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Title: The First Pulse of the Extremely Bright GRB 130427A: A Test Lab for Synchrotron Shocks

Abstract

Gamma-ray burst (GRB) 130427A is one of the most energetic GRBs ever observed. The initial pulse up to 2.5 seconds is possibly the brightest well-isolated pulse observed to date. A fine time resolution spectral analysis shows power-law decays of the peak energy from the onset of the pulse, consistent with models of internal synchrotron shock pulses. But, a strongly correlated power-law behavior is observed between the luminosity and the spectral peak energy that is inconsistent with curvature effects arising in the relativistic outflow. We found it difficult for any of the existing models to account for all of the observed spectral and temporal behaviors simultaneously.

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Research Org.:
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
Contributing Org.:
Fermi LAT Collaboration
OSTI Identifier:
1356542
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-76SF00515
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Science
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 343; Journal Issue: 6166; Journal ID: ISSN 0036-8075
Publisher:
AAAS
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS

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Preece, R., Burgess, J. Michael, von Kienlin, A., Bhat, P. N., Briggs, M. S., Byrne, D., Chaplin, V., Cleveland, W., Collazzi, A. C., Connaughton, V., Diekmann, A., Fitzpatrick, G., Foley, S., Gibby, M., Giles, M., Goldstein, A., Greiner, J., Gruber, D., Jenke, P., Kippen, R. M., Kouveliotou, C., McBreen, S., Meegan, C., Paciesas, W. S., Pelassa, V., Tierney, D., van der Horst, A. J., Wilson-Hodge, C., Xiong, S., Younes, G., Yu, H. -F., Ackermann, M., Ajello, M., Axelsson, M., Baldini, L., Barbiellini, G., Baring, M. G., Bastieri, D., Bellazzini, R., Bissaldi, E., Bonamente, E., Bregeon, J., Brigida, M., Bruel, P., Buehler, R., Buson, S., Caliandro, G. A., Cameron, R. A., Caraveo, P. A., Cecchi, C., Charles, E., Chekhtman, A., Chiang, J., Chiaro, G., Ciprini, S., Claus, R., Cohen-Tanugi, J., Cominsky, L. R., Conrad, J., D'Ammando, F., de Angelis, A., de Palma, F., Dermer, C. D., Desiante, R., Digel, S. W., Di Venere, L., Drell, P. S., Drlica-Wagner, A., Favuzzi, C., Franckowiak, A., Fukazawa, Y., Fusco, P., Gargano, F., Gehrels, N., Germani, S., Giglietto, N., Giordano, F., Giroletti, M., Godfrey, G., Granot, J., Grenier, I. A., Guiriec, S., Hadasch, D., Hanabata, Y., Harding, A. K., Hayashida, M., Iyyani, S., Jogler, T., Jóhannesson, G., Kawano, T., Knödlseder, J., Kocevski, D., Kuss, M., Lande, J., Larsson, J., Larsson, S., Latronico, L., Longo, F., Loparco, F., Lovellette, M. N., Lubrano, P., Mayer, M., Mazziotta, M. N., Michelson, P. F., Mizuno, T., Monzani, M. E., Moretti, E., Morselli, A., Murgia, S., Nemmen, R., Nuss, E., Nymark, T., Ohno, M., Ohsugi, T., Okumura, A., Omodei, N., Orienti, M., Paneque, D., Perkins, J. S., Pesce-Rollins, M., Piron, F., Pivato, G., Porter, T. A., Racusin, J. L., Rainò, S., Rando, R., Razzano, M., Razzaque, S., Reimer, A., Reimer, O., Ritz, S., Roth, M., Ryde, F., Sartori, A., Scargle, J. D., Schulz, A., Sgrò, C., Siskind, E. J., Spandre, G., Spinelli, P., Suson, D. J., Tajima, H., Takahashi, H., Thayer, J. G., Thayer, J. B., Tibaldo, L., Tinivella, M., Torres, D. F., Tosti, G., Troja, E., Usher, T. L., Vandenbroucke, J., Vasileiou, V., Vianello, G., Vitale, V., Werner, M., Winer, B. L., Wood, K. S., and Zhu, S. The First Pulse of the Extremely Bright GRB 130427A: A Test Lab for Synchrotron Shocks. United States: N. p., 2013. Web. doi:10.1126/science.1242302.
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Preece, R., Burgess, J. Michael, von Kienlin, A., Bhat, P. N., Briggs, M. S., Byrne, D., Chaplin, V., Cleveland, W., Collazzi, A. C., Connaughton, V., Diekmann, A., Fitzpatrick, G., Foley, S., Gibby, M., Giles, M., Goldstein, A., Greiner, J., Gruber, D., Jenke, P., Kippen, R. M., Kouveliotou, C., McBreen, S., Meegan, C., Paciesas, W. S., Pelassa, V., Tierney, D., van der Horst, A. J., Wilson-Hodge, C., Xiong, S., Younes, G., Yu, H. -F., Ackermann, M., Ajello, M., Axelsson, M., Baldini, L., Barbiellini, G., Baring, M. G., Bastieri, D., Bellazzini, R., Bissaldi, E., Bonamente, E., Bregeon, J., Brigida, M., Bruel, P., Buehler, R., Buson, S., Caliandro, G. A., Cameron, R. A., Caraveo, P. A., Cecchi, C., Charles, E., Chekhtman, A., Chiang, J., Chiaro, G., Ciprini, S., Claus, R., Cohen-Tanugi, J., Cominsky, L. R., Conrad, J., D'Ammando, F., de Angelis, A., de Palma, F., Dermer, C. D., Desiante, R., Digel, S. W., Di Venere, L., Drell, P. S., Drlica-Wagner, A., Favuzzi, C., Franckowiak, A., Fukazawa, Y., Fusco, P., Gargano, F., Gehrels, N., Germani, S., Giglietto, N., Giordano, F., Giroletti, M., Godfrey, G., Granot, J., Grenier, I. A., Guiriec, S., Hadasch, D., Hanabata, Y., Harding, A. K., Hayashida, M., Iyyani, S., Jogler, T., Jóhannesson, G., Kawano, T., Knödlseder, J., Kocevski, D., Kuss, M., Lande, J., Larsson, J., Larsson, S., Latronico, L., Longo, F., Loparco, F., Lovellette, M. N., Lubrano, P., Mayer, M., Mazziotta, M. N., Michelson, P. F., Mizuno, T., Monzani, M. E., Moretti, E., Morselli, A., Murgia, S., Nemmen, R., Nuss, E., Nymark, T., Ohno, M., Ohsugi, T., Okumura, A., Omodei, N., Orienti, M., Paneque, D., Perkins, J. S., Pesce-Rollins, M., Piron, F., Pivato, G., Porter, T. A., Racusin, J. L., Rainò, S., Rando, R., Razzano, M., Razzaque, S., Reimer, A., Reimer, O., Ritz, S., Roth, M., Ryde, F., Sartori, A., Scargle, J. D., Schulz, A., Sgrò, C., Siskind, E. J., Spandre, G., Spinelli, P., Suson, D. J., Tajima, H., Takahashi, H., Thayer, J. G., Thayer, J. B., Tibaldo, L., Tinivella, M., Torres, D. F., Tosti, G., Troja, E., Usher, T. L., Vandenbroucke, J., Vasileiou, V., Vianello, G., Vitale, V., Werner, M., Winer, B. L., Wood, K. S., & Zhu, S. The First Pulse of the Extremely Bright GRB 130427A: A Test Lab for Synchrotron Shocks. United States. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1242302
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Preece, R., Burgess, J. Michael, von Kienlin, A., Bhat, P. N., Briggs, M. S., Byrne, D., Chaplin, V., Cleveland, W., Collazzi, A. C., Connaughton, V., Diekmann, A., Fitzpatrick, G., Foley, S., Gibby, M., Giles, M., Goldstein, A., Greiner, J., Gruber, D., Jenke, P., Kippen, R. M., Kouveliotou, C., McBreen, S., Meegan, C., Paciesas, W. S., Pelassa, V., Tierney, D., van der Horst, A. J., Wilson-Hodge, C., Xiong, S., Younes, G., Yu, H. -F., Ackermann, M., Ajello, M., Axelsson, M., Baldini, L., Barbiellini, G., Baring, M. G., Bastieri, D., Bellazzini, R., Bissaldi, E., Bonamente, E., Bregeon, J., Brigida, M., Bruel, P., Buehler, R., Buson, S., Caliandro, G. A., Cameron, R. A., Caraveo, P. A., Cecchi, C., Charles, E., Chekhtman, A., Chiang, J., Chiaro, G., Ciprini, S., Claus, R., Cohen-Tanugi, J., Cominsky, L. R., Conrad, J., D'Ammando, F., de Angelis, A., de Palma, F., Dermer, C. D., Desiante, R., Digel, S. W., Di Venere, L., Drell, P. S., Drlica-Wagner, A., Favuzzi, C., Franckowiak, A., Fukazawa, Y., Fusco, P., Gargano, F., Gehrels, N., Germani, S., Giglietto, N., Giordano, F., Giroletti, M., Godfrey, G., Granot, J., Grenier, I. A., Guiriec, S., Hadasch, D., Hanabata, Y., Harding, A. K., Hayashida, M., Iyyani, S., Jogler, T., Jóhannesson, G., Kawano, T., Knödlseder, J., Kocevski, D., Kuss, M., Lande, J., Larsson, J., Larsson, S., Latronico, L., Longo, F., Loparco, F., Lovellette, M. N., Lubrano, P., Mayer, M., Mazziotta, M. N., Michelson, P. F., Mizuno, T., Monzani, M. E., Moretti, E., Morselli, A., Murgia, S., Nemmen, R., Nuss, E., Nymark, T., Ohno, M., Ohsugi, T., Okumura, A., Omodei, N., Orienti, M., Paneque, D., Perkins, J. S., Pesce-Rollins, M., Piron, F., Pivato, G., Porter, T. A., Racusin, J. L., Rainò, S., Rando, R., Razzano, M., Razzaque, S., Reimer, A., Reimer, O., Ritz, S., Roth, M., Ryde, F., Sartori, A., Scargle, J. D., Schulz, A., Sgrò, C., Siskind, E. J., Spandre, G., Spinelli, P., Suson, D. J., Tajima, H., Takahashi, H., Thayer, J. G., Thayer, J. B., Tibaldo, L., Tinivella, M., Torres, D. F., Tosti, G., Troja, E., Usher, T. L., Vandenbroucke, J., Vasileiou, V., Vianello, G., Vitale, V., Werner, M., Winer, B. L., Wood, K. S., and Zhu, S. Thu . "The First Pulse of the Extremely Bright GRB 130427A: A Test Lab for Synchrotron Shocks". United States. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1242302. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1356542.
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@article{osti_1356542,
title = {The First Pulse of the Extremely Bright GRB 130427A: A Test Lab for Synchrotron Shocks},
author = {Preece, R. and Burgess, J. Michael and von Kienlin, A. and Bhat, P. N. and Briggs, M. S. and Byrne, D. and Chaplin, V. and Cleveland, W. and Collazzi, A. C. and Connaughton, V. and Diekmann, A. and Fitzpatrick, G. and Foley, S. and Gibby, M. and Giles, M. and Goldstein, A. and Greiner, J. and Gruber, D. and Jenke, P. and Kippen, R. M. and Kouveliotou, C. and McBreen, S. and Meegan, C. and Paciesas, W. S. and Pelassa, V. and Tierney, D. and van der Horst, A. J. and Wilson-Hodge, C. and Xiong, S. and Younes, G. and Yu, H. -F. and Ackermann, M. and Ajello, M. and Axelsson, M. and Baldini, L. and Barbiellini, G. and Baring, M. G. and Bastieri, D. and Bellazzini, R. and Bissaldi, E. and Bonamente, E. and Bregeon, J. and Brigida, M. and Bruel, P. and Buehler, R. and Buson, S. and Caliandro, G. A. and Cameron, R. A. and Caraveo, P. A. and Cecchi, C. and Charles, E. and Chekhtman, A. and Chiang, J. and Chiaro, G. and Ciprini, S. and Claus, R. and Cohen-Tanugi, J. and Cominsky, L. R. and Conrad, J. and D'Ammando, F. and de Angelis, A. and de Palma, F. and Dermer, C. D. and Desiante, R. and Digel, S. W. and Di Venere, L. and Drell, P. S. and Drlica-Wagner, A. and Favuzzi, C. and Franckowiak, A. and Fukazawa, Y. and Fusco, P. and Gargano, F. and Gehrels, N. and Germani, S. and Giglietto, N. and Giordano, F. and Giroletti, M. and Godfrey, G. and Granot, J. and Grenier, I. A. and Guiriec, S. and Hadasch, D. and Hanabata, Y. and Harding, A. K. and Hayashida, M. and Iyyani, S. and Jogler, T. and Jóhannesson, G. and Kawano, T. and Knödlseder, J. and Kocevski, D. and Kuss, M. and Lande, J. and Larsson, J. and Larsson, S. and Latronico, L. and Longo, F. and Loparco, F. and Lovellette, M. N. and Lubrano, P. and Mayer, M. and Mazziotta, M. N. and Michelson, P. F. and Mizuno, T. and Monzani, M. E. and Moretti, E. and Morselli, A. and Murgia, S. and Nemmen, R. and Nuss, E. and Nymark, T. and Ohno, M. and Ohsugi, T. and Okumura, A. and Omodei, N. and Orienti, M. and Paneque, D. and Perkins, J. S. and Pesce-Rollins, M. and Piron, F. and Pivato, G. and Porter, T. A. and Racusin, J. L. and Rainò, S. and Rando, R. and Razzano, M. and Razzaque, S. and Reimer, A. and Reimer, O. and Ritz, S. and Roth, M. and Ryde, F. and Sartori, A. and Scargle, J. D. and Schulz, A. and Sgrò, C. and Siskind, E. J. and Spandre, G. and Spinelli, P. and Suson, D. J. and Tajima, H. and Takahashi, H. and Thayer, J. G. and Thayer, J. B. and Tibaldo, L. and Tinivella, M. and Torres, D. F. and Tosti, G. and Troja, E. and Usher, T. L. and Vandenbroucke, J. and Vasileiou, V. and Vianello, G. and Vitale, V. and Werner, M. and Winer, B. L. and Wood, K. S. and Zhu, S.},
abstractNote = {Gamma-ray burst (GRB) 130427A is one of the most energetic GRBs ever observed. The initial pulse up to 2.5 seconds is possibly the brightest well-isolated pulse observed to date. A fine time resolution spectral analysis shows power-law decays of the peak energy from the onset of the pulse, consistent with models of internal synchrotron shock pulses. But, a strongly correlated power-law behavior is observed between the luminosity and the spectral peak energy that is inconsistent with curvature effects arising in the relativistic outflow. We found it difficult for any of the existing models to account for all of the observed spectral and temporal behaviors simultaneously.},
doi = {10.1126/science.1242302},
journal = {Science},
number = 6166,
volume = 343,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Nov 21 00:00:00 EST 2013},
month = {Thu Nov 21 00:00:00 EST 2013}
}
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