1. Nearby SN-associated GRB 190829A: Environment, Jet Structure, and VHE Gamma-Ray Afterglows.
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Zhang, Lu-Lu, Ren, Jia, Huang, Xiao-Li, Liang, Yun-Feng, Lin, Da-Bin, and Liang, En-Wei
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SYNCHROTRON radiation , *GAMMA ray bursts , *SPECTRAL energy distribution , *ELECTRON density - Abstract
We present a self-consistent paradigm to interpret the striking features of nearby low-luminosity GRB 190829A. Its prompt gamma-ray lightcurve has two separated pulses. We propose that the interaction of the hard prompt gamma-ray photons (keV) of its initial pulse with the dusty medium (AV = 2.33) not only results in the second soft gamma-ray pulse (Ep ∼ 12 keV) but also makes a pre-accelerated e± -rich medium shell via the γγ annihilation. In this paradigm, we show that the observed radio, optical, and X-ray afterglow lightcurves are well-fitted with the forward shock model. Its jet is almost isotropic (θj > 1.0 rad) with a Lorentz factor of ∼35, and the electron density of the e± -rich medium shell is ∼15 cm−3, which is about seven times higher than the electron density of its normal surrounding medium. The GRB ejecta catches up with and propagates into the e± -rich medium shell at a region of R = (4.07–6.46) × 1016 cm. This results in a bright afterglow bump at ∼103 seconds after the GRB trigger. The predicted very high energy (VHE) gamma-ray emission from the synchrotron self-Compton process agrees with the H.E.S.S. observation. The derived broadband spectral energy distribution shows that GRB 190829A like nearby GRBs would be promising targets of the VHE gamma-ray telescopes, such as H.E.S.S., MAGIC, and CTA (Cerenkov Telescope Arrays). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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