一个结构化的喷气解释了极端的GRB 221009A.
Brendan O'Connor1,2,3,4, Eleonora Troja5,6, Geoffrey Ryan7
1Department of Physics, The George Washington University, 725 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20052, USA.
Science advances
|June 7, 2023
概括
最明亮的马射线爆炸 (GRB) 是221009AA.
科学领域:
- 天体物理学 天体物理学
- 宇宙爆炸,宇宙爆炸.
- 马射线爆发是发生在马射线上的.
背景情况:
- 长时间的马射线爆发 (GRBs) 表示大质量恒星的爆炸性死亡.
- GRB 221009A是有记录以来最亮的GRB,由于其巨大的能量和接近,它为测试天体物理理论提供了独特的机会.
- 它的特征挑战了现有的相对式喷气排放模型.
研究的目的:
- 使用多波长观测分析GRB 221009A的余光演变.
- 为了研究对所观察到的X射线后光衰变负责的潜在机制.
- 为了确定GRB 221009A的特性是否与标准GRB排放模型一致.
主要方法:
- 获取和分析GRB 221009A.的多波长观测数据.
- 模拟X射线光后光曲线以确定衰变特性.
- 观察到的衰变斜率与喷射排放的理论预测进行比较.
主要成果:
- GRB 221009A的X射线余照显示出一个电力定律衰变,斜率约为t-1.66.6.
- 这种衰变斜率与标准均相对论喷流的预测有显著的偏差.
- 在其他高能量的GRB中也发现了类似的衰变趋势.
结论:
- 观测到的X射线衰变表明GRB 221009A.的相对论喷气体内有一个浅的能量配置.
- 这一发现暗示,非常高能量的GRB可能来自结构喷射.
- 驱动这些极端爆炸的中央引擎可能是不同GRB的共同机制.
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