Published May 25, 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

The prompt GRB high energy emission from internal shocks: synchrotron vs inverse Compton component

  • 1. Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, UMR 7095, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6 (France)
  • 2. Institut Universitaire de France (France)
  • 3. Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Grenoble, UMR 5571 Universite Joseph Fourier (France)

Description

We performed a detailed calculation of gamma-ray burst (GRB) prompt emission in the framework of the internal shock scenario, focusing on the high energy (GeV) bands. In order to follow the evolution of the ultrarelativistic inhomogeneous wind, we combined a model for the dynamics of internal shocks with a detailed calculation of the radiative processes occurring in the shocked medium. We present the resulting synthetic GRB light curves and spectra. We show the spectral evolution that can be expected for different sets of microphysics parameters and parameters of the dynamical evolution, and how the relative importance of synchrotron and inverse Compton components is varying during a burst.

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
AIP Conference Proceedings
Journal Volume
1133
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 391-393
ISSN
0094-243X
CODEN
APCPCS

Conference

Title
6. Huntsville symposium on gamma-ray burst
Dates
20-23 Oct 2008
Place
Huntsville, AL (United States)

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(c) 2009 American Institute of Physics