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High Energy Emissions from Gamma-ray Bursts (GRBs). Soeb Razzaque Penn State University. Gamma Ray Burst. Most violent explosion in the Universe!. Bright flash of  -rays outshining the entire universe for seconds. Total energy output in  -rays ~10 49 -10 51 erg. Credit: Tyce DeYoung. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: High Energy Emissions from Gamma-ray Bursts (GRBs)

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High Energy Emissions High Energy Emissions from Gamma-ray Bursts from Gamma-ray Bursts

(GRBs)(GRBs)

Soeb RazzaqueSoeb Razzaque

Penn State UniversityPenn State University

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Gamma Ray BurstGamma Ray BurstMost violent explosion in the Universe!

• Non-thermal -ray spectrum

• Total energy output in -rays ~1049-1051 erg

• Rate ~1000/year

• Isotropic distribution

• Peak photon energy ~0.1-1 MeV

Bright flash of -rays outshining

the entire universe for

secondsCredit: Tyce DeYoung

• Extra-galactic (redshift~1-2)

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Bi-modal distribution of burst duration Different origins

Highly variable -ray emission(down to milliseconds) Compact source

Long bursts

Short bursts

Time (s)

GRB Prompt EmissionGRB Prompt Emission

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GRB AfterglowGRB AfterglowLate time (hours-days) emission of X-ray, UV, optical light

Feb 28Feb 28 GRB 970228 GRB 970228 Mar2Mar2

• Identify host galaxy redshift

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• Isotropic-equivalent total energy outflow

• Initial fireball radius

Relativistic jetted outflow

erg/s 10-10 5250oL

cm 10-10 76oR

MeV 101oT

1

• Initial temperature

Accretion disk

Core collapse

Binary mergers

X

OUV

ISM

Afterglow

GRB

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Gamma-ray SpectrumGamma-ray Spectrum

pe

e

dNE

dE

• Origin: Internal shocks

e-synchrotron radiation (low energy) Inverse Compton scattering (high energy)

• Time-averaged spectrum fitted by broken power-laws (Band fit)

Non-thermal

• Theoretical model:

e - shock acceleration

Break energy

~0.1-1 MeV

=2 for strong shock

2,1

keEE

bE ,

E

E

E

dEdN /

Observation:

Synch/IC spectrum( 2) / 2

,;ppk

dNE E E

dE

• Fast cooling:

shock accelerated e - population lose energy completely (e to ) within dynamic time

~0.1 model parameter

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Afterglow SpectrumAfterglow Spectrum

Sari, Piran & Narayan ’98

Break frequency decreases in time at rate depending on constant (ISM) or wind (density r -2 ) ambient medium

Reverse | Forward shocks

Ambientmedium

e -synchrotron cooling time longer than dynamic time

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TeV TeV -ray Detection Status-ray Detection Status► Milagrito: GRB 970417aMilagrito: GRB 970417a

Tentative 3Tentative 3 detection detection Unknown redshift (less than Unknown redshift (less than

100 Mpc?)100 Mpc?) Atkins et al. ‘00Atkins et al. ‘00

► Tibet Array:Tibet Array: 50-60 GRB stacked in time 50-60 GRB stacked in time

coincidence with MeVcoincidence with MeV 66 significance significance Amenomori et al. ‘96Amenomori et al. ‘96

► GRAND: GRB 971110GRAND: GRB 971110 Reported significance 2.7Reported significance 2.7 Poirier et al. ’03Poirier et al. ’03

► MAGIC: GRB050713aMAGIC: GRB050713a Flux upper limitsFlux upper limits Albert et al. ‘06Albert et al. ‘06

MilagroMilagro

Tibet ArrayTibet Array

GRAND ArrayGRAND Array

MAGICMAGIC

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GeV GeV -ray Detection-ray Detection

t<14 s

t <47 s

t < 80 s

t < 113 s

t < 211 s

Gonzalez et al. ‘03

• Handful of GRB detection at ~GeV by EGRET• Hard spectra and delayed emission• More energy in HE component?• Need more data!

GRB 941017GRB 970217

Futuredetect

or

Hurley et al. ‘94

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High Energy High Energy -rays from -rays from GRBsGRBs

► Electromagnetic process: Inverse Compton (IC)Electromagnetic process: Inverse Compton (IC) Maximum electron energy ~100 TeVMaximum electron energy ~100 TeV Maximum Maximum -ray energy ~TeV-ray energy ~TeV Inefficient in the Klein-Nishina limitInefficient in the Klein-Nishina limit

► Hadronic Process: Photomeson Hadronic Process: Photomeson 00 decay decay Maximum proton energy ~10Maximum proton energy ~102020 eV eV Maximum Maximum -ray energy ~EeV-ray energy ~EeV In general inefficient: opacity~1 (long) <1 (short)In general inefficient: opacity~1 (long) <1 (short)

► Single or multi (internal-external shocks) zone(s) Single or multi (internal-external shocks) zone(s) emission?emission?

► High energy High energy -rays may attenuate at the source-rays may attenuate at the source► -rays with energy >100 GeV are attenuated in -rays with energy >100 GeV are attenuated in

background radiation fields (IR/CMB)background radiation fields (IR/CMB)

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Which Model?Which Model?

p-sync

IC

e-sync

tdec ~2

Zhang & Meszaros ’01Granot & Guetta ‘03

Boettcher & Dermer ‘98

Internal shock MeV -raysExternal shock high energy Insignificant proton contribution

One zone model for MeV and HE Time delay by slower p cascadeand secondary radiation

Early Afterglow: >100 MeV

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-ray Opacity of the Universe-ray Opacity of the Universe

Coppi & Aharonian ‘97

e

Baring ‘99

>100 GeV -rays from GRBs suffer attenuation in IR & CMB background

High energy -ray attenuation from GRBs may probe astrophysical model(s)

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HE Photon Opacity in GRBsHE Photon Opacity in GRBs n rsh

E,ssa,thE,pk,th

Optical depth

Internal shock radius

Razzaque, Meszaros & Zhang ‘04

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GRB Prompt and Delayed GRB Prompt and Delayed SpectraSpectra

52,

,

,

10 erg/s

2.5

1

800

1 s

1 MeV

10 keV

iso

pk

ssa

L

z

t

E

E

; GRB bkg bkg HEe e e Re-processed high energy -ray

10-17 G10-20 G

IG B-field

Razzaque, Meszaros & Zhang ‘04

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Diffuse <TeV Diffuse <TeV -rays from GRBs-rays from GRBs

-3 -1GRB 0.44 Gpc yr

GRB316; 1 s; 20 st t

Casanova, Dingus & Zhang ‘06

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>TeV >TeV -ray from UHE Cosmic-ray-ray from UHE Cosmic-ray

>1 TeV -ray fluence1051 erg GRB energy at 100 Mpc

Shock-acceleration in GRB ≥1020 eV cosmic-rays

0CR bkg

TeV

/ /

; synchrotron

p pe p n

e e

Cascades on IR/CMB background radiation

Delayed emission ~day

Waxman & Coppi ’96Dermer ’02Armengaud, Sigl & Miniati ‘06

Patchy IGM (80% voids w. B10-15 G, 20% w. B~10-11 G) TeV Fluence ~2% of energy in GZK protons

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pn

fpfn ,,

e

1rel

np

Inelastic p-n scattering

n-p decouples

GRB Fireball EvolutionGRB Fireball Evolution

0

e

e

e

e

pn

Derishev, Kocharovsky & Kocharovsky ‘99

, , ~ 300n f p f

coasting fireball

Initial fireball

Coulomb Compton

nuclear

e

p

n

~ 1

pn

Initial fireball

e

p

n

e

p

n

Baryon loading

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n-pn-p Decoupling in Short GRB Decoupling in Short GRB' '/o n pn n

Razzaque & Meszaros ‘06

50

60

10 erg/s

10 cm

kinL

R

n-p DecouplingRadius Rnp~RTh

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• Only photons produced at photosphere may escape un-attenuated

n-pn-p Decoupling Gamma-rays Decoupling Gamma-rays

• 0 decay photon energy

Probability 0

'Th Th( ) / 0.4np npP R R R

0

0

6 -2 -12 2,

,

ˆ2 10 cm s

4 L p f p

P LN

D m c

• Flux from an SGRB at z=0.1

• GLAST : Too small effective area

• MILAGRO25

eff cm 105A

Energy below threshold?

'cm ,

10 GeV70 MeV~

60 GeVp fE

(LGRB)

(SGRB)

Bahcall & Meszaros ‘00

Razzaque & Meszaros ‘06

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Short GRB Model Flux Short GRB Model Flux PredictionsPredictions

GRBGRB DistanceDistance

(z)(z)L_isoL_iso

(erg/s)(erg/s)DurationDuration

(s)(s)EE(GeV)(GeV)

FluxFlux

(/cm(/cm22/s)/s)

040924040924

050509b050509b

051103051103

051221051221

0.8590.859

0.2250.225

0.001(?)0.001(?)

0.5470.547

1.48E521.48E52

8.6E488.6E48

2.6E472.6E47

1.7E511.7E51

0.60.6

0.1280.128

0.170.17

1.41.4

2222

5959

3636

2222

9.7E-69.7E-6

2.3E-72.3E-7

8.6E-48.6E-4

2.3E-62.3E-6

' '10 ; =316 ; / 10kin iso o n pL L n n

Data credits: Pablo Saz Parkinson

Model parameters

• These are still below detection• Need bigger detectors with lower threshold

Predictions

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GeV Gamma-rays from Short GeV Gamma-rays from Short GRBGRB

2,2 ( / ms)i p fR c t

' '/o n pn n

0 b e

e

2, ,c e p fE m c

, ,2.82 ( / )b o o p fE T R R

Razzaque & Meszaros ‘06

IC scattering

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Late X-ray Flares in GRBLate X-ray Flares in GRBVarious models:

• Refreshed shocks • IC from reverse shock• External density bumps• Multiple component jet• Late central engine activity

Main constraints: sharp rise and decline

GeV-TeV rays:

IC scattering of x-ray photons by external forward shocked electron

Burrows et al. ’05, Zhang et al. ‘05

X-ray flare

Underlying afterglowlight curve t -0.8

GRB

Wang, Li & Meszaros ‘06

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HE HE from Old GRB Remnants from Old GRB Remnants

HESS J1301-631 Age: 1.5×104 yr ; Distance: 12 kpc

≤10’ 10’≤≤25’ 25’≤≤1o

Atoyan, Buckley & Krawczynski ‘06

0 decaymodel

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HE HE from Old GRB Remnants from Old GRB Remnants

Ioka, Kobayashi & Meszaros ‘04

GRB jet: p +n neutron decay: n e -

e - CMB e - HE TeV W49B

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ConclusionConclusion► GRBs are the brightest MeV GRBs are the brightest MeV -ray transient sources -ray transient sources

in the universein the universe► GeV and TeV (tentative) GeV and TeV (tentative) -rays have been observed -rays have been observed

from a few burstsfrom a few bursts► Both Both LeptonicLeptonic and and HadronicHadronic models may account for models may account for

GeV data GeV data Need more data! Need more data! ► Short GRBs may produce ~100 GeV Short GRBs may produce ~100 GeV -rays-rays

Less luminous than long GRBs but much nearerLess luminous than long GRBs but much nearer Less attenuation in background radiationLess attenuation in background radiation

► TeV detection in current detectors requires luminous TeV detection in current detectors requires luminous and nearby GRBsand nearby GRBs

► Need more GeV-TeV data Need more GeV-TeV data need bigger detector! need bigger detector!