Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Jan 2009
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Chinese Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 33, Issue 1, p. 25-31.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Scientific paper
It is generally believed that the complexity and variability of the light curves of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are caused by the internal shocks, which would occur when a rapid shell catches up a slower one and collides with it. The electrons in the shock layer are heated by the shocks and radiate via the mechanisms of synchrotron radiation and inverse Compton scattering. Based on relativistic kinematics, a relation between the photon number of the emission from the rapidly moving shock layer and the number of the photons received by an observer is derived. Then, employing the angular spreading of the internal shock emission, the curve equation and profile of a single pulse are obtained, and the shape is typically in the shape of a fast rise and exponential decline. Furthermore, by using the model of the successive collisions of multiple shells under the condition of reasonable parameters, the observed light curves are fitted with a rather good effect. Therefore, by this means, more different types of light curves of GRBs can be explained.
Liu Qiong
Mao Zhu
Sun Caihong
Yang P.-B.
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