Cosmological brightness distribution fits of gamma-ray burst sources

被引:37
作者
Horvath, I
Meszaros, P
Meszaros, A
机构
[1] CENT RES INST PHYS,H-1525 BUDAPEST,HUNGARY
[2] CHARLES UNIV,DEPT ASTRON,PRAGUE 15000 5,CZECH REPUBLIC
关键词
cosmology; theory; gamma rays; bursts; methods; statistical;
D O I
10.1086/177849
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We discuss detailed Ms of the BATSE and PYO gamma-ray burst peak-flux distributions with Friedmann models taking into account possible density evolution and standard candle or power-law luminosity functions. A chi(2) analysis is used to estimate the goodness of the fits, and we derive the significance level of limits on the density evolution and luminosity function parameters. Cosmological models provide a good st over a range of parameter space that is physically reasonable.
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页码:56 / 62
页数:7
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