BeppoSAX spectrum of GRB971214: evidence of a substantial energy output during afterglow

Details BeppoSAX spectrum of GRB971214: evidence of a substantial energy output during afterglow BeppoSAX spectrum of GRB971214: evidence of a substantial energy output during afterglow

2000-02-10

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0002229v1

Astron.Astrophys.355:454-460,2000

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

8 pages, 4 figures. To be published in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Uses aa, epsf and times LaTeX macros

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We report the X/gamma-ray spectrum of GRB971214 and of its afterglow. The afterglow was measured few hours after the main event and for an elapsed time of more than two days. The measure of this GRB and afterglow is relevant due to its extreme, cosmological distance (z=3.42). The prompt event shows a hard photon spectrum, consistent with a broken power law with photon indices Gamma_X~0.1 below ~20 keV and Gamma_g~1.3 above 60 keV. The afterglow spectrum, measured with the MECS and LECS BeppoSAX telescopes, is consistent with a power law with spectral photon index Gamma=1.6. Within the statistical accuracy of our measure no spectral evolution is detected during the observation of the afterglow. When integrated during the time span covered by BeppoSAX observations, the power in the afterglow emission, even with very conservative assumptions, is at least comparable with the power in the main event. The IR-to-X rays broad band spectrum is also presented, collecting data from the literature and adding them to the BeppoSAX measure. It shows that the predictions from synchrotron emission models is qualitatively confirmed. The BeppoSAX measurement of the X and gamma ray spectrum of this GRB/afterglow is discussed in the framework of current theoretical models.

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