Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2006-10-13
Nuovo Cim.B121:1061-1066,2006
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
6 pages, 2figures. Submitted to the proceedings of the Swift-Venice 2006 meeting to be published by "Il Nuovo Cimento"
Scientific paper
10.1393/ncb/i2007-10061-0
We compare the luminosity function and rate inferred from the BATSE short hard bursts (SHBs) peak flux distribution with the redshift and luminosity distributions of SHBs observed by Swift/HETE II. The Swift/HETE II SHB sample is incompatible with SHB population that follows the star formation rate. However, it is compatible with a distribution of delay times after the SFR. This would be the case if SHBs are associated with the mergers of double neutron star (DNS) systems. DNS may be ``primordial'' or can form dynamically by binary exchange interaction in globular clusters during core collapse. The implied SHB rates that we find range from \sim 8 to \sim 30h_(70)^3 Gpc^(-3)yr^(-1). This rate is a much higher than what was previously estimated and, when beaming is taken into account, it is comparable to the rate of neutron star mergers estimated from statistics of binary pulsars. If GRBs are produced in mergers the implied rate practically guarantees detection by LIGO II and possibly even by LIGO I.
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