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NGC 2770中的X射线瞬变080109:与正常核心塌陷超新星相关的X射线闪光

The X-Ray Transient 080109 in NGC 2770: an X-Ray Flash Associated with a Normal Core-Collapse Supernova

Li-Xin Li

摘要:

虽然人们普遍认为长持续时间的伽马射线暴(LGRB)与核心坍缩超新星(SNe)有关,但迄今为止只发现了四对GRB和SNe之间有明确联系的超新星。这四对GRB-SNe都属于一类特殊的Ic型--称为宽线SNe,表明爆发能量很大,这表明只有一小部分SNe Ibc与它们有关。2008年1月9日在NGC 2770中发现了一个明亮的X射线瞬变,随后是一个相当正常的Ib型SN 2008 D。本文认为080109瞬变是一个X射线闪光(XRF,GRB的软版本),因为以下证据:(1)瞬变不能解释为SN冲击爆发事件;(2)GRB X射线耀斑解释不支持高能观测。然后,我表明,XRF 080109满足各向同性等效能量和峰值光谱能量之间的关系,这大大加强了XRF解释的LGRB。最后指出,XRF 080109的峰值光谱能量和SN 2008 D的最大辐射热光度符合Li(2006)的$E_{γ,\p}$ - $L_{{\rm SN},\max}$关系式,加强了该关系式的有效性。我推测,像XRF 080109这样的事件可能以与SNe Ibc相当的速率发生,并且致力于测量附近X射线耀斑的软X射线望远镜将在发现它们方面非常富有成效。

英文摘要:

Although it is generally thought that long-duration gamma-ray bursts (LGRBs) are associated with core-collapse supernovae (SNe), so far only four pairs of GRBs and SNe with firmly established connection have been found. All the four GRB-SNe are among a special class of Type Ic--called the broad-lined SNe indicative of a large explosion energy, suggesting that only a small fraction of SNe Ibc have GRBs associated with them. This scheme has been refreshed by the discovery of a bright X-ray transient in NGC 2770 on 9 January 2008, which was followed by a rather normal Type Ib SN 2008D. In this paper, I argue that the transient 080109 is an X-ray flash (XRF, the soft version of a GRB) because of the following evidences: (1) The transient cannot be interpreted as a SN shock breakout event; (2) The GRB X-ray flare interpretation is not supported by the high-energy observation. Then I show that XRF 080109 satisfies the well-known relation between the isotropic-equivalent energy and the peak spectral energy for LGRBs, which highly strengthens the XRF interpretation. Finally, I point out that, the peak spectral energy of XRF 080109 and the maximum bolometric luminosity of SN 2008D agree with the $E_{γ,\p}$--$L_{{\rm SN},\max}$ relationship of Li (2006), strengthening the validity of the relationship. I speculate that events like XRF 080109 may occur at a rate comparable to SNe Ibc, and a soft X-ray telescope devoted to surveying for nearby X-ray flares will be very fruitful in discovering them.

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