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Optical observational biases in the GRB redshift

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics 2015-05-13 v1

Abstract

The measured redshifts of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), which were first detected by the Swift satellite, seem to be bigger on average than the redshifts of GRBs detected by other satellites. We analyzed the redshift distribution of GRBs triggered and observed by different satellites (Swift, HETE2, BeppoSax, Ulyssses). After considering the possible biases {significant difference was found at the p=95.70% level in the redshift distributions of GRBs measured by HETE and the Swift.

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@article{arxiv.0906.4283,
  title  = {Optical observational biases in the GRB redshift},
  author = {Z. Bagoly and P. Veres},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0906.4283},
  year   = {2015}
}

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3 pages, 1 table, 2 figures, to appear in the proceedings of the Sixth Huntsville Gamma-Ray Burst Symposium, edited by C.A. Meegan, N. Gehrels, and C. Kouveliotou

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