The initial Lorentz factors of fireballs inferred from the early X-ray data of SWIFT GRBs

Details The initial Lorentz factors of fireballs inferred from the early X-ray data of SWIFT GRBs The initial Lorentz factors of fireballs inferred from the early X-ray data of SWIFT GRBs

2009-02-16

arxiv.org/abs/0902.2613v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena

6 pages,1 figure,3 tables,accepted for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics

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We intend to determine the type of circumburst medium and measure directly the initial Lorentz factor $\Gamma_0$ of GRB outflows. If the early X-ray afterglow lightcurve has a peak and the whole profile across the peak is consistent with the standard external shock model, the early rise profile of light curves can be used to differentiate whether the burst was born in interstellar medium (ISM) or in stellar wind. In the thin shell case, related to a sub-relativistic reverse shock, the peak time occurring after the end of the prompt emission, can be used to derive an accurate $\Gamma_0$, especially for the ISM case. The afterglow lightcurves for a flat electron spectrum $1

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