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{\em Fermi}/GBM Short Gamma-ray Burst Catalog and Case Study for GRB 170817A/GW 170817

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena 2017-10-20 v1

Abstract

Motivating by the discovery of association between GW 170817 and sGRB 170817A, we present a comprehensive analysis for sGRBs observed with Fermi/GBM in 9 operation years and study the properties of sGRB 170817A -like events. We derive a catalog of 275 typical sGRBs and 48 sGRB 170817A-like weak events from the GBM data of 2217 GRBs. We visibly identify two patterns of their light curve, single episode (Pattern I, 61\% of the SGRBs) and multiple episodes (Pattern II, 39\% of the SGRBs). Their duration distribution shows a tentative bimodal feature. Their spectra can be fitted with a cutoff power-law model, except for 4 sGRBs, and the spectral indices normally distribute at Γ=0.69±0.40\Gamma=0.69\pm 0.40. Their EpE_p values show a tentative bimodal distribution with peaks at 145 keV and 500 keV. No correlation among T90T_{90}, EpE_p, and Γ\Gamma is found. GRB 170817A is a soft, weak sGRB with Ep=124±106 E_{p}=124\pm 106 keV, Liso=(5.67±4.65)×1046 erg s1L_{\rm iso}=(5.67\pm4.65)\times10^{46}\rm ~erg~s^{-1}, and Eiso=(3.23±2.65)×1046 ergE_{\rm iso}=(3.23\pm2.65)\times10^{46}\rm ~erg. It follows the EisoEpE_{\rm iso}-E_{\rm p} relation of typical short GRBs. Its lightcurve is of Pattern II. Two lightcurve patterns, together with the potential two components in the EpE_{\rm p} and T90T_{90} distributions, we suspect that the current sample may include two distinct types of sGRBs from different progenitors. sGRB 170817A-like events may be from NS-NS mergers and those sGRBs with a Pattern I lightcurve may be from another distinct type of compact binary.

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@article{arxiv.1710.06979,
  title  = {{\em Fermi}/GBM Short Gamma-ray Burst Catalog and Case Study for GRB 170817A/GW 170817},
  author = {Rui-Jing Lu and Shen-Shi Du and Ji-Gui Cheng and Hou-Jun Lü and Hai-Ming Zhang and Lin Lan and En-Wei Liang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1710.06979},
  year   = {2017}
}

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37 pages, 3 tables, 12 figures