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Origin of the bright prompt optical emission in the Naked Eye Burst

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Abstract

The huge optical brightness of GRB 080319B (the "Naked Eye Burst") makes this event really challenging for models of the prompt GRB emission. In the framework of the internal shock model, we investigate a scenario where the dominant radiative process is synchrotron emission and the high optical flux is due to the dynamical properties of the relativistic outflow: if the initial Lorentz factor distribution in the jet is highly variable, many internal shocks will form within the outflow at various radii. The most violent shocks will produce the main gamma-ray component while the less violent ones will contribute at lower energy, including the optical range.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDeciphering the Ancient Universe with Gamma-Ray Bursts
Pages258-260
Number of pages3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 13 Dec 2010
EventInternational Symposium "Deciphering the Ancient Universe with Gamma-Ray Bursts" - Kyoto, Japan
Duration: 19 Apr 201023 Apr 2010

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1279
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

ConferenceInternational Symposium "Deciphering the Ancient Universe with Gamma-Ray Bursts"
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityKyoto
Period19/04/1023/04/10

Keywords

  • G-ray bursts
  • G-ray sources

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