Published November 1, 2016 | Version v1
Journal article

GRB 110530A: peculiar broad bump and delayed plateau in early optical afterglows

  • 1. GXU-NAOC Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences, Department of Physics, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004 (China)
  • 2. Key Laboratory of Space Astronomy and Technology, National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100012 (China)
  • 3. Institute of Astronomy, National Central University, Chung-Li 32054, Taiwan (China)
  • 4. Department of Mathematics and Science, National Taiwan Normal University, Lin-kou District, New Taipei City 24449, Taiwan (China)
  • 5. Purple Mountain Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008 (China)

Description

We report our very early optical observations of GRB 110530A and investigate its jet properties together with its X-ray afterglow data. A peculiar broad onset bump followed by a plateau is observed in its early R band afterglow light curve. The optical data in the other bands and the X-ray data are well consistent with the temporal feature of the R band light curve. Our joint spectral fits of the optical and X-ray data show that they are in the same regime, with a photon index of ∼1.70. The optical and X-ray afterglow light curves are well fitted with the standard external shock model by considering a delayed energy injection component. Based on our modeling results, we find that the radiative efficiency of the gamma-ray burst jet is 1 % and the magnetization parameter of the afterglow jet is < 0.04 with a derived extremely low ϵ B (the ratio of shock energy to the magnetic field) of ( 1.64 ± 0.25 ) × 10 6 . These results indicate that the jet may be matter dominated. A discussion on delayed energy injection from the accretion of the late fall-back material of its pre-supernova star is also presented.

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Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/0004-637X/831/1/5

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Journal Title
Astrophysical Journal
Journal Volume
831
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
[8 p.]
ISSN
0004-637X
CODEN
ASJOAB