Hostname: page-component-8448b6f56d-wq2xx Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-04-16T15:45:25.748Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false

Revealing Short GRB Jet Structure and Dynamics with Gravitational Wave Electromagnetic Counterparts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2019

Gavin P. Lamb
Affiliation:
Astrophysics Research Institute, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, L3 5RF, UK email: g.p.lamb@2010.ljmu.ac.uk
Shiho Kobayashi
Affiliation:
Astrophysics Research Institute, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, L3 5RF, UK email: g.p.lamb@2010.ljmu.ac.uk
Rights & Permissions [Opens in a new window]

Abstract

Core share and HTML view are not available for this content. However, as you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button.

Compact object mergers are promising candidates for the progenitor system of short gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). Using gravitational wave (GW) triggers to identify a merger, any electromagnetic (EM) counterparts from the jet can be used to constrain the dynamics and structure of short GRB jets. GW triggered searches could reveal a hidden population of optical transients associated with the short-lived jets from the merger object. If the population of merger-jets is dominated by low-Lorentz-factors, then a GW triggered search will reveal the on-axis orphan afterglows from these failed GRBs. By considering the EM counterparts from a jet, with or without the prompt GRB, the jet structure and dynamics can be constrained. By modelling the afterglow of various jet structures with viewing angle, we provide observable predictions for the on- and off- axis EM jet counterparts. The predictions provide an indication for the various features expected from the proposed jet structure models.

Type
Contributed Papers
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2019 

References

Abbott, B. P., Abbott, R., Abbott, T. D., et al. 2016, Living Reviews in Relativity, 19, 1Google Scholar
Barkov, M. V. & Pozanenko, A. S., 2011, MNRAS, 417, 2161Google Scholar
Barnes, J. & Kasen, D., 2013, ApJ, 775, 18Google Scholar
Barnes, J., Kasen, D., Wu, M.-R., & Martínez-Pinedo, G., 2016, ApJ, 829, 110Google Scholar
Berger, E., 2014, ARA&A, 52, 43Google Scholar
Bogomazov, A. I., Lipunov, V. M., & Tutukov, A. V., 2007, Astronomy Reports, 51, 308Google Scholar
Bromberg, O., Nakar, E., Piran, T., & Sari, R., 2011, ApJ, 740, 100Google Scholar
Cenko, S. B., Kulkarni, S. R., Horesh, A., et al. 2013, ApJ, 769, 130Google Scholar
Coward, D. M., Branchesi, M., Howell, E. J., Lasky, P. D., & Böer, M., 2014, MNRAS, 445, 3575Google Scholar
Dermer, C. D., Chiang, J., & Mitman, K. E., 2000, ApJ, 537, 785Google Scholar
Eichler, D., Livio, M., Piran, T., & Schramm, D. N., 1989, Nature, 340, 126Google Scholar
Falcke, H., Körding, E., & Markoff, S., 2004, A&A, 414, 895Google Scholar
Fong, W., Berger, E., Margutti, R., & Zauderer, B. A., 2015, ApJ, 815, 102Google Scholar
Ghirlanda, G., Salafia, O. S., Pescalli, A., et al. 2016, A&A, 594, A84Google Scholar
Gottlieb, O., Nakar, E., & Piran, T., 2018, MNRAS, 473, 576Google Scholar
Granot, J., Panaitescu, A., Kumar, P., & Woosley, S. E., 2002, ApJ, 570, L61Google Scholar
Hascoët, R., Beloborodov, A. M., Daigne, F., & Mochkovitch, R., 2014, ApJ, 782, 5Google Scholar
Heinz, S. & Sunyaev, R. A., 2003, MNRAS, 343, L59Google Scholar
Hotokezaka, K. & Piran, T., 2015, MNRAS, 450, 1430Google Scholar
Hotokezaka, K., Nissanke, S., Hallinan, G., et al. 2016, ApJ, 831, 190Google Scholar
Huang, Y. F., Dai, Z. G., & Lu, T., 2002, MNRAS, 332, 735Google Scholar
Jin, Z. P., Yan, T., Fan, Y. Z., & Wei, D. M., 2007, ApJ, 656, L57Google Scholar
Jin, Z.-P., Li, X., Wang, H., et al. 2017, arXiv:1708.07008Google Scholar
Kathirgamaraju, A., Barniol Duran, R., & Giannios, D., 2017, MNRAS, 473, 121Google Scholar
Kisaka, S., Ioka, K., Kashiyama, K., & Nakamura, T. 2017, arXiv:1711.00243Google Scholar
Kochanek, C. S. & Piran, T., 1993, ApJ, 417, L17Google Scholar
Kumar, P. & Granot, J., 2003, ApJ, 591, 1075Google Scholar
Kyutoku, K., Ioka, K., & Shibata, M., 2014, MNRAS, 437, L6Google Scholar
Lamb, G. P. & Kobayashi, S., 2016, ApJ, 829, 112Google Scholar
Lamb, G. P. & Kobayashi, S., 2017a, New Frontiers in Black Hole Astrophysics, 324, 66Google Scholar
Lamb, G. P., Kobayashi, S., & Pian, E., 2017b, MNRAS, 472, 475Google Scholar
Lamb, G. P. & Kobayashi, S., 2017c, MNRAS, 472, 4953Google Scholar
Lamb, G. P. & Kobayashi, S. 2017d, arXiv:1710.05857Google Scholar
Lamb, G. P., Tanaka, M., & Kobayashi, S. 2017e, arXiv:1712.00418Google Scholar
Lazzati, D. & Begelman, M. C., 2005, ApJ, 629, 903Google Scholar
Lazzati, D., Deich, A., Morsony, B. J., & Workman, J. C., 2017, MNRAS, 471, 1652Google Scholar
Lei, W.-H., Zhang, B., & Liang, E.-W., 2013, ApJ, 765, 125Google Scholar
Levinson, A. & Eichler, D., 2003, ApJ, 594, L19Google Scholar
Li, L.-X. & Paczyński, B., 1998, ApJ, 507, L59Google Scholar
Lyutikov, M. & Blandford, R. 2002, Beaming and Jets in Gamma Ray Bursts, 146Google Scholar
Ma, R., Xie, F.-G., & Hou, S., 2014, ApJ, 780, L14Google Scholar
Margalit, B. & Piran, T., 2015, MNRAS, 452, 3419Google Scholar
Merloni, A., Heinz, S., & di Matteo, T., 2003, MNRAS, 345, 1057Google Scholar
Mészáros, P., 2002, ARA&A, 40, 137Google Scholar
Metzger, B. D. & Fernández, R., 2014, MNRAS, 441, 3444Google Scholar
Metzger, B. D. & Zivancev, C., 2016, MNRAS, 461, 4435Google Scholar
Metzger, B. D., 2017, Living Reviews in Relativity, 20, 3Google Scholar
Metzger, B. D. 2017, arXiv:1710.05931Google Scholar
Mochkovitch, R., Hernanz, M., Isern, J., & Martin, X., 1993, Nature, 361, 236Google Scholar
Morsony, B. J., Lazzati, D., & Begelman, M. C., 2010, ApJ, 723, 267Google Scholar
Nakar, E. & Piran, T., 2003, New Ast., 8, 141Google Scholar
Nakar, E., 2007, Phys. Rep., 442, 166Google Scholar
Nakar, E. & Piran, T., 2011, Nature, 478, 82Google Scholar
Nakar, E. & Piran, T., 2017, ApJ, 834, 28Google Scholar
Narayan, R., Paczynski, B., & Piran, T., 1992, ApJ, 395, L83Google Scholar
Nemmen, R. S., Georganopoulos, M., Guiriec, S., et al. 2012, Science, 338, 1445Google Scholar
Nissanke, S., Holz, D. E., Hughes, S. A., Dalal, N., & Sievers, J. L., 2010, ApJ, 725, 496Google Scholar
Nissanke, S., Kasliwal, M., & Georgieva, A., 2013, ApJ, 767, 124Google Scholar
Panaitescu, A., 2005, MNRAS, 363, 1409Google Scholar
Pe’er, A., Mészáros, P., & Rees, M. J., 2005, ApJ, 635, 476Google Scholar
Peng, F., Königl, A., & Granot, J., 2005, ApJ, 626, 966Google Scholar
Pescalli, A., Ghirlanda, G., Salafia, O. S., et al. 2015, MNRAS, 447, 1911Google Scholar
Piran, T., Nakar, E., & Rosswog, S., 2013, MNRAS, 430, 2121Google Scholar
Rhoads, J. E., 2003, ApJ, 591, 1097Google Scholar
Rossi, E., Lazzati, D., & Rees, M. J., 2002, MNRAS, 332, 945Google Scholar
Rossi, E. M., Lazzati, D., Salmonson, J. D., & Ghisellini, G., 2004, MNRAS, 354, 86Google Scholar
Salafia, O. S., Ghisellini, G., Ghirlanda, G., & Colpi, M. 2017, arXiv:1711.03112Google Scholar
Sari, R., Piran, T., & Narayan, R., 1998, ApJ, 497, L17Google Scholar
Schutz, B. F., 2011, Classical and Quantum Gravity, 28, 125023Google Scholar
Sun, H., Zhang, B., & Gao, H., 2017, ApJ, 835, 7Google Scholar
Tanaka, M. & Hotokezaka, K., 2013, ApJ, 775, 113Google Scholar
Tanaka, M., Hotokezaka, K., Kyutoku, K., et al. 2014, ApJ, 780, 31Google Scholar
Tanaka, M., 2016, Advances in Astronomy, 2016, 634197Google Scholar
Tanaka, M., Kato, D., Gaigalas, G., et al. 2017, arXiv:1708.09101Google Scholar
Tanaka, M., Utsumi, Y., Mazzali, P. A., et al. 2017, arXiv:1710.05850Google Scholar
Thompson, C., Mészáros, P., & Rees, M. J., 2007, ApJ, 666, 1012Google Scholar
Tsang, D., Read, J. S., Hinderer, T., Piro, A. L., & Bondarescu, R., 2012, Physical Review Letters, 108, 011102Google Scholar
Türler, M., Courvoisier, T. J.-L., Chaty, S., & Fuchs, Y., 2004, A&A, 415, L35Google Scholar
van Putten, M. H. P. M. & Levinson, A., 2003, ApJ, 584, 937Google Scholar
Vlahakis, N., Peng, F., & Königl, A., 2003, ApJ, 594, L23Google Scholar
Wanderman, D. & Piran, T., 2015, MNRAS, 448, 3026Google Scholar
Wang, F. Y. & Dai, Z. G., 2017, MNRAS, 470, 1101Google Scholar
Wei, D. M. & Jin, Z. P., 2003, A&A, 400, 415Google Scholar
Xiao, D., Liu, L.-D., Dai, Z.-G., & Wu, X.-F. 2017, arXiv:1710.00275Google Scholar
Yuan, F. & Zhang, B., 2012, ApJ, 757, 56Google Scholar
Zhang, B. & Mészáros, P., 2002, ApJ, 571, 876Google Scholar
Zhang, B., 2013, ApJ, 763, L22Google Scholar
Zhang, W., Woosley, S. E., & MacFadyen, A. I., 2003, ApJ, 586, 356Google Scholar
Zhang, W., Woosley, S. E., & Heger, A., 2004, ApJ, 608, 365Google Scholar
Zou, Y. C., Wu, X. F., & Dai, Z. G., 2007, A&A, 461, 115Google Scholar