Monday, May 4, 2015

May 14, 2015 1:00PM BPB-217. PhD. Defense: Wei Deng, Study the Mechanism of the Prompt Emission of Gamma-Ray Bursts.

PhD Defense

The prompt emission of Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) has been detected over 40 years, but the mechanism of the prompt emission is still a mystery. The problem can be summarized as several debatable questions: What is the energy composition of the jets/outflows? What is the energy dissipation mechanism? How are the particles accelerated during the energy dissipation process? What is the radiation mechanism to produce the observed prompt emission? In order to solve these problems, several theoretical models have been proposed, including the classical "internal shock (IS)" model, the "dissipative photosphere" model, and the "Internal-Collision-induced MAgnetic Reconnection and Turbulence (ICMART)" model. This dissertation includes two parts. The first part is related to the photosphere model of prompt emission. The second part presents a global special relativistic MHD simulations based on the ICAMRT scenario.

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