radiative processes during grb prompt emission
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Radiative processes during GRB prompt emission. Based on works by Asaf Pe’er (ITC / Harvard University) in collaboration with Peter Meszaros (PSU) , Martin Rees ( IoA ) Christoffer Lundman , Felix Ryde (Stockholm ), Sin é ad McGlynn (MPE) . June 2012. Outline. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Radiative processes during GRB prompt emission
Based on works by
Asaf Pe’er (ITC / Harvard University)
in collaboration with
Peter Meszaros (PSU), Martin Rees (IoA) Christoffer Lundman, Felix Ryde (Stockholm),
Sinéad McGlynn (MPE)
June 2012
Outline The problem: understanding what we see
Emission from optically thick regions
Broadening mechanisms of Planck spectrum: A theory of photospheric emission from collimated outflows
Success: separation of high energy emission from low energy part .
Failure: still, no natural explanation to observed spectra.
Outline The problem: understanding what we see
Emission from optically thick regions
Broadening mechanisms of Planck spectrum: A theory of photospheric emission from collimated outflows
Success: separation of high energy emission from low energy part .
Failure: still, no natural explanation to observed spectra.
General picture: the “fireball” model
High optical depth: >1 Low optical depth: <1
EG Ek E
(EB)
•Paczynski (1986); Goodman (1986); Rees & Meszaros (1992, 1994) ;
Pros: In qualitative agreement with all obs ;
Obtain AG as a prediction
Cons: No quantitative explanation of obs. (Emission ?)Some parts are not explained at all (e.g., particle acc.)Some parts are ‘problematic’ (e.g., Internal shocks)
General picture: the “fireball” model
Dynamical part:
Jet acceleration,Collisionless / nal shock waves ?Energy transfer from B-field ?External shock
Radiative part:
2 stages:1. Particle acceleration2. Emission processes:
Leptonic / Hadronic(?)
Prompt GRB spectra: the “Band” curse
“Band” function: Broken power law (4 free parameters) -- good fit to (narrow band) spectra;
NO PHYSICAL MEANING!!!
10keV 100MeV
Log n
Log
nFn
a(+2
)b
GBM
David Tierney,Michael Briggs talks
Fermi - GBM burstsMost are similar to BATSE bursts: <a>~-1
Violate ‘synchrotron line of death’ (Preece98);Emission mechanism cannot be (only) synchrotron
Nava+11;Goldstein+12
(picture taken from Ghisellini)
BATSE data:Kaneko+06
Log n
Log
nFn
a(+2) b
GBM
Fermi - GBM burstsMost GRBs have similar properties to BATSE bursts
Violate ‘synchrotron line of death’ (Preece98);Emission mechanism cannot be (only) synchrotron
Nava+11;Goldstein+12
(picture taken from Ghisellini)
Inconsistent with sync.
origin
Photon spectral index
BATSE data:Kaneko+06
Log n
Log
nFn
b
GBM
a(+2)
Synchrotron line of death>> Main (observational) motivation to study photospheric emission
Spectral analysis latest news: abandoning the “Band” fits
The Fermi team + AP, in prep.; see Magnus Axelsson, Briggs talks
Fit to GRB110721A: “Band” + BB
Outline The problem: understanding what we see
Emission from optically thick regions
Broadening mechanisms of Planck spectrum: A theory of photospheric emission from collimated outflows
Success: separation of high energy emission from low energy part .
Failure: still, no natural explanation to observed spectra.
General picture: the “fireball” model
High optical depth: >1 Low optical depth: <1
EG Ek E
(EB)
Variability -> several emission zones;NOTHING tells what is the emission radius!!
GRB080916C (Abdo+09)
How can we explain the observed spectrum ?
Synchrotron – too flat
Planck – too steep
Idea: Broaden “Planck” !
“Geometrical broadening”: “Physical broadening”:Tob = S D(q)T’(r,q) Sub photospheric energy dissipation
I. “Physical broadening” of the photospheric signal
Pe’er, Meszaros & Rees (2005, 2006)Beloborodov (2010); Vurm+ (2011)Lazatti & Begelman (2010)Giannios (2012)
Electrons rapidly cools!!
Basic idea: Energy dissipated (heating plasma)at r<=rpht.
Key point: n >> ne
Definition: at r=rpht, te=dRnesT = 1 at r<=rpht, te=dRnsT >> 1
Every electron undergoes many scattering!!
tcool,elec << tdyn
tcool,elec << tdyn
Electrons rapidly cool..but are also heated!
System in ‘quasi steady state’: external heating & IC cooling
Plasma characterized by 2 temperatures:Tel(steady state) >Tph.
I. “Physical broadening” of the photospheric signal
Pe’er, Meszaros & Rees (2005, 2006)Beloborodov (2010); Vurm+ (2011)Lazatti & Begelman (2010)Giannios (2012)
Basic idea: Energy dissipated (heating plasma)at r<=rpht.
Plasma characterized by 2 temperatures:Tel(steady state) >Tph.
Conclusion:
I. “Physical broadening” of the photospheric signal
Pe’er, Meszaros & Rees (2005, 2006)Beloborodov (2010); Vurm+ (2011)Lazatti & Begelman (2010)Giannios (2012)
Multiple IC scattering broadens the thermal peak
Basic idea: Energy dissipated (heating plasma)at r<=rpht.
The resulting spectrum:Above the thermal peak -> depends (mainly) on:1. e (# scatterings)
2 .ue/uth
Below the thermal peak:Synchrotron (from COLD particles)…. Comptonized.
e= 1 e= 10
High BLow B
High BLow B
Examples of possible spectral shapes:sub photospheric energy dissipation
Pe’er, Meszaros & Rees (2006)See talk by Giannios
Complex relation between thermal and n.t. emission
Pe’er, Meszaros &Rees 2006
“Quasi steady state”: Electrons distribution is not power law
Real life spectra is not easy to model !! (NOT simple broken Power law)
See also• Giannios 2006, 2012
• Giannios & Spruit 2007
• Ioka + 2007• Pe’er + 2010
•Beloborodov 2010•Lazatti & Begelman
2010
Outline The problem: understanding what we see
Emission from optically thick regions
Broadening mechanisms of Planck spectrum: A theory of photospheric emission from collimated outflows
Success: separation of high energy emission from low energy part .
Failure: still, no natural explanation to observed spectra.
GRB080916C (Abdo+09)
How can we explain the observed spectrum ?
Synchrotron – too flat
Planck – too steep
Idea: Broaden “Planck” !
“Geometrical broadening”: “Physical broadening”:Tob = S D(q)T’(r,q) Sub photospheric energy dissipation
II. “Geometrical broadening”photosphere in relativistically expanding plasma
€
for θ <<1;Γ >>1 →
rph (θ) ≈ Rd2π
1Γ 2 + θ
2
3
⎛ ⎝ ⎜
⎞ ⎠ ⎟
Photon emission radius
Relativistic wind
cm1034
1252
17 −Γ×=≡ Lcm
MRp
Td b
σ&
€
rph (θ) = Rdπ
θsin(θ)
−β ⎡ ⎣ ⎢
⎤ ⎦ ⎥
Pe’er (2008) High lat>> .
Extending the definition of a photosphere
Thermal photons escape from the entire space !Photons escape radii and angles - described by probability density function
P(r,q)
Pe’er (2008) ; see also Beloborodov (2011)
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Fν (t)∝ P(r)dr P(θ)dθT obδ t ob. = r(1−β cosθ)βc
⎛ ⎝ ⎜
⎞ ⎠ ⎟∫∫ δ T ob = T 'D( )∝ t−2e
−tNtν max
ν
Pe’er & Ryde (2011)
Observed photospheric spectrum: multicolor black body
At early times: multicolor BB.At late times, Fn~n0 -> Identical to “Band” a
“Limb darkening” in rel. expanding plasma!!
More ambitious goal: maybe photospheric emission is not “just a
component” “reality”: Γ=Γ(q)
(Zhang, Woosley & MacFadyen, 03)
(Lundman, AP & Ryde, in prep)
Photospheric emission: ‘realistic’ velocity profile
Γ
q
qv
qj
€
Γ(θ ) −1[ ]2 =Γ0 −1[ ]
2
1+θθ j
⎛
⎝ ⎜ ⎜
⎞
⎠ ⎟ ⎟2 p
Γ0qjqvp
4 freeparameters:
(Lundman, AP & Ryde, in prep)
Extended emission from high angles
q
Γ
q
Γ(Lundman, AP & Ryde, 12) Relativistic Limb darkening effect
Γ0=100; Γ0qj = 3; qv =0 ; p=4
Flat spectra for different viewing angles
Γ0=100; Γ0qj = 1; p=1 ; qv = {0,1,2} qj (red, green, magenta)
(Lundman, AP & Ryde, in prep)
Photospheric emission: flat spectrum !!
(Nava+11; Goldstein+12)a+1 = 0 -> a=-1
Not conclusive yet… but very promising
Outline The problem: understanding what we see
Emission from optically thick regions
Broadening mechanisms of Planck spectrum: A theory of photospheric emission from collimated outflows
Success: separation of high energy emission from low energy part .
Failure: still, no natural explanation to observed spectra.
Pe’er et. al,.
2012
Example: numerical fit to GRB090902B ‘Two zones’ model
Dissipation radius Magnetic field strength
eB=0.33, 0.1, 0.01R = 1017, 1016, 1015.5, 1015 cm
Self consistent physical picture of both emission zones ;
Full determination of parameters values.Natural explanation to delayed H.E. emission
Combined sub- and super- photospheric emission:
numerical results
synchrotronThermal Comptonization
Requirements:uel ~ uth; strong B (eB ~ tens %); ~ few
Pe’er + 12: GRB090902B -
thermal + dissipation above the photosphere
Ryde + 11:spectral broadening by
sub-photospheric dissipation
IC of photosphere and sync.
No time - skip to summary>>
Outline The problem: understanding what we see
Emission from optically thick regions
Broadening mechanisms of Planck spectrum: A theory of photospheric emission from collimated outflows
Success: separation of high energy emission from low energy part .
Failure: still, no natural explanation to observed spectra.
Key spectral features:
1 .a~-1
2 .E_pk ~ sub-MeV
3 .Separated* & delayed GeV component
Geometric broadening
Sub photospheric dissipation, multiple regions.
Bottom lines & summary Major efforts in understanding the
physical origin of prompt emission
Failure of optically thin models, raise interest in photospheric emission.
Sub-photospheric heating leads to broadening of Planck spectrum.
Photospheric emission from collimated outflow may hold the key to the observed spectra.