Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Aug 2007
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2007chjaa...7..503z&link_type=abstract
Chinese Journal of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Vol. 7, p. 503-508
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Gamma-Ray: Bursts, Methods: Numerical, Ism: Jets
Scientific paper
A Gamma-ray burst (GRB) is generally believed to be a jet with a small opening angle, this opening angle is usually derived with the afterglow light curve break time using an analytical method. Here we show that the method is not accurate. Using the set of equations of hydrodynamic evolution with the sideways expansion at the local sound speed derived by previous authors and the observed light curve break times, we numerically derive the initial opening angles. Then the collimation-corrected energies (Eγ) for a sample of GRBs are calculated. They are found to show a wide spread, suggesting that the previously declared clustering by some authors may not exist. Also, the Epeak-Eγ relation, claimed by some other authors (Epeak is the spectral peak energy), is found still to hold, with a slightly stronger correlation.
Bai Jin-Ming
Zhao Xiao-Hong
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