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In this paper, we continue to build support for the proposal to use gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) as standard candles in constructing the Hubble Diagram at redshifts beyond the current reach of Type Ia supernova observations. We confirm that…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-12 Jun-Jie Wei , Xue-Feng Wu , Fulvio Melia

In this paper, we examine the spacial distribution of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) using a sample of 373 objects. We subdivide the GRB data into two redshift intervals over the redshift range $0<z< 6.7$. We measure the two-point correlation…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-07-07 Ming-Hua Li , Hai-Nan Lin

We review models of cosmological gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). The statistical and $\gamma$-ray transparency issues are summarized. Neutron-star and black-hole merger scenarios are described and estimates of merger rates are summarized. We…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-28 Charles D. Dermer , Thomas J. Weiler

Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) are unique probes of the cosmic star formation history and the state of the intergalactic medium up to the redshifts of the first stars. In particular, the ongoing {\it Swift} mission might be the first observatory…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 Volker Bromm , Abraham Loeb

The recent discoveries of X-ray and optical counterparts for GRBs, and a possible discovery of a host galaxy, implies that a direct measurement of the red-shift of some GRBs host galaxies is eminent. We discuss the implications of such…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 Ehud Cohen , Tsvi Piran

Studies of the cosmic gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) and their host galaxies are starting to provide interesting or even unique new insights in observational cosmology. GRBs represent a new way of identifying a population of star-forming galaxies…

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) have emerged as powerful cosmological probes for exploring the distant Universe, owing to their immense luminosities and detectability at high redshifts. Several empirical correlations have been established,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-01-13 T. K. M. Aldowma , S. Razzaque , R. Martinelli , R. Gupta , F. Longo , N. Omodei , N. Di Lalla , J. L. Racusin , A. H. Airasca

Context. Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), observed at redshifts as high as 9.4, could serve as valuable probes for investigating the distant Universe. However, this necessitates an increase in the number of GRBs with determined redshifts, as…

In this paper, we test the consistency of Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs) Data-set and Supernovae Union2 (SNU2) via the so-called {\it multi-dimensional consistency test} under the assumption that $\Lambda$CDM model is a potentially correct…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2010-11-19 Lixin Xu , Yuting Wang

We present a comprehensive study of the morphological properties of 42 gamma-ray burst (GRB) host galaxies imaged with the Hubble Space Telescope in the optical band. The purpose of this study is to understand the relation of GRBs to their…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-09-29 C. Wainwright , E. Berger , B. E. Penprase

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are among the most energetic events in the universe, offering insights into stellar collapse, extreme matter behavior, and cosmic evolution. The advent of multi-messenger astronomy, combining electromagnetic,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-10-13 Nicolas De Angelis

Since the launch of the highly successful and ongoing Swift mission, the field of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) has undergone a revolution. The arcsecond GRB localizations available within just a few minutes of the GRB alert has signified the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-09-26 Patricia Schady

The cosmic formation rate of long Gamma Ray Bursts (LGRBs) encodes the evolution, across cosmic times, of their progenitors' properties and of their environment. The LGRB formation rate and the luminosity function, with its redshift…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-06-15 G. Ghirlanda , R. Salvaterra

Cosmological models and their parameters are widely debated, especially about whether the current discrepancy between the values of the Hubble constant, $H_{0}$, obtained by type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia), and the Planck data from the Cosmic…

Structures in Warm Dark Matter (WDM) models are exponentially suppressed below a certain scale, characterized by the dark matter particle mass, $m_{\rm x}$. Since structures form hierarchically, the presence of collapsed objects at…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2013-06-26 Rafael S. de Souza , Andrei Mesinger , Andrea Ferrara , Zoltan Haiman , Rosalba Perna , Naoki Yoshida

Studies of the cosmic gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) and their host galaxies are now starting to provide interesting or even unique new insights in observational cosmology. Observed GRB host galaxies have a median magnitude R ~ 25 mag, and show a…

The current knowledge in cosmology deals with open problems whose solutions are still under investigation. The main issue is the so-called Hubble constant ($H_0$) tension, namely, the $4-6 \sigma$ discrepancy between the local value of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-01-23 Maria Giovanna Dainotti , Biagio De Simone , Aditya Narendra , Agnieszka Pollo

A new method to constrain the cosmological equation of state is proposed by using combined samples of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) and supernovae (SNeIa). The Chevallier-Polarski-Linder parameterization is adopted for the equation of state in…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-05 S. Capozziello , L. Izzo

The cosmological gamma-ray burst (GRB) phenomenon is reviewed. The broad observational facts and empirical phenomenological relations of the GRB prompt emission and afterglow are outlined. A well-tested, successful fireball shock model is…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Bing Zhang , Peter Meszaros

The duration of more than one thousand gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) has been measured by Swift satellite. Besides the redshift distribution of GRBs, the burst duration could be another significant property of GRBs that can be analyzed. In this…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-05-28 Zeinab Kalantari , Sohrab Rahvar