A simple, stringent test on the nature of GRBs' progenitors

Details A simple, stringent test on the nature of GRBs' progenitors A simple, stringent test on the nature of GRBs' progenitors

2000-03-03

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0003036v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Accepted for publication in Astroparticle Physics. Standard LateX + 1 EPS figure

Scientific paper

10.1016/S0927-6505(00)00119-5

I show here that the time-delay between the gamma ray burst proper and the onset of the afterglow is a sensitive function of the surrounding density, going from ~10s for typical disk densities to several hours for IGM densities. Since bulk Lorenz factor, explosion energy and environment density can be simultaneously determined from observations of the time-delay and of the afterglow, afterglow observations alone may establish which fraction, if any, of all bursts resides inside galaxies, in their outer haloes, or outright in the IGM medium, subjecting the NS/NS merger hypothesis to a definitive test. If bursts are due to collapse of massive stars, no matter how short the burst, the onset of the afterglow should be immediate.

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