Early Optical Afterglows from Wind-Type Gamma-Ray Bursts.pdfVIP

a r X i v : a s t r o - p h / 0 3 0 4 0 8 6 v 2 8 J u l 2 0 0 3 Early Optical Afterglows from Wind-Type Gamma-Ray Bursts Shiho Kobayashi1,2 and Bing Zhang1 1Department of Astronomy Astrophysics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 2Center for Gravitational Wave Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 ABSTRACT We study prompt optical emission from reverse shocks in the wind-type gamma-ray bursts. The emission is evaluated in both the thick and thin shell regimes. We discuss the angular time delay effect and the post-shock evolution of the fir