Constraints on the Luminosity Function of Gamma--Ray Bursts Detected by BATSE

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May 1994

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994aas...184.1503h&link_type=abstract

American Astronomical Society, 184th AAS Meeting, #15.03; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 26, p.881

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We have utilized the BATSE--measured gamma--ray burst intensity distribution in conjunction with the general properties satisfied by integral moments to constrain significantly the permissable range of luminosities from which the observed gamma--ray bursts must be drawn. The constraints are independent of the functional form of the burst radial distribution. Given a distance independent luminosity function, the range of luminosity from which 80% of the observed gamma--ray bursts must be drawn may not exceed ~ 6.5, with a 3--sigma upper limit of approximately 12. The finding that a substantial majority of bursts are passable standard--candles has important ramifications for many burst production models.

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