Abstract
We present new results of the backscattering-dominated prompt emission model in which the photons generated through pair annihilation at the center of a gamma-ray burst (GRB) are backscattered through Compton scattering by an outflowing stellar cork. Using a Comptonized pair annihilation spectrum accompanied by bremsstrahlung radiation for seed photons, we show that the obtained spectra produce a low-energy photon index in the range α ∼ -1.95 to -1.1, steeper high-energy slopes β ∼ -3.5 to -2.4, and spectral peak energies approximately a few KeV to a few tens of MeV. These findings are consistent with the values covered in GRB prompt phase observations.
| Original language | American English |
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| Article number | L12 |
| Journal | Astrophysical Journal Letters |
| Volume | 918 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| State | Published - 1 Sep 2021 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Space and Planetary Science