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2011MNRAS.412..561O - Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 412, 561-579 (2011/March-3)
A statistical comparison of the optical/UV and X-ray afterglows of gamma-ray bursts using the Swift ultraviolet optical and X-ray telescopes.
OATES S.R., PAGE M.J., SCHADY P., DE PASQUALE M., EVANS P.A., PAGE K.L., CHESTER M.M., CURRAN P.A., KOCH T.S., KUIN N.P.M., ROMING P.W.A., SIEGEL M.H., ZANE S. and NOUSEK J.A.
Abstract (from CDS):
If we take literally the average properties of the sample, we find that the mean temporal indices observed in the optical/UV and X-rays after 500 s are consistent with a forward-shock scenario, under the assumptions that electrons are in the slow cooling regime, the external medium is of constant density and the synchrotron cooling frequency is situated between the optical/UV and X-ray observing bands. While this scenario describes well the averaged observed properties, some individual GRB afterglows require different or additional assumptions, such as the presence of late energy injection.
We show that a chromatic break (a break in the X-ray light curve that is not seen in the optical) is present in the afterglows of three GRBs and demonstrate evidence for chromatic breaks in a further four GRBs. The average properties of these breaks cannot be explained in terms of the passage of the synchrotron cooling frequency through the observed bands, nor a simple change in the external density. It is difficult to reconcile chromatic breaks in terms of a single component outflow and instead, more complex jet structure or additional emission components are required. A white dwarf companion to the relativistic pulsar PSR J1141-6545
Abstract Copyright: 2010 The Authors Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society2010 RAS
Journal keyword(s): gamma-ray burst: general
Simbad objects: 28
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