GRB 050315: A Step toward Understanding the Uniqueness of the Overall Gamma-Ray Burst Structure
Abstract
Using the Swift data of GRB 050315, we are making progress toward understanding the uniqueness of our theoretically predicted gamma-ray burst (GRB) structure, which is composed of a proper GRB (P-GRB), emitted at the transparency of an electron-positron plasma with suitable baryon loading, and an afterglow comprising the so-called prompt emission due to external shocks. Thanks to the Swift observations, the P-GRB is identified, and for the first time we can theoretically fit detailed light curves for selected energy bands on a continuous timescale ranging over 106 s. The theoretically predicted instantaneous spectral distribution over the entire afterglow is presented, confirming a clear hard-to-soft behavior encompassing, continuously, the ``prompt emission'' all the way to the latest phases of the afterglow.
- Publication:
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The Astrophysical Journal
- Pub Date:
- July 2006
- DOI:
- 10.1086/506345
- Bibcode:
- 2006ApJ...645L.109R
- Keywords:
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- Gamma Rays: Bursts;
- Gamma Rays: Observations;
- Radiation Mechanisms: Thermal