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Title: Fermi Constraints on the Ejecta Speed and Prompt Emission Region of the Distant GRB 220101A

Journal Article · · The Astrophysical Journal
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  1. Laboratoire Universe et Particules de Montpellier (France)
  2. Stanford University, CA (United States)
  3. Università e del Politecnico di Bari (Italy)
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At redshift z = 4.618, GRB 220101A is the most distant gamma-ray burst (GRB) detected by Fermi/LAT to date. It is also a very energetic event, with an equivalent isotropic energy of 3.6 × 1054 erg. We jointly analyzed the Fermi/GBM and LAT observations of GRB 220101A with two independent approaches and found a significant spectral break at sub-100 MeV energies during the prompt emission. The fast variability of the emission suggests that this spectral attenuation is caused by internal opacity to pair creation. Regardless of the nature of the emission processes assumed in the spectral analysis, we infer a moderate value for the jet Lorentz factor, Γ ~ 110, and find that all of the high-energy emission was produced above and near the photosphere, at a distance of ~1014 cm from the central engine. We compare these results with the four other LAT-detected GRBs with similar properties.

Research Organization:
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-76SF00515
OSTI ID:
2326999
Journal Information:
The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 956, Issue 2; ISSN 0004-637X
Publisher:
IOP PublishingCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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