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We discuss the prompt emission of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), allowing for γγ pair production and synchrotron self-absorption. The observed hard spectra suggest heavy pair-loading in GRBs. The re-emission of the generated pairs results in the energy transmission from high-energy gamma-rays to long-wavelength radiation. Due to strong self-absorption, the synchrotron radiation by pairs is in optically thick regime. Thus, the re-emission would appear as a thermal-like spectral bump in the extreme-ultraviolet/soft X-ray band, other than the peak from the main burst. The confirmation of the thermal-like feature and the double-peak structure by future satellites, such as Swift, would indicate that the dominant radiation mechanism in GRBs is synchrotron rather than inverse-Compton radiation.
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Li, Z., Song, LM. (2005). The Prompt Ultraviolet/Soft X-Ray Emission of GRBs. In: Cheng, K., Romero, G. (eds) Multiwavelength Approach to Unidentified Gamma-Ray Sources. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3881-X_36
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