Closure Relations for Electron-Positron Pair-Signatures in Gamma-Ray Bursts

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2007-08-10

arxiv.org/abs/0708.1370v2

Astrophys.J. 676 (2008) 1123

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

7 pages, 4 figures, accepted for publication in ApJ, with extended discussions. Conclusions unchanged

Scientific paper

10.1086/527667

We present recipes to diagnose the fireball of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) by combining observations of electron-positron pair-signatures (the pair-annihilation line and the cutoff energy due to the pair-creation process). Our recipes are largely model-independent and extract information even from the non-detection of either pair-signature. We evaluate physical quantities such as the Lorentz factor, optical depth and pair-to-baryon ratio, only from the observable quantities. In particular, we can test whether the prompt emission of GRBs comes from the pair/baryonic photosphere or not. The future-coming Gamma-Ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) satellite will provide us with good chances to use our recipes by detecting or non-detecting pair-signatures.

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