Sharp Decay of the Internal Plateau in Gamma-Ray Bursts: The Effect of a Cocoon's Thermal Photons on the Jet Emission

Sub-TeV or TeV γ -rays have been convincingly detected in the afterglows of some gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). The relativistic jet associated with GRBs may be surrounded by a cocoon and thus the thermal photons of the cocoon pervading the emission region of the jet can be upscattered to the very-high-en...

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Main Authors: Yu-Fei Li, Da-Bin Lin, Jia Ren, Xiao-Yan Li, Guo-Peng Li, En-Wei Liang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad08bc