Prompt Ultraviolet-to-Soft-X-Ray Emission of Gamma-Ray Bursts Application to GRB 031203.pdfVIP

a r X i v : a s t r o - p h / 0 4 0 3 1 6 8 v 2 2 3 A p r 2 0 0 4 Prompt Ultraviolet-to-Soft-X-Ray Emission of Gamma-Ray Bursts: Application to GRB 031203? Zhuo Li1 and L. M. Song1 ABSTRACT We discuss the prompt emission of 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, showing a