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Early afterglow, magnetized central engine, and a quasi-universal jet configuration for long GRBs
Bing Zhang, Shiho Kobayashi, Peter Meszaros +2
Two separate topics are discussed. (1) We describe the classifications of the long GRB early afterglow lightcurves within the framework of the fireball shock model, focusing on the…
Gamma-Ray Bursts: Progress, Problems & Prospects
Bing Zhang, Peter Meszaros
The cosmological gamma-ray burst (GRB) phenomenon is reviewed. The broad observational facts and empirical phenomenological relations of the GRB prompt emission and afterglow are o…
On the Structure of Quasi-Universal Jets for Gamma-Ray Bursts
Nicole Lloyd-Ronning, Xinyu Dai, Bing Zhang
The idea that GRBs originate from uniform jets has been used to explain numerous observations of breaks in the GRB afterglow lightcurves. We explore the possibility that GRBs inste…
A Characteristic Dense Environment or Wind Signature in Prompt GRB Afterglows
Shiho Kobayashi, Peter Meszaros, Bing Zhang
We discuss the effects of synchrotron self-absorption in the prompt emission from the reverse shock of GRB afterglows occurring in a dense environment, such as the wind of a massiv…
Early Optical Afterglows from Wind-Type Gamma-Ray Bursts
Shiho Kobayashi, Bing Zhang
We study prompt optical emission from reverse shocks in the wind-type gamma-ray bursts. The emission is evaluated in both the thick and thin shell regimes. We discuss the angular t…