GeV-TeV and X-Ray Flares from Gamma-Ray Bursts
GeV-TeV and X-Ray Flares from Gamma-Ray Bursts
The recent detection of delayed X-ray flares during the afterglow phase of gamma-ray bursts suggests an inner engine origin, at radii inside the deceleration radius characterizing the beginning of the forward-shock afterglow emission. Given the observed temporal overlap between the flares and afterglows, there must be inverse Compton (IC) emission …