Method of determining cosmological parameter ranges with samples of candles with an intrinsic distribution

Details Method of determining cosmological parameter ranges with samples of candles with an intrinsic distribution Method of determining cosmological parameter ranges with samples of candles with an intrinsic distribution

2005-02-18

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0502373v3

Chin.Phys.15:1645-1652,2006

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

6 pages,4 figures,1 tables.Data updated. Main conclusion unchanged

Scientific paper

10.1088/1009-1963/15/7/044

In this paper, the effect of the intrinsic distribution of cosmological candles is investigated. We find that, in the case of a narrow distribution, the deviation of the observed modulus of sources from the expected central value could be estimated within a ceratin range. We thus introduce a lower and upper limits of $\chi ^{2}$, $\chi_{\min}^{2}$ and $ \chi_{\max}^{2}$, to estimate cosmological parameters by applying the conventional minimizing $\chi ^{2}$ method. We apply this method to a gamma-ray burst (GRB) sample as well as to a combined sample including this GRB sample and an SN Ia sample. Our analysis shows that: a) in the case of assuming an intrinsic distribution of candles of the GRB sample, the effect of the distribution is obvious and should not be neglected; b) taking into account this effect would lead to a poorer constraint of the cosmological parameter ranges. The analysis suggests that in the attempt of constraining the cosmological model with current GRB samples, the results tend to be worse than what previously thought if the mentioned intrinsic distribution does exist.

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