Modeling the Relativistic Jet of GW170817
Abstract
We model GW170817 as the emission of an off-axis relativistic jet. The jet used for our model was produced by a single hydrodynamics simulation of a short GRB, producing a structured jet that is energetic in the center and falls off at larger angles. We find that the prompt gamma-ray emission, late-time X-ray and radio afterglow, and observed superluminal motion of the radio source are all consistent with GW170817 being a typical short GRB seen off-axis.
- Publication:
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AAS/High Energy Astrophysics Division
- Pub Date:
- March 2019
- Bibcode:
- 2019HEAD...1711004M