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Gamma ray bursts (GRB's) often feature subpulses that have a distinctively asymmetric profile -- they rise quickly and decay much more slowly, while their spectrum softens slightly with observer time. It is suggested that these subpulses…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 David Eichler , Hadar Manis

We present the analysis of a large sample of gamma-ray burst (GRB) X-ray light curves in the rest frame to characterise their intrinsic properties in the context of different theoretical scenarios. We determine the morphology, time scales,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-03 M. G. Bernardini , R. Margutti , J. Mao , E. Zaninoni , G. Chincarini

Sorted by the photon fluences of short Gamma-ray Bursts (SGRBs) detected by the Fermi- Gamma Ray Burst Monitor (GBM), nine brightest bursts are selected to perform a comprehensive analysis. All GRB lightcurves are fitted well by 1 to 3…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-03-10 Peng-Wei Zhao , Qing-Wen Tang

Long-lasting emission of short gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) is crucial to reveal the physical origin of the central engine as well as to detect electromagnetic (EM) counterparts to gravitational waves (GWs) from neutron star binary mergers. We…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-09-20 Shota Kisaka , Kunihito Ioka , Takanori Sakamoto

Knowledge of the bulk Lorentz factor $\Gamma_{0}$ of GRBs allows us to compute their comoving frame properties shedding light on their physics. Upon collisions with the circumburst matter, the fireball of a GRB starts to decelerate,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-01-31 G. Ghirlanda , F. Nappo , G. Ghisellini , A. Melandri , G. Marcarini , L. Nava , O. S. Salafia , S. Campana , R. Salvaterra

The prompt emission mechanism of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) is still unclear, and the time-resolved spectral analysis of GRBs is a powerful tool for studying their underlying physical processes. We performed a detailed time-resolved spectral…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-01-29 Wan-Kai Wang , Wei Xie , Zhi-Fu Gao , Shuo Xiao , Ai-Jun Dong , Bin Zhang , Qi-Jun Zhi

We present a detail analysis on the spectral lags of the short gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) and compare them with that of the long GRBs by using the CGRO/BATSE GRB Catalog. Our results are as follows. (1)The spectral lag distribution of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Tingfeng Yi , Enwei Liang , Yiping Qin , Ruijing Lu

We study the properties of short gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), based on the assumption that they are all connected to the binary neutron star mergers, whose formation mechanism contains a large amount of uncertainty. In particular, the merger…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-11-15 Shin'ichiro Ando

Astrophysical observations provide a unique opportunity to test possible signatures of Lorentz Invariance Violation (LIV), due to the high energies and long distances involved. In quantum theory of gravity, one may expect the modification…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-03-04 Yu Pan , Jingzhao Qi , Shuo Cao , Tonghua Liu , Yuting Liu , Shuaibo Geng , Yujie Lian , Zong-Hong Zhu

Radiation-mediated shocks (RMSs) occurring below the photosphere in a gamma-ray burst (GRB) jet could play a crucial role in shaping the prompt emission. In this paper, we study the time-resolved signal expected from such early shocks. We…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-05-21 Filip Alamaa , Frédéric Daigne

The possible short gamma-ray burst (GRB) observed by {\it Fermi}/GBM in coincidence with the first gravitational wave (GW) detection, offers new ways to test GRB prompt emission models. Gravitational wave observations provide previously…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-08-31 P. Veres , R. D. Preece , A. Goldstein , P. Mészáros , E. Burns , V. Connaughton

We present a direct link between the minimum variability time scales extracted through a wavelet decomposition and the rise times of the shortest pulses extracted via fits of 34 Fermi GBM GRB light curves comprised of 379 pulses. Pulses…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-04 G. A. MacLachlan , A. Shenoy , E. Sonbas , K. S. Dhuga , A. Eskandarian , L. C. Maximon , W. C. Parke

Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) are the brightest objects observed. They are also the most relativistic objects known so far. GRBs occur when an ultrarelativisitic ejecta is slowed down by internal shocks within the flow. Relativistic particles…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 Tsvi Piran

Gamma-ray bursts (GRB) are short and intense bursts of $\sim$100 keV$-$1MeV photons, usually followed by long-lasting decaying afterglow emission in a wide range of electromagnetic wavelengths from radio to X-ray and, sometimes, even to GeV…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-04-05 Yun-Wei Yu , He Gao , Fa-Yin Wang , Bin-Bin Zhang

Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs) are notorious for their diversity. Yet, they have a series of common features. The typical energy of their $\gamma$ rays is a fraction of an MeV. The energy distributions are well described by a ``Band spectrum'',…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Arnon Dar , A. De Rujula

A unified explanation of the variety of long-duration gamma-ray burst (GRB) light curves (LCs) is essential for identifying the dissipation mechanism and possibly the nature of their central engines. In the past, a model was proposed to…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-10-17 Manuele Maistrello , Lisa Ferro , Lorenzo Bazzanini , Romain Maccary , Cristiano Guidorzi

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are highly variable and exhibit strong spectral evolution. In particular, the emission properties vary from pulse to pulse in multipulse bursts. Here we present a time-resolved Bayesian spectral analysis of a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-12-20 Liang Li , Felix Ryde , Asaf Pe'er , Hoi-Fung Yu , Zeynep Acuner

The radiation mechanism of the prompt emission of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) remains an open question. Although their spectra are usually well fitted with the empirical Band function, which is widely believed to be fully non-thermal and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-10-17 Shu-Jin Hou , Bin-Bin Zhang , Yan-Zhi Meng , Xue-Feng Wu , En-Wei Liang , Hou-Jun Lü , Tong Liu , Yun-Feng Liang , Lin Lin , Rui-jing Lu , Jin-Shu Huang , Bing Zhang

The variety of long duration gamma-ray burst (LGRB) light curves (LCs) encode a wealth of information on how LGRB engines release energy following the collapse of the progenitor star. Attempts to characterise GRB LCs focused on a number of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-05-01 C. Guidorzi , M. Sartori , R. Maccary , A. Tsvetkova , L. Amati , L. Bazzanini , M. Bulla , A. E. Camisasca , L. Ferro , F. Frontera , C. K. Li , S. L. Xiong , S. N. Zhang

A temporal analysis has been performed on a sample of 100 bright gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) with T90<2s from the BATSE current catalog. The GRBs were denoised using a median filter and subjected to an automated pulse selection algorithm as an…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 S. McBreen , F. Quilligan , B. McBreen , L. Hanlon , D. Watson