Simulation of Prompt Emission from GRBs with a Photospheric Component and its Detectability By GLAST
The prompt emission from gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) still requires a physical explanation. Studies of time-resolved GRB spectra, observed in the keV-MeV range, show that a hybrid model consisting of two components, a photospheric and a non-thermal component, in many cases fits bright, single-pulsed bursts as well as, and in some instances even better than, the Band function. With an energy coverage from 8 keV up to 300 GeV, GLAST will give us an unprecedented opportunity to further investigate the nature of the prompt emission. In particular, it will give us the possibility to determine whether a photospheric component is the determining feature of the spectrum or not. Here we present a short study of the ability of GLAST to detect such a photospheric component in the sub-MeV range for typical bursts, using simulation tools developed within the GLAST science collaboration.
- Research Organization:
- SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76SF00515
- OSTI ID:
- 1030540
- Report Number(s):
- SLAC-PUB-14800; arXiv:0705.1061; TRN: US201124%%297
- Journal Information:
- arXiv:0705.1061, Conference: Contributed to 1st GLAST Symposium, Stanford, Palo Alto, 5-8 Feb 2007
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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