Z. G. Dai and X. F. Wu 2003 ApJ 591 L21 doi:10.1086/377037
GRB 030226 in a Density-Jump Medium
FREEZ. G. Dai1 and X. F. Wu1
Show affiliationsWe present an explanation for the unusual temporal feature of the gamma-ray burst GRB 030226 afterglow. The R-band afterglow of this burst faded as ~t-1.2 ~0.2 days after the burst, rebrightened during the period of ~0.2-0.5 days, and then declined with ~t-2.0. To fit such a light curve, we consider an ultrarelativistic jetted blast wave expanding in a density-jump medium. The interaction of the blast wave with a large density jump produces relativistic reverse and forward shocks. In this model, the observed rebrightening is due to emissions from these newly forming shocks, and the late-time afterglow is caused by the sideways expansion of the jet. Our fitting implies that the progenitor star of GRB 030226 could have produced a stellar wind with a large density jump prior to the GRB onset.
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Issue 1 (2003 July 1)
Received 2003 March 31, accepted for publication 2003 May 21
Published 2003 June 4
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GRB 030226 in a Density-Jump Medium
Z. G. Dai and X. F. Wu 2003 ApJ 591 L21
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