Observational signature of a wind bubble environment for double neutron star mergers
arXiv:1905.09663 · doi:10.1088/1674-4527/19/8/115
Abstract
During the in-spiral stage of a compact binary, a wind bubble could be blown into interstellar medium, if the electromagnetic radiation due to the binary orbital motion is strong enough. Therefore, short gamma-ray bursts (SGRBs) due to double neutron star mergers would in principle happen in a wind bubble environment, which can influence the propagation of the SGRB jet and the consequent afterglow emission. By calculating the dynamics and synchrotron radiation of the jet-driven external shock, we reveal that an abrupt jump could appear in the afterglow light curves of SGRBs and the observational time of the jump is dependent on the viewing angle. This light curve jump provides an observational signature to constrain the radius of the wind bubble and then the power of the binary electromagnetic radiation, by combining with gravitational wave detection.
arXiv comment8 pages, 6 figures, accepted for publication in RAA
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