Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Feb 1994
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994stin...9425199l&link_type=abstract
Presented at the Summer Faculty Fellowship Research Continuation Program, Huntsville, AL, Feb. 1994; sponsored by Alabama Univ.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Algorithms, Gamma Ray Astronomy, Gamma Ray Bursts, Random Noise, Temporal Distribution, Chaos, Data Reduction, Fractals
Scientific paper
Gamma ray burst time histories, ranging in durations from milliseconds to thousands of seconds, are as varied as the number of bursts. They show a wide array of structures from those that are very smooth to those that contain a seemingly uncountable number of spikes riding on top of other spikes. These profiles have tantalized researchers for years - they obviously hold important information on the nature of GRB's, but to date no one has been successful in analyzing them. For the past year the author has been working on algorithms to analyze these data. Two approaches have been followed in this investigation. The first is an attempt to quantify the amount of structure, or spikiness, in a profile. The second involves applying the latest theorems on chaos and fractals with the aim of extracting useful information from what seems to be a random collection of shot noise.
Karr Gerald R.
Lestrade John Patrick
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