Schmidt 2009 伽玛暴的光度函数

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用了E_p--V/V_max (variability)的统计关系, 然后得到E_p-L_iso的关系.

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Title:		Gamma-Ray Burst Luminosity Functions Based On a Newly Discovered Correlation Between Peak Spectral Energy and V/V_max
Authors:		Schmidt, Maarten
Publication:		eprint arXiv:0905.2968
Publication Date:		05/2009
Origin:		ARXIV
Keywords:		Astrophysics - Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics
Comment:		32 pages, 13 figures, to be published in the Astrophysical Journal
Bibliographic Code:		2009arXiv0905.2968S

Abstract

We have discovered a correlation between the observed peak spectral energy E_pk,obs and the average Euclidean value of V/V_max of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). We present the evidence for the correlation in the GUSBAD catalog and use it to derive the luminosity function of GRBs without using any redshifts. The procedure involves dividing GUSBAD GRBs in five spectral classes based on their E_pk,obs. The overall luminosity function is derived assuming that each of the spectral classes contributes a gaussian luminosity function. Their central luminosity is derived from the average observed Euclidean V/V_max. We explore various forms for the GRB rate function GR(z) in predicting redshift distributions of GRBs detected by Swift. We find that GR(z) peaks at a higher redshift than the typical star formation history currently favored in the literature. We consider two examples of GR(z) that successfully predict the observed redshift distribution of Swift GRBs. With the luminosity functions in hand, we convert the E_pk,obs-V/V_max correlation into an E_pk,obs-L_iso correlation and a rest frame E_pk-L_iso correlation. In comparing the E_pk-L_iso correlation with a published correlation based on GRBs with known E_pk,obs and redshifts, we discuss the effect of Malmquist bias.

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