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The Nature of Optical Afterglows without Gamma-Ray Bursts: Identification of AT2023lcr and Multiwavelength Modeling
Cornell Univ, Dept Astron, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA; CALTECH, Cahill Ctr Astrophys, MC 249-17, 1200 E Calif Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA.
Nordita SU.
CALTECH, Cahill Ctr Astrophys, MC 249-17, 1200 E Calif Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA.
Number of Authors: 322025 (English)In: Astrophysical Journal, ISSN 0004-637X, E-ISSN 1538-4357, Vol. 985, no 1, article id 124Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

In the past few years, the improved sensitivity and cadence of wide-field optical surveys have enabled the discovery of several afterglows without associated detected gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). We present the identification, observations, and multiwavelength modeling of a recent such afterglow (AT 2023lcr), and model three literature events (AT 2020blt, AT 2021any, and AT 2021lfa) in a consistent fashion. For each event, we consider the following possibilities as to why a GRB was not observed: (1) the jet was off-axis; (2) the jet had a low initial Lorentz factor; and (3) the afterglow was the result of an on-axis classical GRB (on-axis jet with physical parameters typical of the GRB population), but the emission was undetected by gamma-ray satellites. We estimate all physical parameters using afterglowpy and Markov Chain Monte Carlo methods from emcee. We find that AT 2023lcr, AT 2020blt, and AT 2021any are consistent with on-axis classical GRBs, and AT 2021lfa is consistent with both on-axis low Lorentz factor (Gamma 0 approximate to 5-13) and off-axis (theta obs = 2 theta jet) high Lorentz factor (Gamma 0 approximate to 100) jets.

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American Astronomical Society , 2025. Vol. 985, no 1, article id 124
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Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-365960DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/adc800ISI: 001491045200001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105005731732OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-365960DiVA, id: diva2:1980614
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Available from: 2025-07-02 Created: 2025-07-02 Last updated: 2025-07-04Bibliographically approved

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