The BOAT GRB 221009A: a Poynting-Flux-Dominated Narrow Jet Surrounded by a Matter-Dominated Structured Jet Wing
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| author | Zhang, Bing Wang, Xiang-Yu Zheng, Jian-He |
| author_facet | Zhang, Bing Wang, Xiang-Yu Zheng, Jian-He |
| contents | We argue that the broad-band observations of the brightest-of-all-time (BOAT) GRB 221009A reveal a physical picture involving two jet components: a narrow ($\sim 0.6$ degree half opening angle) pencil-beam jet that has a Poynting-flux-dominated jet composition, and a broader matter-dominated jet with an angular structure. We discuss various observational evidence that supports such a picture. To treat the problem, we develop an analytical structured jet model for both forward and reverse shock emission from the matter dominated structured jet wing during the deceleration phase. We discuss the physical implications of such a two-component jet configuration for this particular burst and for GRBs in general. We argue that some bright X-ray flares could be similar narrow jets viewed slightly outside the narrow jet cone and that narrow jets may exist in many more GRBs without being detected. |
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| spellingShingle | The BOAT GRB 221009A: a Poynting-Flux-Dominated Narrow Jet Surrounded by a Matter-Dominated Structured Jet Wing Zhang, Bing Wang, Xiang-Yu Zheng, Jian-He High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena We argue that the broad-band observations of the brightest-of-all-time (BOAT) GRB 221009A reveal a physical picture involving two jet components: a narrow ($\sim 0.6$ degree half opening angle) pencil-beam jet that has a Poynting-flux-dominated jet composition, and a broader matter-dominated jet with an angular structure. We discuss various observational evidence that supports such a picture. To treat the problem, we develop an analytical structured jet model for both forward and reverse shock emission from the matter dominated structured jet wing during the deceleration phase. We discuss the physical implications of such a two-component jet configuration for this particular burst and for GRBs in general. We argue that some bright X-ray flares could be similar narrow jets viewed slightly outside the narrow jet cone and that narrow jets may exist in many more GRBs without being detected. |
| title | The BOAT GRB 221009A: a Poynting-Flux-Dominated Narrow Jet Surrounded by a Matter-Dominated Structured Jet Wing |
| topic | High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.14180 |