Cyclotron resonant scattering in gamma-ray bursts - Further analysis of GB880205We have extended our previous work by exploring several plane-parallel slab geometries to model the formation of cyclotron line features. We calculated the Compton temperature T(C) as a function of column density Ne for each of the new geometries. We then fit the resulting spectra to GB880205 exactly as described in Wang et al. (1989). The results show that the addition of column depth below the photon source plane leads to a modest improvement in chi-squared which, although not statistically significant, is pleasing because these geometries are more physically realistic.
Document ID
19930056091
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Freeman, P. E. (NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Lamb, D. Q. (Chicago Univ. IL, United States)
Wang, J. C. L. (Toronto Univ. Canada)
Loredo, T. J. (Cornell Univ. Ithaca, NY, United States)
Fenimore, E. E. (Los Alamos National Lab. NM, United States)
Murakami, T. (Inst. of Space and Astronautical Science Sagamihara, Japan)
Yoshida, A. (Inst. of Physical and Chemical Research Wako, Japan)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: In: Gamma-ray bursts; Proceedings of the Workshop, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, Oct. 16-18, 1991 (A93-40051 16-93)