Do Fermi-LAT observations really imply very large Lorentz factors in GRB outflows ?

Details Do Fermi-LAT observations really imply very large Lorentz factors in GRB outflows ? Do Fermi-LAT observations really imply very large Lorentz factors in GRB outflows ?

2011-01-20

arxiv.org/abs/1101.3889v2

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena

4 pages, 3 figures, proceedings of the Gamma Ray Bursts 2010 Conference, Annapolis, USA. Editors: McEnery, Racusin, Gehrels

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Recent detections of GeV photons in a few GRBs by Fermi-LAT have led to strong constraints on the bulk Lorentz factor in GRB outflows. To avoid a large gamma gamma optical depth, minimum values of the Lorentz factor are estimated to be as high as 800-1200 in some bursts. Here we present a detailed calculation of the gamma gamma optical depth taking into account both the geometry and the dynamics of the jet. In the framework of the internal shock model, we compute lightcurves in different energy bands and the corresponding spectrum and we show how the limits on the Lorentz factor can be significantly lowered compared to previous estimates.

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