Monte Carlo models and analysis of galactic disk gamma-ray burst distributions

Details Monte Carlo models and analysis of galactic disk gamma-ray burst distributions Monte Carlo models and analysis of galactic disk gamma-ray burst distributions

Dec 1989

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1989asee.nasa.....h&link_type=abstract

In Alabama Univ., Research Reports: 1989 NASA/ASEE Summer Faculty Fellowship Program 22 p (SEE N90-19390 12-31)

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Galactic Structure, Gamma Ray Bursts, Gamma Rays, Mathematical Models, Monte Carlo Method, Spatial Distribution, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Electromagnetic Spectra, Gamma Ray Observatory, Luminosity

Scientific paper

Gamma-ray bursts are transient astronomical phenomena which have no quiescent counterparts in any region of the electromagnetic spectrum. Although temporal and spectral properties indicate that these events are likely energetic, their unknown spatial distribution complicates astrophysical interpretation. Monte Carlo samples of gamma-ray burst sources are created which belong to Galactic disk populations. Spatial analysis techniques are used to compare these samples to the observed distribution. From this, both quantitative and qualitative conclusions are drawn concerning allowed luminosity and spatial distributions of the actual sample. Although the Burst and Transient Source Experiment (BATSE) experiment on Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO) will significantly improve knowledge of the gamma-ray burst source spatial characteristics within only a few months of launch, the analysis techniques described herein will not be superceded. Rather, they may be used with BATSE results to obtain detailed information about both the luminosity and spatial distributions of the sources.

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