Simulating Synchrotron Optical Flashes in the Reverse Shock of a Gamma Ray Burst

Undergraduate Thesis Or Project

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Citeable URL: https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/undergraduate_thesis_or_projects/37720f13b

Descriptions

Attribute Name	Values
Creator	Bice, Connor
Abstract	We construct a Monte Carlo simulation in Python to calculate optical flashes at 5x10¹⁴ Hz peaking at 6x10³¹ erg s⁻¹Hz⁻¹St⁻¹ due to synchrotron radiation from the reverse shock of a gamma-ray burst’s jet. While analytical solutions to this problem exist, they rely on sweeping simplifications of what is necessarily a highly variable and complex system. The simulation expands upon the well understood properties of single-electron synchrotron to predict observer-frame light curves from isotropic but analytically intractable outflows. The light curves produced compare favorably with theoretical predictions for simpler jets. Unfortunately, the simulation so far fails to resolve features associated with the geometry of our jet. Work continues toward a solution to this problem.
Resource Type	Undergraduate Thesis
Date Available	2016-06-02T23:20:01+00:00
Date Issued	2016-06-02
Degree Level	Bachelor's
Degree Name	Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Degree Field	Physics
Degree Grantor	Oregon State University
Commencement Year	2016
Advisor	Lazzati, Davide
Academic Affiliation	Physics
Déclaration de droits	In Copyright
Publisher	Oregon State University
Peer Reviewed	No
Language	English [eng]
Replaces	http://hdl.handle.net/1957/59048

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