In order to test the systematics of the Amati relation, 24 long-duration GRBs with available Eγ,iso and Ep are separated into two subgroups according to the B-band luminosity of their host galaxies. The Amati relatio...In order to test the systematics of the Amati relation, 24 long-duration GRBs with available Eγ,iso and Ep are separated into two subgroups according to the B-band luminosity of their host galaxies. The Amati relations in the two subgroups are found to be in agreement with each other within the uncertainties. Taking into account of the well established luminosity - metallicity relation of galaxies, no strong evolution of the Amati relation with the GRB＇s environmental metaUicity is implied in this study.展开更多
We investigated physical quantities including the spectrum, emission lines and pulse profiles expected from a uniform jet, a spherical fireball and the 1/Г region （the portion of the spherical fireball with opening ...We investigated physical quantities including the spectrum, emission lines and pulse profiles expected from a uniform jet, a spherical fireball and the 1/Г region （the portion of the spherical fireball with opening angle 1/Г） in the prompt emission phase, after taking into consideration of the Doppler effect under the fireball framework. Our study shows that： a） for these physical quantities the spherical fireball and the uniform jets do not present obvious differences, so we cannot use these to distinguish a spherical fireball from a uniform jet; b） for the spherical fireball and a uniform jet, the observed quantities mainly come from the 1/Г region, so we can simply use the 1/Г region in approximate calculations; c） broadening of emission lines is a general phenomena, which mainly comes from the curvature effect; d） the 1/Г region plays different roles in different frequency ranges, and the radiation from the 1/Г region is greater in the higher than in the lower frequencies.展开更多
We present broadband （radio, optical, X-ray and GeV） fits to the afterglow light curves and spectra of three long-duration gamma-ray bursts （GRBs 080916C, 090902B, and 090926A） detected by the Gamma-Ray Burst Moni...We present broadband （radio, optical, X-ray and GeV） fits to the afterglow light curves and spectra of three long-duration gamma-ray bursts （GRBs 080916C, 090902B, and 090926A） detected by the Gamma-Ray Burst Monitor and Large Area Telescope （LAT） instruments on the Fermi satellite. Using the observed broadband data, we study the origin of the high energy emission, and suggest that the early-time GeV emission and the late-time radio, optical, and X-ray afterglows can be under- stood as being due to synchrotron emission from an external forward shock caused by structured ejecta propagating in a wind bubble jumping to a homogeneous density medium. If the ceasing time for a majority of the energy injection is assumed to be close to the deceleration time of the forward shock, the structured ejecta with con- tinuous energy injection towards the forward shock can well explain the early rising feature of the GeV mission from these bursts, and the density-jump medium can ac- count for some particular plateaus or flares in the late afterglows. From our fits, we find that, on one hand, the external shock origin of the GeV photons will make the optical depth not have a significant contribution to the early LAT rising part, which will loosen the strong constraint of lower limits of the Lorentz factor. On the other hand, these Fermi-LAT events preferentially occur in a low-density circumburst environment, in which case the Klein-Nishina cutoff will significantly suppress the Self- Synchrotron Compton radiation. Such an environment might result from superbubbles or low-metallicity progenitor stars （which have a low mass-loss rate at late times of stellar evolution） of type Ib/c supernovae.展开更多
Based on nine BATSE GRBs with known redshifts, we found that the maximum spectral lag of all the pulses in a gamma-ray burst （GRB） appears to be anti-correlated with the redshift of the burst. In order to confirm th...Based on nine BATSE GRBs with known redshifts, we found that the maximum spectral lag of all the pulses in a gamma-ray burst （GRB） appears to be anti-correlated with the redshift of the burst. In order to confirm this finding, we analyzed 10 GRBs detected by HETE-2 with known redshifts and found a similar relation. Using the relation, we estimated the redshifts of 878 long GRBs in the BATSE catalog, then we investigated the distributions of the redshifts and 869 Eiso of these GRBs. The distribution of the estimated redshifts is concentrated at z = 1.4 and the distribution of Eiso peaks at 10^52.5 erg. The underlying physics of the correlation is unclear at present.展开更多
Appearing in the composite spectral data of BATSE, EGRET and COMPTEL for GRB 910503, there is a bump at around 1600keV. We perform a statistical analysis on the spectral data, trying to find out if the bump could be a...Appearing in the composite spectral data of BATSE, EGRET and COMPTEL for GRB 910503, there is a bump at around 1600keV. We perform a statistical analysis on the spectral data, trying to find out if the bump could be accounted for by a blue-shifted and significantly broadened rest frame line due to the Doppler effect of an expanding fireball surface. We made an F-test and adopted previously proposed criteria. The study reveals that the criteria are well satisfied and the feature can be interpreted as the blue shifted 6.4 keV line. From the fit with this line taken into account, we find the Lorentz factor of this source to be F = 116-9^＋9 （at the 68% confident level, △X^2 = 1） and the rest frame spectral peak energy to be E0,p=2.96-0.18^＋0.24 ke V.Although the existence of the emission line feature requires other independent tests to confirm, the analysis suggests that it is feasible to detect emission line features in the high energy range of GRB spectra when taking into account the Doppler effect of fireball expansion.展开更多
We compare the properties of optically dark GRBs, defined by the optical-to-X- ray spectral indexβox 〈 0.5, and normal ones discovered by the Swift satellite before the year 2008 in a statistical way, using data col...We compare the properties of optically dark GRBs, defined by the optical-to-X- ray spectral indexβox 〈 0.5, and normal ones discovered by the Swift satellite before the year 2008 in a statistical way, using data collected from the literature and online databases. Our sample includes 200 long bursts, 19 short bursts, and 10 with measured high redshifts （z ≥ 4）. The ratio of dark bursts is found to be -10% - 20%, and is similar among long bursts, short ones, and the high-z sub-sample. The result for long bursts is consistent with both the pre-Swift sample and studies by other authors on smaller Swift samples. The existence of dark short GRBs is pointed out for the first time. The X-ray derived hydrogen column densities of dark GRBs clearly prefer large values compared with those of normal bursts. This supports the dust extinction scenario as the main cause of dark GRBs. Other possibilities like very high redshifts and non-standard emission mechanisms are less likely, although not fully excluded.展开更多
With a sample of 21 single-pulse GRBs with redshift measurement and a sample of 65 single-pulse GRBs with pseudo redshift estimated by the luminosity-spectral lag relation,we show that the peak luminosities of GRB pul...With a sample of 21 single-pulse GRBs with redshift measurement and a sample of 65 single-pulse GRBs with pseudo redshift estimated by the luminosity-spectral lag relation,we show that the peak luminosities of GRB pulses are anti-correlated with pulse width,indicating that longer-pulses tend to be dimmer in the gamma-ray band.The anti-correlation is accessible with an internal shock scenario.展开更多
The optical flash accompanying GRB 990123 is believed to be powered by the reverse shock of a thin shell. With the best-fit physical parameters for GRB 990123 and the assumption that the parameters in the optical flas...The optical flash accompanying GRB 990123 is believed to be powered by the reverse shock of a thin shell. With the best-fit physical parameters for GRB 990123 and the assumption that the parameters in the optical flash are the same as in the afterglow, we show that: 1) the shell is thick rather than thin, and we have provided the light curve for the thick shell case which coincides with the observation; 2) the theoretical peak flux of the optical flash accounts for only 3×10-4 of the observed. In order to remove this discrepancy, the physical parameters, the electron energy and magnetic ratios, εe and εB, should be 0.61 and 0.39, which are very different from their values for the late afterglow.展开更多
We investigate the relationship between the rise width and the full width of gamma-ray burst pulses. Theoretical analysis shows that either width is proportional to Г^-2△τθ,FWHMRc/c（Г the Lorentz factor of the b...We investigate the relationship between the rise width and the full width of gamma-ray burst pulses. Theoretical analysis shows that either width is proportional to Г^-2△τθ,FWHMRc/c（Г the Lorentz factor of the bulk motion, △τθ,FWHM a local pulse＇s width, Rc the radius of fireballs and c the velocity of light）. We study the relationship for four samples of observed pulses. We find： （1） merely the curvature effect could reproduce the relationship between the rise and full widths with the same slope as derived from the model of Qin et al.; （2） gamma-ray burst pulses, selected from both the short and long GRBs, follow the same sequence in the rise width vs. full width diagram, with the shorter pulses at one end; （3） all GRBs may intrinsically result from local Gaussian pulses. These features place constraints on the physical mechanism（s） for producing long and short GRBs.展开更多
We performed detailed time-resolved spectroscopy of bright tong gamma- ray bursts （GRBs） which show significant GeV emissions （GRB 080916C, GRB 090902B and GRB 090926A）. In addition to the standard Band model, we ...We performed detailed time-resolved spectroscopy of bright tong gamma- ray bursts （GRBs） which show significant GeV emissions （GRB 080916C, GRB 090902B and GRB 090926A）. In addition to the standard Band model, we also use a model consisting of a black body and a power law to fit the spectra. We find that for the latter model there are indications of an additional soft component in the spectra. While previous studies have shown that such models are required for GRB 090902B, here we find that a composite spectral model consisting of two blackbodies and a power law adequately fits the data of all the three bright GRBs. We investigate the evolution of the spectral parameters and find several interesting features that appear in all three GRBs, like （a） temperatures of the blackbodies are strongly correlated with each other, （b） fluxes in the black body components are strongly correlated with each other, （c） the temperatures of the black body trace the profile of the individual pulses of the GRBs, and （d） the characteristics of power law components like the spectral index and the delayed onset bear a close similarity to the emission characteristics in the GeV regions. We discuss the implications of these results and the possibility of identifying the radiation mechanisms during the prompt emission of GRBs.展开更多
文摘In order to test the systematics of the Amati relation, 24 long-duration GRBs with available Eγ,iso and Ep are separated into two subgroups according to the B-band luminosity of their host galaxies. The Amati relations in the two subgroups are found to be in agreement with each other within the uncertainties. Taking into account of the well established luminosity - metallicity relation of galaxies, no strong evolution of the Amati relation with the GRB＇s environmental metaUicity is implied in this study.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘We investigated physical quantities including the spectrum, emission lines and pulse profiles expected from a uniform jet, a spherical fireball and the 1/Г region （the portion of the spherical fireball with opening angle 1/Г） in the prompt emission phase, after taking into consideration of the Doppler effect under the fireball framework. Our study shows that： a） for these physical quantities the spherical fireball and the uniform jets do not present obvious differences, so we cannot use these to distinguish a spherical fireball from a uniform jet; b） for the spherical fireball and a uniform jet, the observed quantities mainly come from the 1/Г region, so we can simply use the 1/Г region in approximate calculations; c） broadening of emission lines is a general phenomena, which mainly comes from the curvature effect; d） the 1/Г region plays different roles in different frequency ranges, and the radiation from the 1/Г region is greater in the higher than in the lower frequencies.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 10873009 and 11033002)the National Basic Research Program of China (973 ProgramNo. 2007CB815404)
文摘We present broadband （radio, optical, X-ray and GeV） fits to the afterglow light curves and spectra of three long-duration gamma-ray bursts （GRBs 080916C, 090902B, and 090926A） detected by the Gamma-Ray Burst Monitor and Large Area Telescope （LAT） instruments on the Fermi satellite. Using the observed broadband data, we study the origin of the high energy emission, and suggest that the early-time GeV emission and the late-time radio, optical, and X-ray afterglows can be under- stood as being due to synchrotron emission from an external forward shock caused by structured ejecta propagating in a wind bubble jumping to a homogeneous density medium. If the ceasing time for a majority of the energy injection is assumed to be close to the deceleration time of the forward shock, the structured ejecta with con- tinuous energy injection towards the forward shock can well explain the early rising feature of the GeV mission from these bursts, and the density-jump medium can ac- count for some particular plateaus or flares in the late afterglows. From our fits, we find that, on one hand, the external shock origin of the GeV photons will make the optical depth not have a significant contribution to the early LAT rising part, which will loosen the strong constraint of lower limits of the Lorentz factor. On the other hand, these Fermi-LAT events preferentially occur in a low-density circumburst environment, in which case the Klein-Nishina cutoff will significantly suppress the Self- Synchrotron Compton radiation. Such an environment might result from superbubbles or low-metallicity progenitor stars （which have a low mass-loss rate at late times of stellar evolution） of type Ib/c supernovae.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
文摘Based on nine BATSE GRBs with known redshifts, we found that the maximum spectral lag of all the pulses in a gamma-ray burst （GRB） appears to be anti-correlated with the redshift of the burst. In order to confirm this finding, we analyzed 10 GRBs detected by HETE-2 with known redshifts and found a similar relation. Using the relation, we estimated the redshifts of 878 long GRBs in the BATSE catalog, then we investigated the distributions of the redshifts and 869 Eiso of these GRBs. The distribution of the estimated redshifts is concentrated at z = 1.4 and the distribution of Eiso peaks at 10^52.5 erg. The underlying physics of the correlation is unclear at present.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
文摘Appearing in the composite spectral data of BATSE, EGRET and COMPTEL for GRB 910503, there is a bump at around 1600keV. We perform a statistical analysis on the spectral data, trying to find out if the bump could be accounted for by a blue-shifted and significantly broadened rest frame line due to the Doppler effect of an expanding fireball surface. We made an F-test and adopted previously proposed criteria. The study reveals that the criteria are well satisfied and the feature can be interpreted as the blue shifted 6.4 keV line. From the fit with this line taken into account, we find the Lorentz factor of this source to be F = 116-9^＋9 （at the 68% confident level, △X^2 = 1） and the rest frame spectral peak energy to be E0,p=2.96-0.18^＋0.24 ke V.Although the existence of the emission line feature requires other independent tests to confirm, the analysis suggests that it is feasible to detect emission line features in the high energy range of GRB spectra when taking into account the Doppler effect of fireball expansion.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 10673014 and 10873017)by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2009CB824800)
文摘We compare the properties of optically dark GRBs, defined by the optical-to-X- ray spectral indexβox 〈 0.5, and normal ones discovered by the Swift satellite before the year 2008 in a statistical way, using data collected from the literature and online databases. Our sample includes 200 long bursts, 19 short bursts, and 10 with measured high redshifts （z ≥ 4）. The ratio of dark bursts is found to be -10% - 20%, and is similar among long bursts, short ones, and the high-z sub-sample. The result for long bursts is consistent with both the pre-Swift sample and studies by other authors on smaller Swift samples. The existence of dark short GRBs is pointed out for the first time. The X-ray derived hydrogen column densities of dark GRBs clearly prefer large values compared with those of normal bursts. This supports the dust extinction scenario as the main cause of dark GRBs. Other possibilities like very high redshifts and non-standard emission mechanisms are less likely, although not fully excluded.
基金Supported by the National Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 10873002)Guangxi SHI-BAI-QIAN Project (Grant No. 2007201)+1 种基金the Program for 100 Young and Middle-aged Discip-linary Leaders in Guangxi Higher Education Institutions,the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2009CB824800)the Research Foundation of Guangxi University (Grant No. M30520)
文摘With a sample of 21 single-pulse GRBs with redshift measurement and a sample of 65 single-pulse GRBs with pseudo redshift estimated by the luminosity-spectral lag relation,we show that the peak luminosities of GRB pulses are anti-correlated with pulse width,indicating that longer-pulses tend to be dimmer in the gamma-ray band.The anti-correlation is accessible with an internal shock scenario.
基金the National Natural Science Foundationof China, the National 973 project (NKBRSF G19990754) the Special Funds for Major State Basic Research Projectsthe Foundation for the Author of National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of P. R. China (Project No
文摘The optical flash accompanying GRB 990123 is believed to be powered by the reverse shock of a thin shell. With the best-fit physical parameters for GRB 990123 and the assumption that the parameters in the optical flash are the same as in the afterglow, we show that: 1) the shell is thick rather than thin, and we have provided the light curve for the thick shell case which coincides with the observation; 2) the theoretical peak flux of the optical flash accounts for only 3×10-4 of the observed. In order to remove this discrepancy, the physical parameters, the electron energy and magnetic ratios, εe and εB, should be 0.61 and 0.39, which are very different from their values for the late afterglow.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘We investigate the relationship between the rise width and the full width of gamma-ray burst pulses. Theoretical analysis shows that either width is proportional to Г^-2△τθ,FWHMRc/c（Г the Lorentz factor of the bulk motion, △τθ,FWHM a local pulse＇s width, Rc the radius of fireballs and c the velocity of light）. We study the relationship for four samples of observed pulses. We find： （1） merely the curvature effect could reproduce the relationship between the rise and full widths with the same slope as derived from the model of Qin et al.; （2） gamma-ray burst pulses, selected from both the short and long GRBs, follow the same sequence in the rise width vs. full width diagram, with the shorter pulses at one end; （3） all GRBs may intrinsically result from local Gaussian pulses. These features place constraints on the physical mechanism（s） for producing long and short GRBs.
文摘We performed detailed time-resolved spectroscopy of bright tong gamma- ray bursts （GRBs） which show significant GeV emissions （GRB 080916C, GRB 090902B and GRB 090926A）. In addition to the standard Band model, we also use a model consisting of a black body and a power law to fit the spectra. We find that for the latter model there are indications of an additional soft component in the spectra. While previous studies have shown that such models are required for GRB 090902B, here we find that a composite spectral model consisting of two blackbodies and a power law adequately fits the data of all the three bright GRBs. We investigate the evolution of the spectral parameters and find several interesting features that appear in all three GRBs, like （a） temperatures of the blackbodies are strongly correlated with each other, （b） fluxes in the black body components are strongly correlated with each other, （c） the temperatures of the black body trace the profile of the individual pulses of the GRBs, and （d） the characteristics of power law components like the spectral index and the delayed onset bear a close similarity to the emission characteristics in the GeV regions. We discuss the implications of these results and the possibility of identifying the radiation mechanisms during the prompt emission of GRBs.
