2007ApJ...667..351W -
Astrophys. J., 667, 351-357 (2007/September-3)
GRB 060218: a relativistic supernova shock breakout.
WAXMAN E., MESZAROS P. and CAMPANA S.
Abstract (from CDS):
We show that the prompt and afterglow X-ray emission of GRB 060218, as well as its early (t≲1 day) optical-UV emission, can be explained by a model in which a radiation-mediated shock propagates outward from a compact progenitor star into a dense wind. The prompt thermal X-ray emission is produced in this model when the mildly relativistic shock, β~0.85, carrying a few times 1049 erg, reaches the wind (Thomson) photosphere, where the postshock thermal radiation is released and the shock becomes collisionless. Adopting this interpretation of the thermal X-ray emission, we predict a subsequent X-ray afterglow, due to synchrotron emission and inverse Compton scattering of supernova UV photons by electrons accelerated in the collisionless shock. Early optical-UV emission is also predicted, due to the cooling of the outer δM∼10–3 M☉ envelope of the star, which was heated to high temperature during the shock passage. The observed X-ray afterglow and the early optical-UV emission are both consistent with those expected in this model. Detailed analysis of the early optical-UV emission may provide detailed constraints on the density distribution near the stellar surface.
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Journal keyword(s):
Gamma Rays: Bursts - Shock Waves - Stars: Supernovae: General
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