Collimated high-energy photons and others possible observational effects of the photon angular and spectral distribution in gamma-ray bursts sources

Sokolov, V. V.; Kurt, V. G.; Bisnovatyi-Kogan, G. S.; Gnedin, Yu. N.; Baryshev, Yu. V.; Fatkhullin, T. A.; Lebedev, V. S.

Collimated high-energy photons and others possible observational effects of the photon angular and spectral distribution in gamma-ray bursts sources

Authors

Sokolov, V. V.

Kurt, V. G.

Bisnovatyi-Kogan, G. S.

Description

Typical observational gamma-ray burst (GRB) spectra are discussed and, in this connection, what is the origin of the compactness problem and how it was solved at first. If the threshold for $e^{-}e^{+}$ pair production depends on an angle between photon momenta, then another solution of the compactness problem is possible. We discuss a possibility of the $γ$-rays collimation and the dependence of photon beaming on photon energies. The list of basic assumptions of the scenario describing the GRB source with energy $< 10^{49}$ ergs are adduced: the matter is about an alternative to the ultrarelativistic fireball if {\it all} long-duration GRBs are related or physically connected with {\it normal/unpeculiar} core-collapse supernovae (SNe). Namely, we consider the questions about radiation pressure and how the jet arises on account of even small asymmetry of the radiation field in a compact GRB source. The possibility of a new approach to explanation of GRB phenomenon is shown. Possible mechanisms of their generation in regions of size $< 10^8$cm are discussed (a compact model of GRBs). Observational consequences of the compact GRB energy release are considered.
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