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Probing the environment in Gamma-ray bursts: the case of an X-ray precursor, afterglow late onset and wind vs constant density profile in GRB011121 and GRB011211 | | L. Piro
; M. De Pasquale
; P. Soffitta
; D. Lazzati
; L. Amati
; E. Costa
; M. Feroci
; F. Frontera
; C. Guidorzi
; J. M. J. in ’t Zand
; E. Montanari
; L. Nicastro
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22 Dec 2004 | | Journal: | Astrophys.J. 623 (2005) 314-324 | | Subject: | astro-ph | | Affiliation: | 3,4), C. Guidorzi , J. M. J. in ’t Zand , E. Montanari , L. Nicastro ( IASF-Roma, IoA Cambridge, IASF-Bologna, Univ. Ferrara, SRON Utrecht, IASF-Palermo | | Abstract: | In this paper we present BeppoSax and XMM observations of two long Gamma-ray bursts, the X-ray rich event of December 11, 2001 (GRB011211) and the hard and very bright event of November 21, 2001 (GRB011121). In both events we find evidence of a late X-ray burst, taking place several minutes after the prompt emission. The temporal and spectral behaviour of this phenomenon suggest that it represents the onset of the afterglow. Broad band spectral modelling of the afterglow indicate that the fireball evolution in the December burst takes place in a ISM environment. On the contrary in the November burst the wind case is revealed by an X-ray decay slower than that observed in the optical ($delta_{
m X}=1.29pm0.04$ vs $delta_{
m O}=1.66pm0.06$). The wind profile should change into a constant density profile at large radii, in order to reconcile late-time radio data with a jet. Two other results are obtained for this burst. An X-ray burst is preceding by about 30 s the much harder GRB. Contrary to the prediction of simple models of precursor activity for collapsars, its spectrum is not consistent with a black body. Finally, a substantial absorption column ($NH=(7pm2) imes10^{22}$ cm$^{-2}$) is detected during the early part of the prompt emission. This is much greater than that of the wind, and it is thus likely associated with the region surrounding the burst. | | Source: | arXiv, astro-ph/0412589 | | Services: | Forum | Review | PDF | Favorites | |
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