Quantum-electrodynamic magnetic reconnection as the origin of the FRB 200428-associated X-ray burst from SGR J1935+2154

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Xie ◽  
Jin-Jun Geng ◽  
Z. H. Zhao ◽  
Z. Lei ◽  
W. Q. Yuan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Reconnection ◽  
Quantum Electrodynamic ◽  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Photon Emission ◽  
Physical Origin ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Double Peaks ◽  
Fast Radio Burst ◽  
Driving Source ◽  
Explosive Event

Abstract Magnetars, often under the name soft gamma-ray repeaters (SGRs) or anomalous X-ray pulsars, are highly magnetized neutron stars that exhibit diverse X-ray activities. Recently, a unique non-thermal X-ray burst with cut-off energy up to 84 keV is detected and thought to be associated with the fast radio burst (FRB) 200428 in the same single explosive event from SGR J1935+2154, as their spectra show similar feature of narrow double peaks that are emitted almost simultaneously. However, the physical origin of this FRB 200428-associated X-ray burst is still unknown yet. Here, with the first cross-scale numerical simulation in which modeling of particle acceleration by magnetic reconnections is self-consistently coupled with that of photon emission by multiple Compton scatterings, we identify that magnetic reconnection at the quantum-electrodynamic field strength inside the magnetar magnetosphere is the much likely driving source of such FRB-associated non-thermal X-ray burst. Both its temporal and spectral features are well reproduced in our simulations by assuming the plasma magnetization parameter σ~102-103 in consistency with the astronomical observations. The results could greatly promote our understandings of various X-ray burst events from magnetars.

Identification of a non-thermal X-ray burst with the Galactic magnetar SGR J1935+2154 and a fast radio burst using Insight-HXMT

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.K. Li ◽  
Lin Lin ◽  
S.L. Xiong ◽  
Mingyu Ge ◽  
X.B. Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radio Burst ◽  
Gamma Ray ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Radio Bursts ◽  
Short Pulses ◽  
General Direction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Fast Radio Burst ◽  
Radio Band ◽  
Explosive Event

Abstract Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are short pulses observed in radio band from cosmological distances, some of which emit repeating bursts. The physical origins of these mysterious events have been subject to wide speculations and heated debates. One class of models invoke soft gamma-ray repeaters (SGRs), or magnetars, as the sources of FRBs. Magnetars are rotating neutron stars with extremely strong magnetic field and can sporadically emit bursts from X-ray (keV) to soft gamma-ray (sub-MeV) with duration from 10􀀀2 s to 102 s. However, even though some bright radio bursts have been observed from some magnetars, no FRB-like events had been detected to be associated with any magnetar burst, including one giant flare, and no radio burst has been associated with any X-ray event from any magnetar. Therefore, there is still no observational evidence for magnetar-FRB association up to today. Recently, a pair of FRB-like bursts (FRB~200428 hereafter) separated by 30 milliseconds (ms) were detected from the general direction of the Galactic magnetar SGR~J1935+2154. Here we report the detection of a non-thermal X-ray burst in the 1--250\,keV energy band with the Insight-HXMT satellite, which we identify as emitted from SGR~J1935+2154. The burst showed two hard peaks with a separation of ms, consistent with the separation between the two bursts in FRB~200428. The delay time between the double radio and X-ray peaks is 8:57s, fully consistent with the dispersion delay of FRB~200428. We thus identify the non-thermal X-ray burst is associated with FRB~200428 whose high energy counterpart is the two hard peaks in X-ray. Our results suggest that the non-thermal X-ray burst and FRB~200428 share the same physical origin in an explosive event from SGR~J1935+2154.

scholarly journals Statistical Analyses of the Energies of X-Ray Plateaus and Flares in Gamma-Ray Bursts

2022 ◽  
Vol 924 (2) ◽  
pp. 69
Author(s):  
Shuang-Xi Yi ◽  
Mei Du ◽  
Tong Liu
Keyword(s):  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Gamma Ray Bursts ◽  
Physical Origin ◽  
Radiation Mechanisms ◽  
Gaussian Distributions ◽  
Emission Energy ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Central Engine ◽  
Positive Correlations ◽  
Prompt Emission

Abstract Distinct X-ray plateau and flare phases have been observed in the afterglows of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), and most of them should be related to central engine activities. In this paper, we collect 174 GRBs with X-ray plateau phases and 106 GRBs with X-ray flares. There are 51 GRBs that overlap in the two selected samples. We analyze the distributions of the proportions of the plateau energy E plateau and the flare energy E flare relative to the isotropic prompt emission energy E γ,iso. The results indicate that they well meet the Gaussian distributions and the medians of the logarithmic ratios are ∼−0.96 and −1.39 in the two cases. Moreover, strong positive correlations between E plateau (or E flare ) and E γ,iso with slopes of ∼0.95 (or ∼0.80) are presented. For the overlapping sample, the slope is ∼0.80. We argue that most of X-ray plateaus and flares might have the same physical origin but appear with different features because of the different circumstances and radiation mechanisms. We also test the applicabilities of two models, i.e., black holes surrounded by fractured hyperaccretion disks and millisecond magnetars, on the origins of X-ray plateaus and flares.

scholarly journals Simultaneous X-Ray, Gamma-Ray, and Radio Observations of the Repeating Fast Radio Burst FRB 121102

2017 ◽  
Vol 846 (1) ◽  
pp. 80 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Scholz ◽  
S. Bogdanov ◽  
J. W. T. Hessels ◽  
R. S. Lynch ◽  
L. G. Spitler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radio Burst ◽  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Radio Observations ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Fast Radio Burst

A Comprehensive Study of Multiflare GRB Spectral Lag

2021 ◽  
Vol 922 (1) ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
X. Z. Chang ◽  
Z. Y. Peng ◽  
J. M. Chen ◽  
Y. Yin ◽  
D. Z. Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Correlation Function ◽  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Gamma Ray Bursts ◽  
Physical Origin ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Physical Mechanisms ◽  
Spectral Lag ◽  
Prompt Emission ◽  
Comprehensive Study

Abstract We select 48 multiflare gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) (including 137 flares) from the Swift/XRT database and estimate the spectral lag with the discrete correlation function. It is found that 89.8% of the flares have positive lags and only 9.5% of the flares show negative lags when fluctuations are taken into account. The median lag of the multiflares (2.75 s) is much greater than that of GRB pulses (0.18 s), which can be explained by the fact that we confirm that multiflare GRBs and multipulse GRBs have similar positive lag–duration correlations. We investigate the origin of the lags by checking the E peak evolution with the two brightest bursts and find the leading models cannot explain all of the multiflare lags and there may be other physical mechanisms. All of the results above reveal that X-ray flares have the same properties as GRB pulses, which further supports the observation that X-ray flares and GRB prompt-emission pulses have the same physical origin.

scholarly journals Statistical analysis on X-ray flares from the nucleus and HST-1 knot in the M87 jet

2019 ◽  
Vol 489 (2) ◽  
pp. 2685-2693
Author(s):  
Shenbang Yang ◽  
Dahai Yan ◽  
Benzhong Dai ◽  
Pengfei Zhang ◽  
Qianqian Zhu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Reconnection ◽  
Power Law ◽  
Physical Origin ◽  
Flare Event ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Self Organized ◽  
Peak Intensity ◽  
Similar Index ◽  
Self Organized Criticality ◽  
Power Law Distributions

ABSTRACT The statistical properties of X-ray flares from two separate locations (nucleus and HST-1) in the M87 jet are investigated to reveal the physical origin of the flares. We analyse the archival Chandra data for M87, and identify 14 flares in the nucleus and nine flares in HST-1. The peak intensity (IP) and the flaring duration time (Tfl) for each flare are obtained. It is found that the distributions of both IP and Tfl for the nucleus obey a power law form with a similar index. A similar result is also obtained for HST-1, and no significant inconsistency between the nucleus and HST-1 is found for the indices. Similar to solar X-ray flares, the power-law distributions of the flare event parameters can be well explained by a self-organized criticality system, which are triggered by magnetic reconnection. Our results suggest that the flares from nucleus and HST-1 are possibly triggered by magnetic reconnection process. The consistent indices for the distributions of IP and Tfl in the nucleus and HST-1 indicate that the dimensions of the energy dissipation of the magnetic reconnection are identical in the two regions. A strong correlation between the flares in the two regions also suggests a similar physical origin for the flares.

FLASH X-RAY DEVICES FOR PUMPING NUCLEAR MATERIALS DEVELOPED IN THE GAMMA-RAY LASER PROGRAM AT TEXAS

1987 ◽  
Vol 48 (C9) ◽  
pp. C9-367-C9-370
Author(s):  
C. B. COLLINS ◽  
F. DAVANLOO ◽  
T. S. BOWEN ◽  
J. J. COOGAN
Keyword(s):  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Nuclear Materials ◽  
X Ray

Digital pulse processor for spectrometry of charged particles, neutrons, x-ray, and gamma-ray

2003 ◽  
Vol 8 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 60-64
Author(s):  
A.I. Arkhangelsky ◽  
◽  
Yu.D. Kotov ◽  
P.Yu. Chistiakov ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Charged Particles ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Digital Pulse

A Combined Model for the X‐Ray to Gamma‐Ray Emission of Cygnus X‐1

1998 ◽  
Vol 502 (1) ◽  
pp. 428-436 ◽  
Author(s):  
Igor V. Moskalenko ◽  
Werner Collmar ◽  
Volker Schonfelder
Keyword(s):  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Combined Model ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Gamma Ray Emission

scholarly journals Aperiodic Flux Variability in A 0535+262

1996 ◽  
Vol 165 ◽  
pp. 313-319
Author(s):  
Mark H. Finger ◽  
Robert B. Wilson ◽  
B. Alan Harmon ◽  
William S. Paciesas
Keyword(s):  
Neutron Star ◽  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Beat Frequency ◽  
Power Spectra ◽  
Center Frequency ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Binary Pulsar ◽  
Transient Source ◽  
Flux Variability ◽  
Burst And Transient Source

A “giant” outburst of A 0535+262, a transient X-ray binary pulsar, was observed in 1994 February and March with the Burst and Transient Source Experiment (BATSE) onboard the Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory. During the outburst power spectra of the hard X-ray flux contained a QPO-like component with a FWHM of approximately 50% of its center frequency. Over the course of the outburst the center frequency rose smoothly from 35 mHz to 70 mHz and then fell to below 40 mHz. We compare this QPO frequency with the neutron star spin-up rate, and discuss the observed correlation in terms of the beat frequency and Keplerian frequency QPO models in conjunction with the Ghosh-Lamb accretion torque model.

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