Prompt and Afterglow Constraints on the Central Engine of GRB 240825A

arXiv:2609.34816 · astro-ph.HE · Submitted 2026-09-28 · Read on arXiv

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Submitted: 2026-09-28

Updated: 2026-09-28

Code: https://github.com/USRA-STI/gdt-core

Terminology

• Core — 5× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Consistency — 2× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Gamma-ray Burst Monitor — 2× in this paper
• Accountability — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Accuracy — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Alignment — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Degeneracy — 1× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Frequency Dependence — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Unified Framework — 1× in this paper · explained in 5 episodes
• Very Large Telescope — 1× in this paper

Sources

• Deciphering the Physical Origin of GRB 240825A: A Long GRB Lacking a Bright Supernova
• A $6.37\,{\rm Hz}$ quasi-periodic oscillating photospheric emission in GRB~240825A
• Origin of Strong Magnetic Fields of Magnetars
• X-Ray Afterglow Plateaus of Long Gamma-Ray Bursts: Further Evidence for Millisecond Magnetars

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