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1 The X-ray absorption in GRB afterglows Darach Watson DARK Cosmology Centre Niels Bohr Institute University of Copenhagen
2 Overview Downturn at low energies deviating from a power-law Very similar to photoelectric absorption observed in the galaxy Fit well by photoelectric absorption by metals at host redshift Values well above Galactic Galama and Wijers, in average.; Watson et al. single afterglow; de Pasquale/Gendre/Stratta et al., Campana et al., Evans et al. samples
3 Overview Downturn at low energies deviating from a power-law Very similar to photoelectric absorption observed in the galaxy Fit well by photoelectric absorption by metals at host redshift N HI (cm 2 ) Values well above Galactic N HX (cm 2 ) Galama and Wijers, in average.; Watson et al. single afterglow; de Pasquale/Gendre/Stratta et al., Campana et al., Evans et al. samples
4 What causes the X- ray absorption? Photoelectric absorption Inner shells of metals dominate He, C, O, Fe, Si, S etc. Relatively insensitive to ionisation state or phase (i.e. in normal situations, X-rays see almost all metals) Use column density in hydrogen as a useful proxy, but actually, insensitive to hydrogen
5 What causes X-ray absorption in GRBs? H II regions helium
6 Redshift dependence Little redshift information in low-res X-ray spectra 100 z = 0 z = 2 Get redshifts from optical log N HX = 22.5 log N HX = 21.6 (z = 0 fit) But! Inferred absorption strongly redshift dependent: NH X (z) (1+z) 2.5 NH X (0) Flux (ph cm 2 s 1 kev 1 ) 10 1 log N HX = Energy (kev)
7 The redshift distribution Oddity X-ray absorption rises with redshift. Why? Expect detectability threshold to rise with redshift [ NH X (z) (1+z) 2.5 NH X (0) ] But missing low redshift, high absorption GRBs Campana et al. 2010
8 The redshift distribution Oddity X-ray absorption rises with redshift. Why? Expect detectability threshold to rise with redshift [ NH X (z) (1+z) 2.5 NH X (0) ] But missing low redshift, high absorption GRBs Campana et al. 2010
9 The redshift distribution Oddity X-ray absorption rises with redshift. Why? Expect detectability threshold to rise with redshift [ NH X (z) (1+z) 2.5 NH X (0) ] But missing low redshift, high absorption GRBs Campana et al. 2010
10 The redshift distribution Oddity X-ray absorption rises with redshift. Why? Expect detectability threshold to rise with redshift [ NH X (z) (1+z) 2.5 NH X (0) ] But missing low redshift, high absorption GRBs Campana et al. 2010
11 Solution: Dust bias Watson & Jakkobson 2012 X-rays unbiased by dust But redshifts from optical Bias obtaining redshifts See also Campana et al. 2012
12 Solution: Dust bias Watson & Jakkobson 2012 X-rays unbiased by dust But redshifts from optical Bias obtaining redshifts See also Campana et al. 2012
13 Solution: Dust bias Watson & Jakkobson 2012 X-rays unbiased by dust But redshifts from optical Bias obtaining redshifts See also Campana et al. 2012
14 Solution: Dust bias Watson & Jakkobson 2012 X-rays unbiased by dust But redshifts from optical Bias obtaining redshifts See also Campana et al. 2012
15 Solution: Dust bias Watson & Jakkobson 2012 X-rays unbiased by dust But redshifts from optical Bias obtaining redshifts See also Campana et al. 2012
16 Solution: Dust bias Watson & Jakkobson 2012 X-rays unbiased by dust But redshifts from optical Bias obtaining redshifts See also Campana et al. 2012
17 No NHX-AV correlation Watson & Jakobssen 2012 Evolving NH X /AV
18 NHX-AV correlation? Watson & Jakobssen 2012 Evolving NH X /AV
19 Evolving NHX-AV correlation Correlation between NH X and AV at z < 1, 1 < z < 2, and 2 < z < 4. N HX (cm 2 ) z > 4 N HX (cm 2 ) < z < 4 But mean ratio rises with redshift A V (mag) A V (mag) N HX (cm 2 ) N HX (cm 2 ) NH X AV correlation confirmed by Covino et al < z < z < A V (mag) A V (mag) Watson et al. 2013
20 (SUB-)Conclusion Dust produced more effectively from metals at lower redshifts? Unlikely Still do not understand: Where is the X-ray absorption? Its real column density distribution Ionisation state Abundances
21 Proposals Molecular cloud Intrinsic curvature Underestimated Galactic Intervening neutral absorbers Warm/hot IGM
22 Proposals Molecular cloud Intrinsic curvature No: Should see neutral hydrogen Underestimated Galactic Intervening neutral absorbers Warm/hot IGM
23 Proposals Molecular cloud Intrinsic curvature No: Should see neutral hydrogen Underestimated Galactic Intervening neutral absorbers Warm/hot IGM
24 Proposals Molecular cloud Intrinsic curvature No: Should see neutral hydrogen No: objects with strong slope change, constant absorption Underestimated Galactic Intervening neutral absorbers Warm/hot IGM
25 Proposals Molecular cloud Intrinsic curvature No: Should see neutral hydrogen No: objects with strong slope change, constant absorption Underestimated Galactic Intervening neutral absorbers Warm/hot IGM
26 Proposals Molecular cloud Intrinsic curvature No: Should see neutral hydrogen No: objects with strong slope change, constant absorption Underestimated Galactic No: consistent with other surveys (dust, galactic sources) Intervening neutral absorbers Warm/hot IGM
27 Proposals Molecular cloud Intrinsic curvature No: Should see neutral hydrogen No: objects with strong slope change, constant absorption Underestimated Galactic No: consistent with other surveys (dust, galactic sources) Intervening neutral absorbers Warm/hot IGM
28 Proposals Molecular cloud Intrinsic curvature Underestimated Galactic Intervening neutral absorbers Warm/hot IGM No: Should see neutral hydrogen No: objects with strong slope change, constant absorption No: consistent with other surveys (dust, galactic sources) No: Not large enough. Metallicity decreases with redshift
29 Proposals Molecular cloud Intrinsic curvature Underestimated Galactic Intervening neutral absorbers Warm/hot IGM No: Should see neutral hydrogen No: objects with strong slope change, constant absorption No: consistent with other surveys (dust, galactic sources) No: Not large enough. Metallicity decreases with redshift
30 Proposals Molecular cloud Intrinsic curvature Underestimated Galactic Intervening neutral absorbers Warm/hot IGM No: Should see neutral hydrogen No: objects with strong slope change, constant absorption No: consistent with other surveys (dust, galactic sources) No: Not large enough. Metallicity decreases with redshift No: No absorption seen in high-z AGN
31 Proposals Molecular cloud Intrinsic curvature Underestimated Galactic Intervening neutral absorbers Warm/hot IGM So what s Left? No: Should see neutral hydrogen No: objects with strong slope change, constant absorption No: consistent with other surveys (dust, galactic sources) No: Not large enough. Metallicity decreases with redshift No: No absorption seen in high-z AGN
32 What s left Progenitor wind? GRB destroys dust and strips gas out to large radii Mass is too large to be progenitor wind HII region? Previous problem not enough HI observed But if HI ionised by stars: He can absorb closer to the GRB than anything else log (N H X /cm 2 ) (H ionised by stars confirmed by Krongold & Prochaska 2013) X-ray absorption HST Radio He absorber Dust O absorber Radius (pc)
33 Signatures of He absorption No clear difference in low-res spectra between metal rich gas and He HII regions have higher column densities in dense environments => more likely to intersect a high density neutral cloud => approx. correlation between NHx and gas (not metals) NHx - NHI correlation (confirmed by Covino et al. 2013) normalized counts s 1 kev Energy (kev) log N HI (cm 2 ) NHx - AV correlation should change with redshift as mean cosmic metallicity drops log N HX (cm 2 )
34 Evolving NHX-AV correlation Correlation between NH X and AV at z < 1, 1 < z < 2, and 2 < z < 4. N HX (cm 2 ) z > 4 N HX (cm 2 ) < z < 4 But mean ratio rises with redshift A V (mag) A V (mag) N HX (cm 2 ) N HX (cm 2 ) < z < z < A V (mag) A V (mag) Watson et al
35 Conclusions The X-ray absorption in long GRB afterglows is primarily produced by He in the natal HII regions the stars that explode as GRBs. The GRB is powerful enough to destroy the dust and strip the metals associated with this gas The change in the NHx/AV ratio with redshift is largely due to the change in cosmic metallicity Using information on the luminosity of a GRB and its NHx it should be possible to place limits on the sizes and densities of the HII regions of massive starforming regions across a very large redshift range
36 END
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