Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Apr 2009
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Chinese Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 33, Issue 2, p. 151-157.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Scientific paper
For the mechanism of production of γ-ray bursts (GRBs) it is rather generally recognized that the long-term γ-ray burst (LGRB) originates from the deaths of massive stars while the short-term γ-ray burst (SGRB) originates from the merging of close binaries. Therefore the speculation naturally follows that the number of LGRBs is directly proportional to the star formation rate (SFR). However, it is indicated from recent data analyses that this speculation does not fit the observations very well. It is considered that only massive stars with masses greater than a certain critical mass can produce the LGRB, so the initial mass function (IMF) of stars can significantly affect the production rate of LGRBs. In this paper it is considered that the IMF of stars can be used to explain the observed number distribution of the LGRBs with the redshift, and this has led to some good results.
Wei Da-Ming
Xu Cong-Yi
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