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伽马射线暴喷流的磁流体动力学模拟:超越祖先星

Magnetohydrodynamic Simulations of Gamma-Ray Burst Jets: Beyond the Progenitor Star

Alexander Tchekhovskoy, Ramesh Narayan, Jonathan C. McKinney

摘要:

如果在余辉相开始时喷流的洛伦兹因子γ与张开角Θ_j的乘积满足(γΘ_j)>> 1,则伽马射线暴(GRB)余辉光变曲线中的消色差突变自然出现,在即时发射结束后不久。磁流体动力学(MHD)模拟准直伽玛暴喷流的结果(γ θ j)一般小于~ 1,表明MHD模型可能与喷流破裂不一致。我们的工作范围内的恒星范式和使用轴对称相对论MHD模拟,探索一个有限的恒星信封的结构上的喷流的效果。我们的理想化模型将喷流包络界面视为准直刚性壁,它在恒星外部打开以模拟准直损失。我们发现,发病的deconfinenation的原因,伴随着轻微的增加,在打开角度的加速度爆发。在我们的基准模型中,恒星半径等于中心致密天体半径的10^4.5倍,喷流在远离恒星的地方达到渐近洛伦兹因子γ~ 500,渐近张角Θ_j ~ 0.04 rad ~ 2 deg,得到(γΘ_j)~ 20。这些值与典型的长持续时间伽玛暴的观测结果一致,并解释了喷流破裂的发生。我们提供了近似的解析解,描述了数值结果。

英文摘要:

Achromatic breaks in afterglow light curves of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) arise naturally if the product of the jet's Lorentz factor γand opening angle Θ_j satisfies (γΘ_j) >> 1 at the onset of the afterglow phase, i.e., soon after the conclusion of the prompt emission. Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations of collimated GRB jets generally give (γΘ_j) <~ 1, suggesting that MHD models may be inconsistent with jet breaks. We work within the collapsar paradigm and use axisymmetric relativistic MHD simulations to explore the effect of a finite stellar envelope on the structure of the jet. Our idealized models treat the jet-envelope interface as a collimating rigid wall, which opens up outside the star to mimic loss of collimation. We find that the onset of deconfinement causes a burst of acceleration accompanied by a slight increase in the opening angle. In our fiducial model with a stellar radius equal to 10^4.5 times that of the central compact object, the jet achieves an asymptotic Lorentz factor γ~ 500 far outside the star and an asymptotic opening angle Θ_j ~ 0.04 rad ~ 2 deg, giving (γΘ_j) ~ 20. These values are consistent with observations of typical long-duration GRBs, and explain the occurrence of jet breaks. We provide approximate analytic solutions that describe the numerical results well.

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