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arxiv: 1201.0262 · v1 · pith:B2ISXPHZnew · submitted 2011-12-31 · 🌌 astro-ph.HE

On GRB Physics Revealed by FERMI/LAT

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keywords emissionbulkfactorfermifieldlorentzmagneticmulti-zone
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We discuss the implications of Fermi/LAT observations on several aspects of gamma-ray burst (GRB) physics, including the radiation process, the emission sites, the bulk Lorentz factor, and the pre-shock magnetic field: (1) MeV-range emission favors synchrotron process but the highest energy (>10GeV) emission may not be synchrotron origin, more likely inverse Compton origin; (2) GRB should have multi-zone emission region, with MeV emission produced at smaller radii while optical and >100MeV emission at larger radii; (3) the bulk Lorentz factor can be a few 100's, much lower than 10^3, in multi-zone model; (4) the upstream magnetic field of afterglow shock is strongly amplified to be at least in mG scale.

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