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We explore large-scale cosmic structure using the spatial distribution of 542 gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) having accurately measured positions and spectroscopic redshifts. Prominent cosmological clusters are identified in both the northern and…

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We calculate the theoretical event rate of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) from the collapse of massive first-generation (Population III; Pop III) stars. The Pop III GRBs could be super-energetic with the isotropic energy up to $E_{\rm iso} \gtrsim…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-04-23 Rafael S de Souza , Naoki Yoshida , Kunihito Ioka

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are a mixed class of sources consisting of, at least, the long duration and short-hard subclasses, the X-ray flashes, and the low-luminosity GRBs. In all cases, the release of enormous amounts of energy on a short…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-09-24 Charles D. Dermer , Chris L. Fryer

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) have been phenomenologically classified into long and short populations based on the observed bimodal distribution of duration. Multi-wavelength and multi-messenger observations in recent years have revealed that in…

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are usually classified into long/short categories according to their durations, but controversy still exists in this aspect. Here we re-examine the long/short classification of GRBs and further compare the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-12-02 Juan-Juan Luo , Liang Zhang , Li-Yun Zhang , Yong-Feng Huang , Jia-Quan Lin , Jun-Wang Lu , Xiao-Fei Dong

Following the faint gamma-ray burst, GRB 170817A, coincident with a gravitational wave-detected binary neutron star merger at $d\sim40$ Mpc, we consider the constraints on a local population of faint short duration GRBs (defined here…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-12-04 Soheb Mandhai , Nial Tanvir , Gavin Lamb , Andrew Levan , David Tsang

A small air shower array operating over many years has been used to search for ultra-high energy (UHE) gamma radiation ($\geq 50$ TeV) associated with gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) detected by the BATSE instrument on the Compton Gamma-Ray…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-28 S. P. Plunkett , M. Delaney , B. McBreen , K. J. Hurley , C. T. O'Sullivan

Recent Swift observations suggest that the traditional long vs. short GRB classification scheme does not always associate GRBs to the two physically motivated model types, i.e. Type II (massive star origin) vs. Type I (compact star origin).…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2011-04-04 Houjun Lv , Enwei Liang , Binbin Zhang , Bing Zhang

Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) are thought to originate at cosmological distances from the most powerful explosions in the Universe. If GRBs are not beamed then the distribution of their number as a function of Gamma-ray flux implies that they…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 Abraham Loeb , Rosalba Perna

We have searched for gamma-ray bursts (GRB) in the BATSE DISCLA data covering the period TJD 8365-10528. We employ an algorithm that uses the background both before and after the onset of the burst, and that requires an excess of at least 5…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 M. Schmidt

Traditionally, gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are classified as long and short GRBs, with $T_{90} = 2$ s being the threshold duration. Generally, long-duration GRBs (LGRBs, $T_{90}>2$ s) are associated with the collapse of massive stars, and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-10-03 Si-Yuan Zhu , Pak-Hin Thomas Tam

The sky distribution of Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) has been intensively studied by various groups for more than two decades. Most of these studies test the isotropy of GRBs based on their sky number density distribution. In this work we…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-12-25 Jakub Ripa , Arman Shafieloo

After almost 4 years of operation, the two instruments onboard the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have shown that the number of gamma-ray bursts with high energy photon emission above 100 MeV cannot exceed roughly 9% of the total number of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-05 Carl W. Akerlof , WeiKang Zheng

We have tested several models of GRB luminosity and redshift distribution functions for compatibility with the BATSE 4B number versus peak flux relation. Our results disagree with recent claims that current GRB observations can be used to…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 Mark R. Krumholz , S. E. Thorsett , Fiona A. Harrison

Due to their extreme luminosities, gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) can be detected in hostile regions of galaxies, nearby and at very high redshift, making them important cosmological probes. The investigation of galaxies hosting long-duration GRBs…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-12 S. Savaglio

This article gives an overview of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) and their relation to astroparticle physics and cosmology. GRBs are the most powerful explosions in the universe that occur roughly once per day and are characterized by flashes of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-02-27 Jakub Ripa

The intermediate-duration gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) identified in the data of the RHESSI satellite are investigated with respect to their spectral lags, peak count rates, redshifts, supernova observations, and star formation rates of their…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-30 J. Ripa , P. Veres , A. Meszaros

A model is proposed for the origin of cosmic rays (CRs) from ~10^14 eV to the highest energies, >10^20 eV. Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) are assumed to inject CR protons and ions into the interstellar medium of star-forming galaxies--including…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Stuart D. Wick , Charles D. Dermer , Armen Atoyan

In a few dozen seconds gamma ray bursts (GRBs) emit up to 10^54 erg in terms of an equivalent isotropically radiated energy Eiso, so they can be observed up to z ~10. Thus, these phenomena appear to be very promising tools to describe the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2013-10-14 Lorenzo Amati , Massimo Della Valle

We have searched for gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) in the BATSE DISCLA data over a time period of 5.9 years. We employ a trigger requiring an excess of at least 5 sigma over background for at least two modules in the 50-300 keV range. After…

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