Are Gamma-Ray Bursts Standard Candles?
Astrophysics
2007-05-31 v1
Abstract
By dividing a sample of 48 long-duration gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) into four groups with redshift from low to high and fitting each group with the Amati relation log Eiso = a + b log Epeak, I find that parameters a and b vary with the mean redshift of the GRBs in each group systematically and significantly. The results suggest that GRBs evolve strongly with the cosmic redshift and hence are not standard candles.
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@article{arxiv.0705.4401,
title = {Are Gamma-Ray Bursts Standard Candles?},
author = {Li-Xin Li},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0705.4401},
year = {2007}
}