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Title: FERMI DETECTION OF DELAYED GeV EMISSION FROM THE SHORT GAMMA-RAY BURST 081024B

Abstract

We report on the detailed analysis of the high-energy extended emission from the short gamma-ray burst (GRB) 081024B detected by the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. Historically, this represents the first clear detection of temporal extended emission from a short GRB. The light curve observed by the Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor lasts approximately 0.8 s whereas the emission in the Fermi Large Area Telescope lasts for about 3 s. Evidence of longer lasting high-energy emission associated with long bursts has been already reported by previous experiments. Our observations, together with the earlier reported study of the bright short GRB 090510, indicate similarities in the high-energy emission of short and long GRBs and open the path to new interpretations.

Authors:
 [1]; ; ; ; ; ; ;  [2];  [3];  [4];  [5]; ;  [6];  [7];  [8];  [9];  [10];  [11];  [12];  [13]
  1. Space Science Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375 (United States)
  2. Department of Physics and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305 (United States)
  3. Interactive Research Center of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Meguro City, Tokyo 152-8551 (Japan)
  4. Department of Physics and Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics, University of California at Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 (United States)
  5. Department of Astronomy, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm (Sweden)
  6. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa (Italy)
  7. Laboratoire AIM, CEA-IRFU/CNRS/Universite Paris Diderot, Service d'Astrophysique, CEA Saclay, 91191 Gif sur Yvette (France)
  8. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Trieste, I-34127 Trieste (Italy)
  9. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Padova, I-35131 Padova (Italy)
  10. Department of Physics, Center for Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210 (United States)
  11. Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research (CSPAR), University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899 (United States)
  12. Max-Planck Institut fuer extraterrestrische Physik, 85748 Garching (Germany)
  13. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Perugia, I-06123 Perugia (Italy)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
21394256
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Astrophysical Journal
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 712; Journal Issue: 1; Other Information: DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/712/1/558; Journal ID: ISSN 0004-637X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
79 ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY; COSMIC GAMMA BURSTS; EMISSION; GAMMA RADIATION; GEV RANGE; TELESCOPES; COSMIC RADIATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ENERGY RANGE; IONIZING RADIATIONS; PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION; RADIATIONS

Citation Formats

Abdo, A A, Ackermann, M, Ajello, M, Bechtol, K, Berenji, B, Blandford, R D, Bloom, E D, Borgland, A W, Asano, K, Atwood, W B, Axelsson, M, Baldini, L, Bellazzini, R, Ballet, J, Barbiellini, G, Bastieri, D, Baughman, B M, Bhat, P N, Bissaldi, E, and Bonamente, E. FERMI DETECTION OF DELAYED GeV EMISSION FROM THE SHORT GAMMA-RAY BURST 081024B. United States: N. p., 2010. Web. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/712/1/558.
Abdo, A A, Ackermann, M, Ajello, M, Bechtol, K, Berenji, B, Blandford, R D, Bloom, E D, Borgland, A W, Asano, K, Atwood, W B, Axelsson, M, Baldini, L, Bellazzini, R, Ballet, J, Barbiellini, G, Bastieri, D, Baughman, B M, Bhat, P N, Bissaldi, E, & Bonamente, E. FERMI DETECTION OF DELAYED GeV EMISSION FROM THE SHORT GAMMA-RAY BURST 081024B. United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/712/1/558
Abdo, A A, Ackermann, M, Ajello, M, Bechtol, K, Berenji, B, Blandford, R D, Bloom, E D, Borgland, A W, Asano, K, Atwood, W B, Axelsson, M, Baldini, L, Bellazzini, R, Ballet, J, Barbiellini, G, Bastieri, D, Baughman, B M, Bhat, P N, Bissaldi, E, and Bonamente, E. 2010. "FERMI DETECTION OF DELAYED GeV EMISSION FROM THE SHORT GAMMA-RAY BURST 081024B". United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/712/1/558.
@article{osti_21394256,
title = {FERMI DETECTION OF DELAYED GeV EMISSION FROM THE SHORT GAMMA-RAY BURST 081024B},
author = {Abdo, A A and Ackermann, M and Ajello, M and Bechtol, K and Berenji, B and Blandford, R D and Bloom, E D and Borgland, A W and Asano, K and Atwood, W B and Axelsson, M and Baldini, L and Bellazzini, R and Ballet, J and Barbiellini, G and Bastieri, D and Baughman, B M and Bhat, P N and Bissaldi, E and Bonamente, E},
abstractNote = {We report on the detailed analysis of the high-energy extended emission from the short gamma-ray burst (GRB) 081024B detected by the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. Historically, this represents the first clear detection of temporal extended emission from a short GRB. The light curve observed by the Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor lasts approximately 0.8 s whereas the emission in the Fermi Large Area Telescope lasts for about 3 s. Evidence of longer lasting high-energy emission associated with long bursts has been already reported by previous experiments. Our observations, together with the earlier reported study of the bright short GRB 090510, indicate similarities in the high-energy emission of short and long GRBs and open the path to new interpretations.},
doi = {10.1088/0004-637X/712/1/558},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/21394256}, journal = {Astrophysical Journal},
issn = {0004-637X},
number = 1,
volume = 712,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Mar 20 00:00:00 EDT 2010},
month = {Sat Mar 20 00:00:00 EDT 2010}
}

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