Evidence for an Early High-Energy Afterglow Observed with BATSE from GRB980923

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1999-08-12

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9908139v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

4 pages, 4 figures, accepted for publication in Astrophysical Journal Letters

Scientific paper

10.1086/312285

In this Letter, we present the first evidence in the BATSE data for a prompt high-energy (25-300 keV) afterglow component from a gamma-ray burst (GRB), GRB980923. The event consists of rapid variabilty lasting ~40 s followed by a smooth power law emission tail lasting ~400 s. An abrupt change in spectral shape is found when the tail becomes noticeable. Our analysis reveals that the spectral evolution in the tail of the burst mimics that of a cooling synchrotron spectrum, similar to the spectral evolution of the low-energy afterglows for GRBs. This evidence for a separate emission component is consistent with the internal-external shock scenario in the relativistic fireball picture. In particular, it illustrates that the external shocks can be generated during the gamma-ray emission phase, as in the case of GRB990123.

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