Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1994-01-12
Astrophys.J. 425 (1994) L63
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
13 pages, TEX, 2 figures can be obtained from woods@cfata3.harvard.edu
Scientific paper
10.1086/187311
We place empirical constraints on the physical properties of $\gamma-$ray burst events at cosmological distances. In particular we derive probability distributions for the radiation energy $E_\gamma$, the minimum Lorentz factor $\gamma_{\rm min}$, the maximum baryonic mass $M_{\rm max}$ and the upper bound on the surrounding gas density $n_{\rm max}$ in the events, based on 169 bursts from the first BATSE catalog. Using peak flux as a distance indicator we probe bursts where the constraints are stronger than average. The resulting variance and skewness of the cosmological probability distributions are calculated in addition to their mean values: $\langle E_\gamma\rangle=4\times 10^{51} h^{-2} {\rm erg}$, $\langle \gamma_{\rm min}\rangle= 5\times 10^2$, $\langle M_{\rm max}\rangle=10^{-5}\xi^{-1} M_\odot$, and $\langle (\gamma/\gamma_{\rm min})^{-5} n_{\rm max}\rangle\lsim 10^{2} \xi^{-1}{\rm cm^{-3}}$, where $\xi$ is the fraction of the total energy which is converted to $\gamma-$rays. The distribution of burst energies ends at about $10^{53} {\rm erg}$, close to the binding energy of a neutron star.
Loeb Abraham
Woods Eric
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