The Fluence Duration Bias
Astrophysics
2009-10-31 v1
Abstract
The fluence duration bias causes fluences and durations of faint gamma-ray bursts to be systematically underestimated relative to their peak fluxes. Using Monte Carlo analysis, we demonstrate how this effect explains characteristics of structure of the fluence vs. 1024 ms peak flux diagram. Evidence of this bias exists in the BATSE fluence duration database, and provides a partial explanation for the existence of burst class properties.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0001338,
title = {The Fluence Duration Bias},
author = {Jon Hakkila and Charles A. Meegan and Geoffrey N. Pendleton and Robert S. Mallozzi and David J. Haglin and Richard J. Roiger},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0001338},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
5 pages, 7 figures, presented at the 5th Huntsville Gamma-Ray Burst Symposium