Analysis Methods and Results of a Search for Weak Gamma-Ray Bursts in the BATSE Data

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Mar 2004

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2004apj...603..624m&link_type=abstract

The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 603, Issue 2, pp. 624-643.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Gamma Rays: Bursts, Methods: Statistical

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We report initial results on the statistical properties of the dimmest gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) observed with the Burst and Transient Source Experiment (BATSE), using new ground-based methods to obtain a sample of GRBs from 502 days of BATSE data. Using the most sensitive ground-based detection of GRBs, the sample extends to GRBs much fainter than those detected by the onboard trigger, but because of the temporal resolution of the data, the sample is limited to GRBs of duration of at least 2 s. For each detected event, Bayesian probabilities are calculated for the event to belong to each of seven classes of differing physical origins. The sample of GRB candidates is defined by the requirement that the Bayesian probability for belonging to the GRB class is higher than 0.5. The intensity distribution of the GRB sample is corrected using a Monte Carlo simulation of the postflight detection efficiency. The sky distribution of the dimmest BATSE bursts is consistent with isotropy. The dimmest bursts are softer than the brightest triggered bursts.

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