Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2007-05-28
Astrophys.J.667:1017-1023,2007
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
7 pages, accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal. Minor editorial changes
Scientific paper
10.1086/520317
Two different multivariate clustering techniques, the K-means partitioning method and the Dirichlet process of mixture modeling, have been applied to the BATSE Gamma-ray burst (GRB) catalog, to obtain the optimum number of coherent groups. In the standard paradigm, GRB are classified in only two groups, the long and short bursts. However, for both the clustering techniques, the optimal number of classes was found to be three, a result which is consistent with previous statistical analysis. In this classification, the long bursts are further divided into two groups which are primarily differentiated by their total fluence and duration and hence are named low and high fluence GRB. Analysis of GRB with known red-shifts and spectral parameters suggests that low fluence GRB have nearly constant isotropic energy output of 10^{52} ergs while for the high fluence ones, the energy output ranges from 10^{52} to 10^{54} ergs. It is speculated that the three kinds of GRBs reflect three different origins: mergers of neutron star systems, mergers between white dwarfs and neutron stars, and collapse of massive stars.
Chattopadhyay Asis Kumar
Chattopadhyay Tanuka
Misra Ranjeev
Naskar Malay
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