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Multiwavelength follow-up obs. of GRB 221009A

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GRB 221009A (z=0.151) is one of the closest known long {gamma}-ray bursts (GRBs).

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Its extreme brightness across all electromagnetic wavelengths provides an unprecedented opportunity to study a member of this still-mysterious class of transients in exquisite detail. We present multiwavelength observations of this extraordinary event, spanning 15 orders of magnitude in photon energy from radio to {gamma}-rays.

We find that the data can be partially explained by a forward shock (FS) from a highly collimated relativistic jet interacting with a low-density, wind-like medium. Under this model, the jet's beaming-corrected kinetic energy (E_K_~4x10^50^erg) is typical for the GRB population. The radio and millimeter data provide strong limiting constraints on the FS model, but require the presence of an additional emission component.

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From equipartition arguments, we find that the radio emission is likely produced by a small amount of mass (<~6x10^-7^M_{sun}_) moving relativistically ({Gamma}>~9) with a large kinetic energy (>~10^49^erg). However, the temporal evolution of this component does not follow prescriptions for synchrotron radiation from a single power-law distribution of electrons (e.g., in a reverse shock or two-component jet), or a thermal- electron population, perhaps suggesting that one of the standard assumptions of afterglow theory is violated.

GRB 221009A will likely remain detectable with radio telescopes for years to come, providing a valuable opportunity to track the full lifecycle of a powerful relativistic jet.

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Gamma-Ray · Infrared · Millimeter · Optical · Radio · X-Ray
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