natural classification of all observed events in the energy range from about 109 to 10−6 eV and in the corresponding interval of durations from about 10−2 up to 108 s. The proposed classification results from our findings, which are principal for the theory and practical study of the phenomenon.

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