Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1999-12-23
Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc. 317 (2000) 170
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
5 pages, 1 figure, a few minor changes made and references up dated, MNRAS, in press
Scientific paper
10.1046/j.1365-8711.2000.03660.x
GRB{980519} is characterized by its rapidly declining optical and X-ray afterglows. Explanations of this behavior include models invoking a dense medium environment which makes the shock wave evolve quickly into the sub-relativistic phase, a jet-like outflow, and a wind-shaped circumburst medium environment. Recently, Frail {et al}. (1999a) found that the latter two cases are consistent with the radio afterglow of this burst. Here, by considering the trans-relativistic shock hydrodynamics, we show that the dense medium model can also account for the radio light curve quite well. The potential virtue of the dense medium model for GRB{980519} is that it implies a smaller angular size of the afterglow, which is essential for interpreting the strong modulation of the radio light curve. Optical extinction due to the dense medium is not important if the prompt optical-UV flash accompanying the $\gamma$-ray emission can destroy dust by sublimation out to an appreciable distance. Comparisons with some other radio afterglows are also discussed.
Dai Gao Z.
Lu Tan
Wang Xiang-Yu
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