Are Gamma Ray Bursts Nearby?

D. Eichler

doi:10.1063/1.45917

Are Gamma Ray Bursts Nearby?

D. Eichler

Department of Physics

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Abstract

The possibility is considered that the intrinsic luminosity function of gamma ray bursters has sufficient scatter that the ln N‐ln S relation of observed bursts not be dominated by geometric effects favoring large volumes, but rather be dominated by nearby, intrinsically faint bursts. It is shown that the distribution of bursts on the sky would be very granular, with a significant fraction of them coming from the two or three nearest sources. Possible solutions and alternatives are briefly discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	54-58
Journal	AIP Conference Proceedings
Volume	307
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.45917
State	Published - Jun 1994

Keywords

gamma-ray sources
gamma-ray bursts
Mathematical procedures and computer techniques
Local group
Magellanic Clouds

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