Long-lag, Wide-Pulse Gamma-Ray Bursts

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2005-03-17

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0503383v1

Astrophys.J. 627 (2005) 324-345

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

57 pages, 26 figures, 6 tables. Accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal

Scientific paper

10.1086/430294

Currently, the best available probe of the early phase of gamma-ray burst (GRB) jet attributes is the prompt gamma-ray emission, in which several intrinsic and extrinsic variables determine GRB pulse evolution. Bright, usually complex bursts have many narrow pulses that are difficult to model due to overlap. However, the relatively simple, long spectral lag, wide-pulse bursts may have simpler physics and are easier to model. In this work we analyze the temporal and spectral behavior of wide pulses in 24 long-lag bursts, using a pulse model with two shape parameters -- width and asymmetry -- and the Band spectral model with three shape parameters. We find that pulses in long-lag bursts are distinguished both temporally and spectrally from those in bright bursts: the pulses in long spectral lag bursts are few in number, and ~ 100 times wider (10s of seconds), have systematically lower peaks in nu*F(nu), harder low-energy spectra and softer high-energy spectra. We find that these five pulse descriptors are essentially uncorrelated for our long-lag sample, suggesting that at least five parameters are needed to model burst temporal and spectral behavior. However, pulse width is strongly correlated with spectral lag; hence these two parameters may be viewed as mutual surrogates. We infer that accurate formulations for estimating GRB luminosity and total energy will depend on several gamma-ray attributes, at least for long-lag bursts. The prevalence of long-lag bursts near the BATSE trigger threshold, their predominantly low nF(n) spectral peaks, and relatively steep upper power-law spectral indices indicate that Swift will detect many such bursts.

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