scholarly journals Connection between the Star Formation Rate and the Gamma-Ray Bursts

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (S292) ◽  
pp. 334-334
Author(s):  
Attila Mészáros ◽  
Zsolt Bagoly ◽  
Lajos G. Balázs ◽  
István Horváth

AbstractIt is remarkable that the long gamma-ray bursts, as objects connected with the supernovae - i.e. with the end of the massive stars, trace the star formation rate. This connection is discussed in this contribution. The presentation is in essence a recapitulation of the article Mészáros A. et al. A&A, 2006, 455, 785.

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (A29B) ◽  
pp. 249-250
Author(s):  
Susanna D. Vergani ◽  

AbstractLong gamma-ray bursts (LGRBs) are associated to the deaths of massive stars and could thus be used as a potentially powerful tool to trace cosmic star formation. However the conditions needed to produce a LGRBs may introduce a bias in the LGRB rate versus star formation rate (SFR) relation (called LGRB efficiency hereafter).We have undertaken a study of the properties of the host galaxies of the BAT6 complete sample of LGRB to improve our knowledge on the LGRB efficiency, its redshift evolution, and the factor affecting it. This is the base to properly use LGRBs as SFR tracers.We show that at z < 1 LGRBs are not direct SFR tracers because they tend to avoid high-metallicity galaxies. The use of the BAT6 complete sample keeps this result from being affected by possible biases that could have influenced past results based on incomplete samples. The preference for low (but not extremely low) metallicities can be a consequence of the particular conditions needed for the progenitor star to produce a GRB.


2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (S295) ◽  
pp. 93-93
Author(s):  
Attila Mészáros ◽  
Zsolt Bagoly ◽  
Lajos G. Balázs ◽  
István Horváth

AbstractIt is remarkable that the long gamma-ray bursts, as objects connected with the supernovae - i.e. with the end-stages of massive stars, trace the star formation rate. This connection is discussed in this contribution. The presentation is in essence a recapitulation of the article by Mészáros et al. (2006).


1998 ◽  
Vol 506 (2) ◽  
pp. L81-L84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Krumholz ◽  
S. E. Thorsett ◽  
Fiona A. Harrison

2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (S265) ◽  
pp. 73-74
Author(s):  
Attila Mészáros ◽  
Jakub Řípa ◽  
David Huja

AbstractThe long gamma-ray bursts are at high redshifts, and they trace the star-formation rate. Hence, they may well serve as milestones in the early Universe.


2008 ◽  
Vol 683 (1) ◽  
pp. L5-L8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hasan Yüksel ◽  
Matthew D. Kistler ◽  
John F. Beacom ◽  
Andrew M. Hopkins

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