Inhomogeneities in the light curves of gamma-ray bursts afterglow [HEAP]

http://arxiv.org/abs/1804.10441


We discuss the inhomogeneous behavior of gamma-ray burst afterglow light curves in optic. We use well-sampled light curves based on mostly our own observations to find and identify deviations (inhomogeneities) from broken power law. By the inhomogeneous behavior we mean flashes, bumps,slow deviations from power law (wiggles) in a light curve. In particular we report parameters of broken power law, describe phenomenology, compare optical light curves with X-ray ones and classify the inhomogeneities. We show that the duration of the inhomogeneities correlates with their peak time relative to gamma-ray burst (GRB) trigger and the correlation is the same for all types of inhomogeneities.

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E. Mazaeva, A. Pozanenko and P. Minaev
Mon, 30 Apr 18
48/63

Comments: 5 pages, 4 figures, 3 tables