Spectral properties of energetic GRBs

We aim to constrain in detail the spectral properties of GRB prompt emission on a time-resolved basis and to discuss the theoretical implications of the fitting results in the context of various prompt emission models.

Our sample comprises eight GRBs observed by the Fermi GBM in its first five years of mission, with 1keV-1MeV fluence f>1.0x10^-4^erg/cm2 and a signal-to-noise ratio level of S/N>=10.0 above 900keV. We performed a time-resolved spectral analysis using a variable temporal binning technique according to optimal S/N criteria, resulting in a total of 299 time-resolved spectra. We performed Band function fits to all spectra and obtained the distributions for the low-energy power-law index {alpha}, the high-energy power-law index {beta}, the peak energy in the observed {nu}F_{nu}_ spectrum E_p_, and the difference between the low- and high-energy power-law indices {Delta}s={alpha}-{beta}.