Chasing the association of single-pulse gamma-ray bursts and supernovae

J. Bonnell; J. Norris; K. Watanabe

doi:10.1051/aas:1999314

Chasing the association of single-pulse gamma-ray bursts and supernovae

Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series ◽

10.1051/aas:1999314 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 138 (3) ◽

pp. 471-472

Author(s):

J. Bonnell ◽

J. Norris ◽

K. Watanabe

Keyword(s):

Gamma Ray ◽

Single Pulse ◽

Gamma Ray Bursts

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Constraints on Association of Single‐Pulse Gamma‐Ray Bursts and Supernovae

The Astrophysical Journal ◽

10.1086/307299 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 518 (2) ◽

pp. 901-908 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

J. P. Norris ◽

J. T. Bonnell ◽

K. Watanabe

Keyword(s):

Gamma Ray ◽

Single Pulse ◽

Gamma Ray Bursts

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Time-resolved GRB polarization with POLAR and GBM

Astronomy and Astrophysics ◽

10.1051/0004-6361/201935056 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 627 ◽

pp. A105 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

J. M. Burgess ◽

M. Kole ◽

F. Berlato ◽

J. Greiner ◽

G. Vianello ◽

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Keyword(s):

Gamma Ray ◽

Single Pulse ◽

Current Data ◽

Gamma Ray Bursts ◽

Polarization Angle ◽

Analysis Pipeline ◽

Time Resolved ◽

Polarization Models ◽

Probabilistic Context ◽

Prompt Emission

Context. Simultaneousγ-ray measurements ofγ-ray burst spectra and polarization offer a unique way to determine the underlying emission mechanism(s) in these objects, as well as probing the particle acceleration mechanism(s) that lead to the observedγ-ray emission.Aims. We examine the jointly observed data from POLAR andFermi-GBM of GRB 170114A to determine its spectral and polarization properties, and seek to understand the emission processes that generate these observations. We aim to develop an extensible and statistically sound framework for these types of measurements applicable to other instruments.Methods. We leveraged the existing3MLanalysis framework to develop a new analysis pipeline for simultaneously modeling the spectral and polarization data. We derived the proper Poisson likelihood forγ-ray polarization measurements in the presence of background. The developed framework is publicly available for similar measurements with otherγ-ray polarimeters. The data are analyzed within a Bayesian probabilistic context and the spectral data from both instruments are simultaneously modeled with a physical, numerical synchrotron code.Results. The spectral modeling of the data is consistent with a synchrotron photon model as has been found in a majority of similarly analyzed single-pulse gamma-ray bursts. The polarization results reveal a slight trend of growing polarization in time reaching values of ∼30% at the temporal peak of the emission. We also observed that the polarization angle evolves with time throughout the emission. These results suggest a synchrotron origin of the emission but further observations of many GRBs are required to verify these evolutionary trends. Furthermore, we encourage the development of time-resolved polarization models for the prompt emission of gamma-ray bursts as the current models are not predictive enough to enable a full modeling of our current data.

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