Lorentz Factor — Beaming Corrected Energy/Luminosity Correlations and GRB Central Engine Models

Authors

Shuang-Xi Yi, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Wei-Hua Lei, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyFollow
Bing Zhang, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Zi-Gao Dai, Nanjing UniversityFollow
Xue-Feng Wu, Chinese Academy of SciencesFollow
En-Wei Liang, Guangxi UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2017

Publication Title

Journal of High Energy Astrophysics

Volume

13-14

First page number:

1

Last page number:

9

Abstract

We work on a GRB sample whose initial Lorentz factors (Γ0) are constrained by the afterglow onset method and the jet opening angles (θj) are determined by the jet break time. We confirm the Γ0–Eγ,iso correlation by Liang et al. (2010), and the Γ0–Lγ,iso correlation by L� et al. (2012). Furthermore, we find correlations between Γ0 and the beaming corrected γ-ray energy (Eγ) and mean γ-ray luminosity (Lγ). By also including the kinetic energy of the afterglow, we find rough correlations (with larger scatter) between Γ0 and the total (γ-ray plus kinetic) energy and the total mean luminosity, both for isotropic values and beaming corrected values: these correlations allow us to test the data with GRB central engine models. Limiting our sample to the GRBs that likely have a black hole central engine, we compare the data with theoretical predictions of two types of jet launching mechanisms from BHs, i.e. the non-magnetized νν�-annihilation mechanism, and the strongly magnetized Blandford–Znajek (BZ) mechanism. We find that the data are more consistent with the latter mechanism, and discuss the implications of our findings for GRB jet composition. � 2017 Elsevier B.V.

Language

english

Repository Citation

Yi, S., Lei, W., Zhang, B., Dai, Z., Wu, X., Liang, E. (2017). Lorentz Factor — Beaming Corrected Energy/Luminosity Correlations and GRB Central Engine Models. Journal of High Energy Astrophysics, 13-14 1-9.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jheap.2017.01.001