Energy Injection Episodes in Gamma Ray Bursts: The Light Curves and Polarization Properties of GRB 021004

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2004-09-24

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0409584v1

Astrophys.J. 615 (2004) L77-L80

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

4 pages, 2 figures. To appear in ApJL

Scientific paper

10.1086/426477

Several GRB afterglow light curves deviate strongly from the power law decay observed in most bursts. We show that these variations can be accounted for by including refreshed shocks in the standard fireball model previously used to interpret the overall afterglow behavior. As an example we consider GRB 021004 that exhibited strong light curve variations and has a reasonably well time-resolved polarimetry. We show that the light curves in the R-band, X-rays and in the radio can be accounted for by four energy injection episodes in addition to the initial event. The polarization variations are shown to be a consequence of the injections.

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