Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2000-06-22
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
5 pages, 2 figures, Submitted to ApJ letter
Scientific paper
10.1086/312905
We calculate the {\it afterglow} emission for Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) going off in an extremely low density medium, referred to as {\it naked bursts}. Our results also apply to the case where the external medium density falls off sharply at some distance from the burst. The observed afterglow flux in this case originates at high latitudes, i.e. where the angle between the fluid velocity and the observer line of sight is greater than $\Gamma^{-1}$. The observed peak frequency of the spectrum for naked bursts decreases with observer time as $t^{-1}$, and the flux at the peak of the spectrum falls off as $t^{-2}$. The 2--10 keV $X$-ray flux from a naked burst of average fluence should be observable by the SWIFT satellite for time duration of about $10^3$ longer than the burst variability timescale. The high latitude emission contributes to the early $X$-ray afterglow flux for any GRB, not just naked bursts, and can be separated from the shocked inter-stellar medium (ISM) emission by their different spectral and temporal properties. Measurements of the high latitude emission could be used to map the angular structure of GRB producing shells.
Kumar Pawan
Panaitescu Alin
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