A structured jet explains the extreme GRB 221009A

  • Brendan O’Connor
    Department of Physics, The George Washington University, 725 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20052, USA.
  • Eleonora Troja
    Department of Physics, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, via della Ricerca Scientifica 1, I-00133 Rome, Italy.
  • Geoffrey Ryan
    Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, 31 Caroline St. N., Waterloo, ON N2L 2Y5, Canada.
  • Paz Beniamini
    Department of Natural Sciences, The Open University of Israel, P.O. Box 808, Ra’anana 4353701, Israel.
  • Hendrik van Eerten
    Physics Department, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK.
  • Jonathan Granot
    Department of Physics, The George Washington University, 725 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20052, USA.
  • Simone Dichiara
    The Pennsylvania State University, 525 Davey Lab, University Park, PA 16802, USA.
  • Roberto Ricci
    Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica, I-10135 Torino, Italy.
  • Vladimir Lipunov
    Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Universitetsky pr. 13, 119234 Moscow, Russia.
  • James H. Gillanders
    Department of Physics, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, via della Ricerca Scientifica 1, I-00133 Rome, Italy.
  • Ramandeep Gill
    Instituto de Radioastronomía y Astrofísica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Antigua Carretera. a Pátzcuaro #8701, Ex-Hda. San José de la Huerta, Morelia, Michoacán, C.P. 58089, México.
  • Michael Moss
    Department of Physics, The George Washington University, 725 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20052, USA.
  • Shreya Anand
    Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.
  • Igor Andreoni
    Department of Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742-4111, USA.
  • Rosa L. Becerra
    Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510 México, CDMX, Mexico.
  • David A. H. Buckley
    Department of Astronomy, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa.
  • Nathaniel R. Butler
    School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA.
  • Stephen B. Cenko
    Astrophysics Science Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, 8800 Greenbelt Rd, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA.
  • Aristarkh Chasovnikov
    Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Universitetsky pr. 13, 119234 Moscow, Russia.
  • Joseph Durbak
    Department of Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742-4111, USA.
  • Carlos Francile
    Observatorio Astronomico Felix Aguilar (OAFA), San Juan 5400, Argentina.
  • Erica Hammerstein
    Department of Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742-4111, USA.
  • Alexander J. van der Horst
    Department of Physics, The George Washington University, 725 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20052, USA.
  • Mansi M. Kasliwal
    Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.
  • Chryssa Kouveliotou
    Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica, I-10135 Torino, Italy.
  • Alexander S. Kutyrev
    Department of Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742-4111, USA.
  • William H. Lee
    Instituto de Astronomía, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510 México, CDMX, Mexico.
  • Gokul P. Srinivasaragavan
    Department of Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742-4111, USA.
  • Vladislav Topolev
    Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Universitetsky pr. 13, 119234 Moscow, Russia.
  • Alan M. Watson
    Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Universitetsky pr. 13, 119234 Moscow, Russia.
  • Yuhan Yang
    Department of Physics, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, via della Ricerca Scientifica 1, I-00133 Rome, Italy.
  • Kirill Zhirkov
    Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Universitetsky pr. 13, 119234 Moscow, Russia.

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<jats:p> Long-duration gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are powerful cosmic explosions, signaling the death of massive stars. Among them, GRB 221009A is by far the brightest burst ever observed. Because of its enormous energy ( <jats:italic>E</jats:italic> <jats:sub>iso</jats:sub> ≈ 10 <jats:sup>55</jats:sup> erg) and proximity ( <jats:italic>z</jats:italic> ≈ 0.15), GRB 221009A is an exceptionally rare event that pushes the limits of our theories. We present multiwavelength observations covering the first 3 months of its afterglow evolution. The x-ray brightness decays as a power law with slope ≈ <jats:italic>t</jats:italic> <jats:sup>−1.66</jats:sup> , which is not consistent with standard predictions for jetted emission. We attribute this behavior to a shallow energy profile of the relativistic jet. A similar trend is observed in other energetic GRBs, suggesting that the most extreme explosions may be powered by structured jets launched by a common central engine. </jats:p>

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  • Science Advances

    Science Advances 9 (23), eadi1405-, 2023-06-09

    American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

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