PoS - Proceedings of Science
Volume 395 - 37th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC2021) - GAD - Gamma Ray Direct
A theoretical model of an off-axis GRB jet
B. Betancourt Kamenetskaia*, N. Fraija, M.G. Dainotti, A. Gálvan-Gámez, R.B. Duran and S. Dichiara
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Pre-published on: July 07, 2021
Published on: March 18, 2022
Abstract
In light of the most recent observations of late afterglows produced by the merger of compact objects or by the core-collapse of massive dying stars, we research the evolution of the afterglow produced by an off-axis top-hat jet and its interaction with a surrounding medium. The medium is parametrized by a power law distribution of the form $n(r)\propto r^{-k}$is the stratification parameter and contains the development when the surrounding density is constant ($k=0$) or wind-like ($k=2$). We develop an analytical synchrotron forward-shock model when the outflow is viewed off-axis, and it is decelerated by a stratified medium. Using the X-ray data points collected by a large campaign of orbiting satellites and ground telescopes, we have managed to apply our model and fit the X-ray spectrum of the GRB afterglow associated to SN 2020bvc with conventional parameters. Our model predicts that its circumburst medium is parametrized by a power law with stratification parameter $k=1.5$.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22323/1.395.0661
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