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There is no consensus on the emission mechanism of $\gamma$-ray bursts (GRBs). A synchrotron model can produce $\gamma$-ray spectra with the empirical Band function form, from a piece-wise two-power-law electron energy distribution (2EPLS).…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-09-06 Bruce Grossan , Pawan Kumar , George F. Smoot

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

There is still much debate around the inner workings of the GRB prompt emission phase with many questions still left unanswered. Polarization signatures offer a promising new avenue to discriminate between the various GRB prompt emission…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-02-24 Pieter vd Merwe , Markus Böttcher

GRB~210619B was a bright long gamma-ray burst (GRB) which was optically followed up by the novel polarimeter MOPTOP on the Liverpool Telescope (LT). This was the first GRB detection by the instrument since it began science observations.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-06-09 M. Shrestha , I. A. Steele , S. Kobayashi , R. J. Smith , H. Jermak , A. Piascik , C. G. Mundell

We present an analysis of time-resolved optical emissions observed from the gamma-ray burst GRB 081126 during the prompt phase. The analysis employed time-resolved photometry using optical data obtained by the TAROT telescope, using BAT…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 Alain Klotz , B. Gendre , J. L. Atteia , Michel Boër , David M. Coward , Alan C. Imerito

Polarization measurements of gamma-ray burst (GRB) afterglows are a promising means of probing the structure, geometry, and magnetic composition of relativistic GRB jets. However, a precise treatment of instrumental calibration is vital for…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-06-03 Tanmoy Laskar , Charles L. H. Hull , Paulo Cortes

The emission mechanism during the prompt phase in gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) can be investigated through correlations between spectral properties. Here, we revisit the correlation relating the instantaneous flux, $F$, and the photon index…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-01-16 Felix Ryde , Hoi-Fung Yu , Hüsne Dereli-Bégué , Christoffer Lundman , Asaf Pe'er , Liang Li

Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) are among the most energetic events in the Universe. Despite over 50 years of research and measurements their prompt emission remains poorly understood, with key questions surrounding the structure of relativistic…

Aims. We aim to provide an explanation for the PA rotation in GRBs and find the physical conditions that lead to the rotation by 90 degrees in the toroidal magnetic-field (MF) model. Moreover, we present some observable polarization…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-07-03 Kangfa Cheng , Xiaohong Zhao , Jirong Mao , Zhifu Chen

Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs) are the strongest explosions in the universe which might be associated with creation of black holes. Magnetic field structure and burst dynamics may influence polarization of the emitted gamma-rays. Precise…

We present spectro-polarimetric analysis of \thisgrb\ using data from \asat, \fermi, and \swift, to provide insights into the physical mechanisms of the prompt radiation and the jet geometry. Prompt emission from \thisgrb\ was very bright…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-04-03 Vikas Chand , Tanmoy Chattopadhyay , Gor Oganesyan , A. R. Rao , Santosh V. Vadawale , Dipankar Bhattacharya , V. B. Bhalerao , Kuntal Misra

This manuscript presents a multilevel analysis of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). We focus on the plateau phase, which is often observed in the light curves (LCs) of GRBs. We discuss its observational properties and then thoroughly examine…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-04-09 Aleksander Ł. Lenart , Maria G. Dainotti , Nikita Khatiya , Dhruv Bal , Dieter H. Hartmann , Nissim Fraija , Bing Zhang

Aims. The aim of the study is to constrain the physics of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) by analysing the multi-wavelength afterglow data set of GRB 121024A that covers the full range from radio to X-rays. Methods. Using multi-epoch broad-band…

We present a catalog of early-time (~10^2-10^4s) photometry and polarimetry of all Gamma-Ray Burst (GRB) optical afterglows observed with RINGO2 imaging polarimeter on the Liverpool Telescope. For the 19 optical afterglows observed, the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-08-02 I. A. Steele , D. Kopac , D. M. Arnold , R. J. Smith , S. Kobayashi , H. E. Jermak , C. G. Mundell , A. Gomboc , C. Guidorzi , A. Melandri , J. Japelj

Observations of the afterglows of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) have revealed that they lie at cosmological distances, and so correspond to the release of an enormous amount of energy. The nature of the central engine that powers these events and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 W. Coburn , S. E. Boggs

The recent claim of a high degree of linear polarization in the prompt gamma-ray burst (GRB) emission of GRB 021206 might have important implications for the underlying mechanism ultimately responsible for the GRB radiation. While the claim…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 A. Curioni , N. Mirabal

A complete understanding of Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs) has been difficult to achieve due to our incomplete knowledge of the radiation mechanism that is responsible for producing the prompt emission. This emission, which is detected in the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-12-15 Tyler Parsotan , Davide Lazzati

A large fraction of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) shows a plateau phase during the X-ray afterglow emission, whose physical origin is still debated. In this work we define a sample of 30 GRBs with simultaneous X-ray and optical data during and…

Polarization observations provide a unique way to probe the nature of jet magnetic fields in gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). Currently, some GRBs have been detected to be polarized in their early optical afterglows. However, the measured…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-11-26 Bao-Quan Huang , Tong Liu , Guo-Yu Li