Off-axis Prompt X-Ray Transients from the Cocoon of Short Gamma-Ray Bursts
- 9 October 2017
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Astronomical Society in The Astrophysical Journal Letters
- Vol. 848 (1), L6
- https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/aa8f3d
Abstract
We present the results of numerical simulations of the prompt emission of short-duration gamma-ray bursts. We consider emission from the relativistic jet, the mildly relativistic cocoon, and the non-relativistic shocked ambient material. We find that the cocoon material is confined between off-axis angles and gives origin to X-ray transients with a duration of a few to ~10 s, delayed by a few seconds from the time of the merger. We also discuss the distance at which such transients can be detected, finding that it depends sensitively on the assumptions that are made about the radiation spectrum. Purely thermal cocoon transients are detectable only out to a few Mpc, while Comptonized transients can instead be detected by the Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) out to several tens of Mpc.Other Versions
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