Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2005-04-18
Astron.J.130:418-424,2005
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
5 pages, 6 figures, accepted for publication in AJ
Scientific paper
10.1086/431155
Assuming that the observed gamma-ray burst (GRB) rate as a function of redshift is proportional to a corrected star formation rate, we derive the empirical distribution of the viewing angles of long BATSE GRBs, $P^{\rm em}(\theta)$, and the distribution of these bursts in the plane of $\theta$ against redshift, $P^{\rm em}(\theta, z)$, by using a tight correlation between $E_{\gamma}$) and $E_{\rm p}^{'}$). Our results show that $P^{\rm em}(\theta)$ is well fitted by a log-normal distribution centering at $\log \theta/{\rm rad}=-0.76$ with a width of $\sigma_{\log \theta}=0.57$. We test different universal structured jet models by comparing model predictions with our empirical results. To make the comparisons reasonable, an "effective" threshold, which corresponds to the sample selection criteria of the long GRB sample, is used. We find that the predictions of a two-Gaussian jet model are roughly consistent with our empirical results. A brief discussion shows that cosmological effect on the $E_{\gamma}-E_{\rm p}^{'}$ relation does not significantly affect our results, but sample selection effects on this relationship might significantly influence our results.
Cui Xiao-Hong
Liang E.-W.
Lu Rui-Jing
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