GRB 200826A: A Precursor of a Long GRB with Missing Main Emission
arXiv:2202.12460 · doi:10.3847/2041-8213/ac6c7e
Abstract
The recently discovered peculiar gamma-ray burst GRB 200826A poses a dilemma for the collapsar model. Although all other characteristics of the burst are consistent with it being a Type II (i.e., collapse of a massive star) event, the observed duration of the event is only approximately 1 s, which is at odds with the predicted allowable timescale range for a collapsar event. To resolve this dilemma, this {\it Letter} proposes that the original burst could be an intrinsically long GRB comprising of a precursor and a main emission (ME) phase. However, the main emission phase is missed due to either precession of the jet or the obstruction of a companion star, leaving only the precursor observed as a short-duration GRB 200826A. Interestingly, we found that the temporal and spectral properties of GRB 200826A broadly resembled those of the bright precursor observed in GRB 160625B. Furthermore, assuming the prototype burst of GRB 200826A is similar to that of GRB 160625B, we found that the observer may indeed miss its main emission because of geometric effects caused either by jet precession or companion-obstruction models. Our approach provides a natural explanation for the GRB 200826A-like bursts and agrees with the rarity of those events.
arXiv comment6 pages, 6 figures, 1 table, ApJ Letters in press
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