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延迟能量注入导致GW170817/GRB 170817 A余辉的持续增亮

Continued Brightening of the Afterglow of GW170817/GRB 170817A as due to a Delayed Energy Injection

Bing Li, Long-Biao Li, Yong-Feng Huang, Jin-Jun Geng, Yong-Bo Yu, Li-Ming Song

摘要:

GRB 170817 A的多波长余辉的亮度在引力爆发后160天甚至在$\sim$也意外地增加。在这里,我们认为,增亮可能是由后期的能量注入过程。我们用一个经验表达式来模拟注入光度的演化,它由一个幂律上升阶段和一个幂律下降阶段组成。发现两个阶段的幂律指数分别为$0.92$和$-2.8$,注入高峰时间为$\sim 110$天。能量注入可能是由于某种吸积,总吸积质量为$\sim 0.006 M_\odot$。然而,正常的回落吸积,通常持续一个短得多的时间,不能提供一个自然的解释。我们的最佳拟合衰减指数$-2.8$也与正常回退吸积的期望值$-5/3$不一致。注意到与GW 170817相关的kilonova组分的膨胀速度是$0.1-0.3\,c$,我们认为在双中子星系统的合并过程中,也应该有一些喷射物具有相应的较低的速度。它们被残留的中央致密天体的引力阱束缚,可能在大约100天的时间尺度上被吸积,为能量注入提供了合理的解释。因此,对GRB 170817 A的长期增亮的详细研究,可能会提供有用的信息,在合并过程中的双中子星的物质喷射。

英文摘要:

The brightness of the multi-wavelength afterglow of GRB 170817A is increasing unexpectedly even $\sim$ 160 days after the associated gravitational burst. Here we suggest that the brightening can be caused by a late-time energy injection process. We use an empirical expression to mimic the evolution of the injection luminosity, which is consisted of a power-law rising phase and a power-law decreasing phase. It is found that the power-law indices of the two phases are $0.92$ and $-2.8$, respectively, with the peak time of the injection being $\sim 110$ days. The energy injection could be due to some kind of accretion, with the total accreted mass being $\sim 0.006 M_\odot$. However, normal fall-back accretion, which usually lasts for a much shorter period, cannot provide a natural explanation. Our best-fit decaying index of $-2.8$ is also at odds with the expected value of $-5/3$ for normal fall-back accretion. Noting that the expansion velocities of the kilonova components associated with GW170817 is $0.1-0.3\,c$, we argue that there should also be some ejecta with correspondingly lower velocities during the coalescence of the double neutron star system. They are bound by the gravitational well of the remnant central compact object and might be accreted at a timescale of about 100 days, providing a reasonable explanation for the energy injection. Detailed studies on the long-lasting brightening of GRB 170817A thus may provide useful information on the matter ejection during the merger process of binary neutron stars.

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