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Selection effects, connected with stochastic errors in source flux and threshold value determination are analyzed. Normal and normal logarithmic distributions of stochastic deviations are considered. These two kind of distributions produce…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 G. S. Bisnovatyi-Kogan

We calculate the prompt x-ray emission as a function of viewing angle for beamed Gamma-Ray Burst (GRB) sources. Prompt x-rays are inevitable due to the less highly blueshifted photons emitted at angles greater than 1/gamma relative to the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Eric Woods , Abraham Loeb

Joint gravitational-wave (GW) and $\gamma$-ray burst (GRB) observations are among the best prospects for standard siren cosmology. However, the strong selection effect for the coincident GRB detection, which is possible only for sources…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-12-12 Michele Mancarella , Francesco Iacovelli , Stefano Foffa , Niccolò Muttoni , Michele Maggiore

We propose a new method to use gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) as an alternative probe of the dark energy. By calibrating luminosity-variability and luminosity-lag time relations at low redshift where distance-redshift relations have been already…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 K. Takahashi , M. Oguri , K. Kotake , H. Ohno

Blazars are the most common sources of $\gamma$-ray photons in the extragalactic sky. Their $\gamma$-ray light curves are characterized by bright flaring episodes, similarly to what is observed at longer wavelengths. These gamma-ray bursts…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-06-04 Matteo Cerruti

To show an internal signature of gravitational lensing, two different temporal sections of a single gamma-ray burst (GRB) must be statistically similar. Here two straightforward gravitational lensing tests are defined and applied: a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-01-24 Oindabi Mukherjee , Robert J. Nemiroff

As of December 2023, the Swift satellite has detected more than 1600 gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). We select 307 Type II GRBs for constructing the luminosity function (LF) based on the following criteria: (1) duration $T_{90} \geq 2 s$; (2)…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-05-19 Yan-Kun Qu , Zhong-Xiao Man , Yu-Peng Yang , Shuang-Xi Yi , Mei Du , Fa-yin Wang

We derive the luminosity function and redshift distribution of short Gamma Ray Bursts (SGRBs) using (i) all the available observer-frame constraints (i.e. peak flux, fluence, peak energy and duration distributions) of the large population…

INTEGRAL has two sensitive gamma-ray instruments that have detected 46 gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) up to July 2007. We present the spectral, spatial, and temporal properties of the bursts in the INTEGRAL GRB catalogue using data from the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-04-30 S. Foley , S. McGlynn , L. Hanlon , S. McBreen , B. McBreen

We constrain the isotropic luminosity function (LF) and formation rate of long gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) by fitting models 'jointly' to both the observed differential peak flux and redshift distributions. We find evidence supporting an…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 C. Firmani , V. Avila-Reese , G. Ghisellini , A. V. Tutukov

The nature of Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs) remains a complete mystery, despite the recent breakthrough discovery of low energy counterparts, although it is now generally believed that at least most GRBs are at cosmological distances. Virtually…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Bradley E. Schaefer

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are detectable out to very large distances and as such are potentially powerful cosmological probes. Historically, the angular distribution of GRBs provided important information about their origin and physical…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-11-11 T. N. Ukwatta , P. R. Wozniak

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are tremendous explosions visible across most of the Universe, certainly out to redshifts of z=4.5 and likely out to z~10. Recently, GRBs have been found to have a roughly constant explosive energy as well as to have…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Bradley E. Schaefer

Several gamma-ray burst (GRB) luminosity indicators (LIs)have been proposed. Unlike SNe Ia, calibration of GRB LIs using a low-redshift sample is difficult. Based on the Bayesian theory, here we propose an approach to calibrate these LIs…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Enwei Liang , Bing Zhang

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), as extremely energetic explosions in the universe, are widely believed to consist of two stages: the prompt phase and the subsequent afterglow. Recent studies indicate that some high-energy photons are emitted…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-11-02 Yingtian Chen , Bo-Qiang Ma

Motivated by the many associations of $\gamma$-ray bursts (GRBs) with energetic supernova (SN) explosions, we study the propagation of relativistic jets within the progenitor star in which a SN shock wave may be launched briefly before the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-06-06 Miguel-Ángel Aloy , Carlos F. Cuesta-Martínez , M. Obergaulinger

The division of Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) into different classes, other than the "short" and "long", has been an active field of research. We investigate whether GRBs can be classified based on a broader set of parameters, including prompt…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-11-28 Shubham Bhardwaj , Maria G. Dainotti , Sachin Venkatesh , Aditya Narendra , Anish Kalsi , Enrico Rinaldi , Agnieszka Pollo

The angular dependence of emission in gamma-ray bursts (GRB) is of fundamental importance in understanding the underlying physical mechanisms, as well as in multimessenger search efforts. We examine the prospects of using reconstructed GRB…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-11-04 N. Miller , S. Marka , I. Bartos

The variable activity of a gamma-ray burst (GRB) source is thought to be correlated with its absolute peak luminosity - a relation that, if confirmed, can be used to derive an independent estimate of the redshift of a GRB. We find that…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Nicole M. Lloyd-Ronning , Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz

Gamma-ray Bursts (GRBs) are the most powerful explosions known, capable of outshining the rest of gamma-ray sky during their short-lived prompt emission. Their cosmological nature makes them the best tool to explore the final stages in the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-07-20 A. Cucchiara , T. Totani , N. R. Tanvir