Do gamma-ray bursts originate from an extended Galactic Halo of high-velocity neutron stars?

Details Do gamma-ray bursts originate from an extended Galactic Halo of high-velocity neutron stars? Do gamma-ray bursts originate from an extended Galactic Halo of high-velocity neutron stars?

Feb 1994

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994apjs...90..893h&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series (ISSN 0067-0049), vol. 90, no. 2, 893-897

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Astronomical Models, Cosmology, Galactic Halos, Gamma Ray Bursts, Neutron Stars, Angular Distribution, Anisotropy, Brightness Distribution, Isotropy

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The gamma-ray burst brightness distribution is inhomogeneous and the distribution on the sky is nearly isotropic. These features argue against an association of gamma-ray bursts with those Galactic objects that are known to exhibit a strong concentration toward the Galactic center or plane. The observed statistical properties indicate a cosmological origin. Circumstantial evidence suggests that neutron stars are involved in the burst phenomenon. Here we consider Population II neutron stars in an extended Galactic Halo (EGH) as an alternative to cosmological scenarios. The Burst and Transient Source Experiment (BATSE) data indicate a small deviation from isotropy near the 2 sigma level of statistical significance. If confirmed for an increasing number of bursts, these anisotropies could rule out cosmological scenarios. On the other hand, EGH models require small anisotropies like those observed by BATSE. We consider simple distribution models to determine the generic properties such halos must have to be consistent with the observations and discuss the implications of the corresponding distance scale on burst models.

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