On the GeV emission of the type I BdHN GRB 130427A

Abstract

We propose that the "inner engine" of a type I binary-driven hypernova (BdHN) is composed of a Kerr black hole (BH) in a non-stationary state, embedded in a uniform magnetic field B0 aligned with the BH rotation axis, and surrounded by an ionized plasma of extremely low density of 10-14~g~cm-3. Using GRB 130427A as a prototype we show that this "inner engine" acts in a sequence of "elementary impulses". Electrons are accelerated to ultra-relativistic energy near the BH horizon and, propagating along the polar axis, θ =0, they can reach energies of 1018 eV, and partially contribute to ultra-high energy cosmic rays (UHECRs). When propagating with θ ≠ 0 through the magnetic field B0 they give origin by synchrotron emission to GeV and TeV radiation. The mass of BH, M=2.3 M, its spin, α = 0.47, and the value of magnetic field B0= 3.48 × 1010 G, are determined self-consistently in order to fulfill the energetic and the transparency requirement. The repetition time of each elementary impulse of energy E 1037 erg, is 10-14 s at the beginning of the process, then slowly increasing with time evolution. In principle, this "inner engine" can operate in a GRB for thousands of years. By scaling the BH mass and the magnetic field the same "inner engine" can describe active galactic nuclei (AGN).

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