Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2008-08-07
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 489, Issue 1, 2008, pp.L1-L4
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Accepted in AA, added bibliography
Scientific paper
10.1051/0004-6361:200810269
Two classes of gamma-ray bursts have been identified in the BATSE catalogs characterized by durations shorter and longer than about 2 seconds. There are, however, some indications for the existence of a third class. Swift satellite detectors have different spectral sensitivity than pre-Swift ones for gamma-ray bursts. Therefore, it is worth to reanalyze the durations and their distribution. We analyze, the maximum likelihood estimation, the bursts duration distribution, published in The First BAT Catalog, whether it contains two, three or more groups. The three log-normal fit is significantly (99.54% probability) better than the two for the duration distribution. Monte-Carlo simulations also confirm this probability (99.2%). Similarly, in previous results we found that the fourth component is not needed. The relative frequencies of the distribution of the groups are 7% short 35% intermediate and 58% long. Although the relative frequencies of the groups are different than in the BATSE GRB sample, the difference in the instrument spectral sensitivities can explain this bias on a natural way. This means theoretical models may be needed to explain three different type of gamma-ray bursts.
Bagoly Zs.
Balazs Lajos G.
Horvath Ildiko
Veres Peter
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