X-ray and GeV afterglows and sub-TeV emission of GRB 180720B
Abstract: GRB 180720B, observed by {\it Fermi}-GBM, with redshift , isotropic energy erg, and X-ray afterglow observed by the XRT onboard the Neil Gehrels Swift satellite, is here classified as a Binary-driven Hypernova I (BdHN I). BdHN I are long GRBs with a binary progenitor composed of a carbon-oxygen core (CO) and a neutron star (NS) companion with orbital period min. The gravitational collapse of the CO generates a supernova (SN) and a new NS (NS) at its center. The SN hypercritical accretion onto the companion NS triggers its gravitational collapse forming a black hole (BH). An electrodynamical process near the BH horizon leads to the long-lasting GeV emission with power-law luminosity , powered by the BH rotational energy. Correspondingly, we determine the BH mass and spin. The NS via its pulsar-like emission and fallback accretion injects energy into the magnetized SN ejecta generating synchrotron radiation. This explains the \textit{long-lasting} X-ray afterglow with power-law luminosity , energized by the NS rotational energy. We apply this to GRB 180720B determining the NS magnetic field and spin. We also analyze the GRB 180720B emission observed by the High-Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.), at $100$-$440$ GeV energies, $10.1$-$12.1$ h after the Fermi-GBM trigger. We propose that this \textit{short-term} radiation of energy erg and duration s, is powered by a "glitch" event that suddenly injects relativistic electrons into the NS magnetosphere during its slowing down phase.
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