BATSE Gamma-Ray Burst Line Search: II. Bayesian Consistency Methodology

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1994-05-03

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9405009v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

accepted by Ap.J., 24 pages, LaTeX with AAS macros, request 4 figures from dband@ucsd.edu

Scientific paper

10.1086/174759

We describe a Bayesian methodology to evaluate the consistency between the reported Ginga and BATSE detections of absorption features in gamma ray burst spectra. Currently no features have been detected by BATSE, but this methodology will still be applicable if and when such features are discovered. The Bayesian methodology permits the comparison of hypotheses regarding the two detectors' observations, and makes explicit the subjective aspects of our analysis (e.g., the quantification of our confidence in detector performance). We also present non-Bayesian consistency statistics. Based on preliminary calculations of line detectability we find that both the Bayesian and non-Bayesian techniques show that the BATSE and Ginga observations are consistent given our understanding of these detectors.

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