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Comprehensive Statistical Analysis of Initial Lorentz Factor and Jet Opening Angle of Gamma-Ray Bursts

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena 2025-08-20 v1

Abstract

The initial Lorentz factor (Γ0\Gamma_{0}) and jet half-opening angle (θjet\theta_{\rm jet}) of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are critical physical parameters for understanding the dynamical evolution of relativistic jets and the true energy release of GRBs. We compile a sample of 89 GRBs that exhibit an onset bump feature in their early optical or GeV light curves, 42 of which also display a jet break feature, and derive their Γ0\Gamma_{0} and θjet\theta_{\rm jet} values. Using this sample, we re-eaxmine the correlations between Γ0\Gamma_{0} and the prompt emission parameters (isotropic energy EisoE_{\rm iso}, peak luminosity LisoL_{\rm iso}, and peak energy EpE_{\rm p}). Our results confirm the previously reported Γ0\Gamma_{0}-EisoE_{\rm iso} (LisoL_{\rm iso}), Γ0\Gamma_{0}-Ep,zE_{\rm p,z}, and EisoE_{\rm iso} (LisoL_{\rm iso})-EpE_{\rm p}-Γ0\Gamma_{0} relations for both homogeneous interstellar medium (ISM) and wind density profiles (Wind). Notably, we find that the short GRB 090510 complies with the Γ0\Gamma_{0}-EisoE_{\rm iso} relation, but significantly deviates from the Γ0\Gamma_{0}-LisoL_{\rm iso} and Γ0\Gamma_{0}-Ep,zE_{\rm p,z} relations. We systematically investigate the influence of θjet\theta_{\rm jet} on Γ0\Gamma_{0} and find a weak dependence. Additionally, we report, for the first time, three new three-parameter correlations, i.e., EisoE_{\rm iso} (or LisoL_{\rm iso}, Ep,zE_{\rm p,z})-Γ0\Gamma_{0}-θjet\theta_{\rm jet} correlations. In addition, we further explore the relations between the initial Lorentz factor and the jet-corrected energy. We also find that the jet-corrected correlations remain significant, suggesting that these relations are intrinsic to the physical nature of GRBs. However, the increased dispersion after correction implies that underlying differences persist among individual GRBs.

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@article{arxiv.2508.13448,
  title  = {Comprehensive Statistical Analysis of Initial Lorentz Factor and Jet Opening Angle of Gamma-Ray Bursts},
  author = {Jian Zhang and Bao-Cheng Qin and Lu-Lu Zhang and Fu-Wen Zhang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2508.13448},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

Accepted for publication in ApJ;25 pages,9 figures,and 5 tables