Implications of the Measured Image Size for the Radio Afterglow of GRB 030329

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2004-07-08

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0407182v2

Astrophys.J. 618 (2004) 413-425

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

12 pages, 6 figues; submitted to ApJ

Scientific paper

10.1086/425899

We use data on the image size of the radio afterglow of GRB 030329 (Taylor et al. 2004) to constrain the physical parameters of this explosion. Together with the observed broad band spectrum, this data over-constrains the physical parameters, thus enabling to test different GRB jet models for consistency. We consider two extreme models for the lateral spreading of the jet: model 1 with relativistic expansion in the local rest frame, and model 2 with little lateral expansion as long as the jet is highly relativistic. We find that both models are consistent with the data for a uniform external medium, while for a stellar wind environment model 1 is consistent with the data but model 2 is disfavored by the data. Our derivations can be used to place tighter constraints on the dynamics and structure of GRB jets in future afterglows, following a denser monitoring campaign for the temporal evolution of their image size.

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