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雨燕短伽马射线暴率密度:双星中子星合并率的意义

The Swift short gamma-ray burst rate density: implications for binary neutron star merger rates

David Coward, Eric Howell, Tsvi Piran, Giulia Stratta, Marica Branchesi, Omer Bromberg, Bruce Gendre, Ronald Burman, Dafne Guetta

摘要:

由{ \it Swift}观测到的短伽马射线暴(SGRB)可能揭示了对灾难性紧凑物体合并的第一个见解。为了最终获得对这些事件的基本了解,需要全光谱观测和它们的空间分布知识,以区分拟议的祖先种群。截至2012年4月,只有大约30%的SGRB具有相当稳定的红移,并且该样本由于{ \it Swift}检测SGRB的有限灵敏度而高度偏倚。我们占主导地位的偏见来计算一个现实的SGRB率密度出$z\approx0.5$使用{ \it Swift}样本的峰值通量,红移,和那些SGRB的光束角约束从X射线/光学观测。我们发现一个SGRB较低的$8^{+5}_{-3}$ $\mathrm{Gpc}^{-3}\mathrm{yr}^{-1}$的速率密度(假设各向同性发射),和聚束校正的$1100^{+700}_{-470} $ $\mathrm{Gpc}^{-3}\mathrm{yr}^{-1}$的上限。假设一个显着的比例的二进制中子星合并产生SGRB,我们计算的下限和上限的探测率限制的$(1-180)$年$^{-1}$的aLIGO和Virgo符合搜索。我们的检测率是类似的较低和现实的利率推断外推使用银河系脉冲星观测和人口合成。

英文摘要:

Short gamma-ray bursts (SGRBs) observed by {\it Swift} are potentially revealing the first insight into cataclysmic compact object mergers. To ultimately acquire a fundamental understanding of these events requires pan-spectral observations and knowledge of their spatial distribution to differentiate between proposed progenitor populations. Up to April 2012 there are only some 30% of SGRBs with reasonably firm redshifts, and this sample is highly biased by the limited sensitivity of {\it Swift} to detect SGRBs. We account for the dominant biases to calculate a realistic SGRB rate density out to $z\approx0.5$ using the {\it Swift} sample of peak fluxes, redshifts, and those SGRBs with a beaming angle constraint from X-ray/optical observations. We find an SGRB lower rate density of $8^{+5}_{-3}$ $\mathrm{Gpc}^{-3}\mathrm{yr}^{-1}$ (assuming isotropic emission), and a beaming corrected upper limit of $1100^{+700}_{-470} $ $\mathrm{Gpc}^{-3}\mathrm{yr}^{-1}$. Assuming a significant fraction of binary neutron star mergers produce SGRBs, we calculate lower and upper detection rate limits of $(1-180)$ yr$^{-1}$ by an aLIGO and Virgo coincidence search. Our detection rate is similar to the lower and realistic rates inferred from extrapolations using Galactic pulsar observations and population synthesis.

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