Time-resolved spectral correlations of long-duration γ-ray bursts     

C. Firmani  J. I. Cabrera  V. Avila-Reese  G. Ghisellini  G. Ghirlanda  L. Nava  Z. Bosnjak 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2009,393(4):1209-1218

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Gravitational lensing of anisotropic sources     

Rosalba Perna  Charles R. Keeton 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2009,397(2):1084-1092

In strong gravitational lensing, the multiple images we see correspond to light rays that leave the source in slightly different directions. If the source emission is anisotropic, the images may differ from conventional lensing predictions (which assume isotropy). To identify scales on which source anisotropy may be important, we study the angle δ between the light rays emerging from the source, for different lensing configurations. If the lens has a power-law profile   M ∝ R ^γ  , the angle δ initially increases with lens redshift and then either diverges (for a steep profile  γ < 1  ), remains constant (for an isothermal profile  γ= 1  ), or vanishes (for a shallow profile  γ > 1  ) as   z _l→ z _s  . The scaling with lens mass is roughly  δ∝ M ^1/(2−γ)  . The results for an Navarro–Frenk–White (NFW) profile are qualitatively similar to those for a shallow power law, with δ peaking at about half the redshift of the source (not half the distance). In practice, beaming could modify the statistics of beamed sources lensed by massive clusters: for an opening angle  θ_jet  , there is a probability as high as   P ∼ 0.02–0.07(θ_jet/0.5°)⁻¹  that one of the lensed images may be missed (for  2 ≲ z _s≲ 6  ). Differential absorption within active galactic nuclei (AGNs) could modify the flux ratios of AGNs lensed by clusters; a sample of AGNs lensed by clusters could provide further constraints on the sizes of absorbing regions. Source anisotropy is not likely to be a significant effect in galaxy-scale strong lensing.  相似文献   

Statistical studies of optically dark gamma-ray bursts in the Swift era     

Wei-Kang Zheng  Jin-Song Deng  Jing Wang 《中国天文和天体物理学报》2009,9(10)

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Studying the Fermi GeV light curve of Vela with the two-pole caustic model     

Huan Yu  Jun Fang  Ze-Jun Jiang 《中国天文和天体物理学报》2009,9(12)

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Radio wavelength transients: Current and emerging prospects     

J. Lazio 《Astronomische Nachrichten》2008,329(3):330-333

Known classes of radio wavelength transients range from the nearby stellar flares and radio pulsars to the distant Universe γ‐ray burst afterglows. Hypothesized classes of radio transients include analogs of known objects, e.g., extrasolar planets emitting Jovian‐like radio bursts and giant‐pulse emitting pulsars in other galaxies, to the exotic, prompt emission from γ‐ray bursts, evaporating black holes, and transmitters from other civilizations. A number of instruments and facilities are either under construction or in early observational stages and are slated to become available in the next few years. With a combination of wide fields of view and wavelength agility, the detection and study of radio transients will improve immensely. (© 2008 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)  相似文献   

A Minimal Spanning Tree algorithm for source detection in γ-ray images     

Riccardo Campana  Enrico Massaro  Dario Gasparrini †  Sara Cutini †  Andrea Tramacere 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2008,383(3):1166-1174

We developed a source detection algorithm based on the Minimal Spanning Tree (MST), that is a graph-theoretical method useful for finding clusters in a given set of points. This algorithm is applied to γ-ray bi-dimensional images where the points correspond to the arrival direction of photons, and the possible sources are associated with the regions where they clusterize. Some filters to select these clusters and to reduce the spurious detections are introduced. An empirical study of the statistical properties of MST on random fields is carried out in order to derive some criteria to estimate the best filter values. We also introduce two parameters useful to verify the goodness of candidate sources. To show how the MST algorithm works in practice, we present an application to an EGRET observation of the Virgo field, at high Galactic latitude and with a low and rather uniform background, in which several sources are detected.  相似文献   

High-energy afterglow emission from gamma-ray bursts     

Yi-Zhong Fan †  Tsvi Piran †  Ramesh Narayan †  Da-Ming Wei † 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2008,384(4):1483-1501

We calculate the very high-energy (sub-GeV to TeV) inverse Compton emission of GRB afterglows. We argue that this emission provides a powerful test of the currently accepted afterglow model. We focus on two processes: synchrotron self-Compton emission within the afterglow blast wave, and external inverse Compton emission which occurs when flare photons (produced by an internal process) pass through the blast wave. We show that if our current interpretations of the Swift X-ray telescope (XRT) data are correct, there should be a canonical high-energy afterglow emission light curve. Our predictions can be tested with high-energy observatories such as GLAST , Whipple, HESS and MAGIC. Under favourable conditions we expect afterglow detections in all these detectors.  相似文献   

Are the missing X-ray breaks in gamma-ray burst afterglow light curves merely hidden?     

P. A. Curran  A. J. van der Horst  R. A. M. J. Wijers 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2008,386(2):859-863

Gamma-ray burst (GRB) afterglow observations in the Swift era have a perceived lack of achromatic jet breaks compared to the BeppoSAX or pre- Swift era. Specifically, relatively few breaks, consistent with jet breaks, are observed in the X-ray light curves of these bursts. If these breaks are truly missing, it has serious consequences on the interpretation of GRB jet collimation and energy requirements, and the use of GRBs as cosmological tools. Here, we address the issue of X-ray breaks that are possibly 'hidden' and hence the light curves are misinterpreted as being single power laws. We do so by synthesizing X-ray telescope (XRT) light curves and fitting both single and broken power laws, and comparing the relative goodness of each fit via Monte Carlo analysis. Even with the well-sampled light curves of the Swift era, these breaks may be left misidentified, hence caution is required when making definite statements on the absence of achromatic breaks.  相似文献   

无人机航空伽马能谱数据处理中大气氡的修正     

王景丹  高国林  杨金政  蔡文军  安政伟  倪卫冲 《铀矿地质》2017,(1):37-44

介绍了无人机航空伽马能谱数据处理中大气氡修正的一种方法——能谱比法的原理与方法、数据处理过程及其在无人机航空伽马能谱数据处理中的应用。使用该方法对喀什地区的无人机航空伽马能谱进行修正,修正后的航放U较好地反映了该区的地质情况,可以应用到生产实践中去。  相似文献   

The Use of Gamma Ray Spectrometry as an Aid for Uranium Exploration in Kab Amiri Area,Central Eastern Desert,Egypt     

Hatem Aboelkhair  Ibrahim Gaafar 《Resource Geology》2013,63(1):72-83

High‐resolution gamma ray spectrometry was exploited to locate the potential radioactive targets at Kab Amiri granite pluton, Central Eastern Desert, Egypt. The Kab Amiri pluton forms a concentric granitic body of monzogranite to syenogranite composition intruded into mafic‐ultramific rocks. To identify and detect anomalous concentrations of natural radioactive elements in the study area, contour maps of equivalent uranium (eU ppm), equivalent thorium (eTh ppm), potassium (K%) and their geochemical ratios (eU/Th, eTh/K and eU‐eTh/3.5) as well as standard deviation map of uranium were constructed and interpreted. Qualitative and quantitative interpretations of the spectrometric survey data revealed the presence of seven radioactive anomalies in the south of the studied area. These anomalies could be related to the prevailing faulting directions NE and ENE fault trends. The southernmost anomalous zone is related to high episyenitization and uranium concentrations. It exhibits a sharp increase in the eU concentrations reaching 370 ppm resulting in a high eU/eTh ratio reaching 4.5 and characterized by oval shape trending in the NE direction. Constructing the contour map of the (eU‐eTh/3.5) was helpful in defining the trends of uranium migration and enabling the delineation of the limit between the negative contours (leaching) and positive contours (deposition).  相似文献