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One of the principal results obtained by the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory relating to the study of gamma-ray bursts was the detection by the EGRET instrument of energetic ($>$100 MeV) photons from a handful of bright bursts. The most…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Matthew G. Baring

TeV gamma rays emitted by GRBs are converted into electron-positron pairs via interactions with the extragalactic infrared radiation fields. In turn the pairs produced, whose trajectories are randomized by magnetic fields, will inverse…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-04-11 S. Casanova , B. L. Dingus , Bing Zhang

We study the synchrotron and synchrotron self-Compton (SSC) emission from internal shocks that are responsible for the prompt gamma-ray emission in GRBs, and consider the relation between these two components, taking into account the high…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Dafne Guetta , Jonathan Granot

From the early days in gamma-ray astronomy, locating the origin of GeV emission within the core of an active galactic nucleus (AGN) persisted as an open question; the problem is to discern between near- and far-site scenarios with respect…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-08-22 B. Arsioli , Y-L. Chang

In the cosmological blast-wave model for gamma ray bursts (GRBs), high energy (> 10 GeV) gamma-rays are produced either through Compton scattering of soft photons by ultrarelativistic electrons, or as a consequence of the acceleration of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 M. Boettcher , C. D. Dermer

Several high-frequency peaked BL Lac objects such as Mrk 501 are strong TeV emitters. However, a significant fraction of the TeV gamma rays emitted are likely to be absorbed in interactions with the diffuse IR background, yielding…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Z. G. Dai , B. Zhang , L. J. Gou , P. Meszaros , E. Waxman

Recently, the MAGIC Collaboration reported a $\sim 5\sigma$ statistical significance of the very-high-energy (VHE) emission from a distant GRB, GRB 201216C. Such distant GRB may be effectively absorbed by the extragalactic background light…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-06-15 Yan Huang

Inverse-Compton cascades initiated by energetic gamma rays (E>100 GeV) enhance the GeV emission from bright, extragalactic TeV sources. The absence of this emission from bright TeV blazars has been used to constrain the intergalactic…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-28 Avery E. Broderick , Philip Chang , Christoph Pfrommer

Very high energy photons from cosmological gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are expected to interact with extragalactic background light (EBL) and produce electron-positron pairs when they propagate through intergalactic medium (IGM). These…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-04-08 Ze-Rui Wang , Shao-Qiang Xi , Ruo-Yu Liu , Rui Xue , Xiang-Yu Wang

The origin of the prompt high-energy ($>100$MeV) emission of Gamma-ray Bursts (GRBs), detected by the Large Area Telescope (LAT) on board the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, is still under debate, for which both the external shock origin…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-07-27 Qing-Wen Tang , Xiang-Yu Wang , Ruo-Yu Liu

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), which are bright flashes of gamma rays from extragalactic sources followed by fading afterglow emission, are associated with stellar core collapse events. We report the detection of very-high-energy (VHE) gamma rays…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-06-07 H. E. S. S. Collaboration

Highly variable gamma-ray pulses and X-ray flares in GRB light curves can result from external shocks rather than central engine activity under the assumption that the GRB blast-wave shell does not spread. Acceleration of cosmic rays to…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-11-11 Charles D. Dermer

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are one of the most extreme transients in the universe, but their explosion and emission mechanism remains unclear. To investigate the nature of GRB jets, here we focus on X-ray flares (XFs) and extended emissions…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-02-02 Riki Matsui , Shigeo S. Kimura , Kohta Murase , Bing Theodore Zhang

A growing number of gamma-ray burst (GRB) afterglows is observed at very-high energies (VHE, $\gtrsim 100$ GeV). Yet, our understanding of the mechanism powering the VHE emission remains baffling. We make use of multi-wavelength…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-05-25 Ersilia Guarini , Irene Tamborra , Damien Bégué , Annika Rudolph

The study of high-energy gamma-ray emission from gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) involves complex synchrotron radiation and synchrotron self-Compton scattering (SSC) mechanisms with multiple parameters exhibiting a wide distribution. Recent…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-12-25 Yu-Hua Yao , Fang-Sheng Min , Shi Chen , Yi-Qing Guo

In the popular internal shock model for the prompt emission of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), collisions between a series of relativistic shells generate lots of paired forward and reverse shocks. We show that the synchrotron emission produced by…

Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-18 Y. W. Yu , X. Y. Wang , Z. G. Dai

The synchrotron optical flash caught in GRB 990123 overlaps with the MeV radiation front, and the optical-emitting electrons must also produce GeV-TeV emission by inverse Compton scattering of MeV photons. The ultra-high-energy flash can be…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Andrei M. Beloborodov

Recently, the B.O.A.T. ("brightest of all time") gamma-ray burst, dubbed GRB 221009A, was detected by various instruments. Unprecedentedly, the GRB presented very-high-energy (VHE, energy above 0.1 TeV) gamma-ray emission with energy…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-06-30 Kai Wang , Zhi-Peng Ma , Ruo-Yu Liu , Yuan-Chuan Zou , Zhuo Li , Zi-Gao Dai

The detection of flares with the Swift satellite triggered a lot of bservational and theoretical interest in these phenomena. As a consequence a large analysis effort started within the community to characterize the phenomenon and at the…

Many gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) have been observed from radio wavelengths, and a few at very-high energies (VHEs, > 100GeV). The HAWC gamma-ray observatory is well suited to study transient phenomena at VHEs due to its large field of view and…