Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2007-05-08
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
12 pages, 5 figures; submitted proceeding for GRB Symposium in Stockholm, Sweden : "Gamma-Ray Bursts: Prospects for GLAST"
Scientific paper
10.1063/1.2737404
The prompt emission from gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) still requires a physical explanation. Studies of time-resolved GRB spectra, observed in the keV-MeV range, show that a hybrid model consisting of two components, a photospheric and a non-thermal component, in many cases fits bright, single-pulsed bursts as well as, and in some instances even better than, the Band function. With an energy coverage from 8 keV up to 300 GeV, GLAST will give us an unprecedented opportunity to further investigate the nature of the prompt emission. In particular, it will give us the possibility to determine whether a photospheric component is the determining feature of the spectrum or not. Here we present a short study of the ability of GLAST to detect such a photospheric component in the sub-MeV range for typical bursts, using simulation tools developed within the GLAST science collaboration.
Battelino Milan
Longo Francesco
Omodei Nicola
Ryde Felix
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