On a GRB afterglow model consistent with hypernovae observations
Abstract
We describe the afterglows of the long gamma-ray-burst (GRB) 130427A within the context of a binary-driven hypernova (BdHN). The afterglows originate from the interaction between a newly born neutron star (NS), created by an Ic supernova (SN), and a mildly relativistic ejecta of a hypernova (HN). Such a HN in turn results from the impact of the GRB on the original SN Ic. The mildly relativistic expansion velocity of the afterglow () is determined, using our model independent approach, from the thermal emission between ~s and ~s. The power-law in the optical and X-ray bands of the afterglow is shown to arise from the synchrotron emission of relativistic electrons in the expanding magnetized HN ejecta. Two components contribute to the injected energy: the kinetic energy of the mildly relativistic expanding HN and the rotational energy of the fast rotating highly magnetized NS. We reproduce the afterglow in all wavelengths from the optical (~Hz) to the X-ray band (~Hz) over times from ~s to ~s relative to the Fermi-GBM trigger. Initially, the emission is dominated by the loss of kinetic energy of the HN component. After ~s the emission is dominated by the loss of rotational energy of the NS, for which we adopt an initial rotation period of ~ms and a dipole plus quadrupole magnetic field of ~G or ~G. This scenario with a progenitor composed of a CO and a NS companion differs from the traditional ultra-relativistic-jetted treatments of the afterglows originating from a single black hole.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1712.05000,
title = {On a GRB afterglow model consistent with hypernovae observations},
author = {R. Ruffini and M. Karlica and N. Sahakyan and J. A. Rueda and Y. Wang and G. J. Mathews and C. L. Bianco and M. Muccino},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1712.05000},
year = {2018}
}
Comments
Accepted by ApJ on October 21st, 2018