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余辉光变曲线中隐藏的X射线突变

The hidden X-ray breaks in afterglow light curves

P. A. Curran, A. J. van der Horst, R. A. M. J. Wijers, R. L. C. Starling

摘要:

与BeppoSAX或前斯威夫特时代相比,斯威夫特时代的伽马射线暴余辉观测缺乏消色差喷流中断。具体地说,相对较少的中断,与射流中断一致,观察到这些爆发的X射线光变曲线。如果这些中断真的丢失了,它对解释伽玛射线暴喷流准直和能量要求以及伽玛射线暴作为标准烛光的使用有严重的后果。在这里,我们解决的问题,X射线突破,这可能是“隐藏”,因此光变曲线被误解为单一的幂律。我们展示了一些先例,包括GRB 990510和GRB 060206,存在这样的隐藏的休息,以及如何,即使与斯威夫特时代的采样光变曲线,这些休息可能会被错误识别。我们通过合成X射线光变曲线并通过蒙特卡罗分析找到一般趋势来做到这一点。此外,根据这些模拟,我们讨论了如何通过多波长分析最好地识别余辉光变曲线中的消色差突变。

英文摘要:

Gamma-Ray Burst (GRB) afterglow observations in the Swift era have a perceived lack of achromatic jet breaks compared to the BeppoSAX, or pre-Swift era. Specifically, relatively few breaks, consistent with jet breaks, are observed in the X-ray light curves of these bursts. If these breaks are truly missing, it has serious consequences for the interpretation of GRB jet collimation and energy requirements, and the use of GRBs as standard candles. Here we address the issue of X-ray breaks which are possibly 'hidden' and hence the light curves are misinterpreted as being single power-laws. We show how a number of precedents, including GRB 990510 & GRB 060206, exist for such hidden breaks and how, even with the well sampled light curves of the Swift era, these breaks may be left misidentified. We do so by synthesising X-ray light curves and finding general trends via Monte Carlo analysis. Furthermore, in light of these simulations, we discuss how to best identify achromatic breaks in afterglow light curves via multi-wavelength analysis.

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