GRB afterglows with energy injections in AGN accretion disks

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Main Authors: Huang, Bao-Quan, Liu, Tong, Li, Xiao-Yan, Wei, Yun-Feng
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Published: 2024
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author Huang, Bao-Quan
Liu, Tong
Li, Xiao-Yan
Wei, Yun-Feng
author_facet Huang, Bao-Quan
Liu, Tong
Li, Xiao-Yan
Wei, Yun-Feng
contents Active galactic nucleus (AGN) disks are widely considered potential hosts for various high-energy transients, including gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). The reactivation of GRB central engines can provide additional energy to shocks formed during the interaction of the initially ejected GRB jets with the circumburst material, commonly referred to as energy injections. In this paper, we study GRBs occurring in AGN disks within the context of energy injections. We adopt the standard external forward shock (EFS) model and consider both short- and long-duration GRB scenarios. Light curves for two types of radiation, namely the radiation from the heated disk material (RHDM) and GRB afterglows, are computed. We find that the energy injection facilitates the EFS to break out from the photosphere of the low-density AGN disk at relativistic velocity. Moreover, the energy injection almost does not affect the RHDM but significantly enhances the peak flux of the GRB afterglows.
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spellingShingle GRB afterglows with energy injections in AGN accretion disks
Huang, Bao-Quan
Liu, Tong
Li, Xiao-Yan
Wei, Yun-Feng
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Active galactic nucleus (AGN) disks are widely considered potential hosts for various high-energy transients, including gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). The reactivation of GRB central engines can provide additional energy to shocks formed during the interaction of the initially ejected GRB jets with the circumburst material, commonly referred to as energy injections. In this paper, we study GRBs occurring in AGN disks within the context of energy injections. We adopt the standard external forward shock (EFS) model and consider both short- and long-duration GRB scenarios. Light curves for two types of radiation, namely the radiation from the heated disk material (RHDM) and GRB afterglows, are computed. We find that the energy injection facilitates the EFS to break out from the photosphere of the low-density AGN disk at relativistic velocity. Moreover, the energy injection almost does not affect the RHDM but significantly enhances the peak flux of the GRB afterglows.
title GRB afterglows with energy injections in AGN accretion disks
topic High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.05120