Effects of location uncertainties on the observed distribution of gamma-ray bursts detected by BATSE

Details Effects of location uncertainties on the observed distribution of gamma-ray bursts detected by BATSE Effects of location uncertainties on the observed distribution of gamma-ray bursts detected by BATSE

Aug 1993

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993apj...413..293h&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 413, no. 1, p. 293-297.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

11

Astronomical Models, Gamma Ray Bursts, Gamma Ray Observatory, Radiation Distribution, Monte Carlo Method, Transient Response

Scientific paper

The Burst and Transient Source Experiment (BATSE) on NASA's Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory has shown that the sources of gamma-ray bursts have an angular distribution consistent with isotropy, yet the bursts are spatially inhomogeneous. Detection of a statistically significant deviation from isotropy in the burst distribution would provide a clue to the distance of the burst sources. BATSE's ability to detect slight deviations of the angular distribution from isotropy is, in part, dependent on the accuracy of the computed burst locations. Using bursts whose locations have been determined accurately and independently, we estimate BATSE's location uncertainties and incorporate them into 3D Monte Carlo simulations of the burst distributions to show that, despite individual burst location uncertainties of about 5 deg, the ability of BATSE to place stringent limits on the anisotropy present in the angular distribution of the gamma-ray bursts is not significantly degraded. Observational effects of possible galactic halo distributions of the burst sources are noted.

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