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X-ray and GeV afterglows and sub-TeV emission of GRB 180720B

Published 16 Mar 2021 in astro-ph.HE and gr-qc | (2103.09158v1)

Abstract: GRB 180720B, observed by {\it Fermi}-GBM, with redshift z=0.653z=0.653, isotropic energy Eiso=5.92×10<sup>53E_{\rm iso}=5.92\times 10<sup>{53} 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<em>core<em>{\rm core}) and a neutron star (NS) companion with orbital period 5\sim 5 min. The gravitational collapse of the CO</em>core</em>{\rm core} generates a supernova (SN) and a new NS (ν\nuNS) 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 LGeVt<sup>1.19±0.04L_{\rm GeV}\propto t<sup>{-1.19\pm0.04}, powered by the BH rotational energy. Correspondingly, we determine the BH mass and spin. The ν\nuNS 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 LXt<sup>1.48±</sup>0.32L_X \propto t<sup>{-1.48\pm</sup> 0.32}, energized by the ν\nuNS rotational energy. We apply this to GRB 180720B determining the ν\nuNS 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 2.4×10<sup>502.4\times 10<sup>{50} erg and duration 10<sup>3\sim 10<sup>3 s, is powered by a "glitch" event that suddenly injects relativistic electrons into the ν\nuNS magnetosphere during its slowing down phase.

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