Accessing the Host Galaxies of Long Gamma-Ray Bursts with Next-Generation Telescopes

Abstract

We present a method to estimate the detection expectations of host galaxies of long gamma-ray bursts (LGRBs) in the {\it grizJHKL} bands. It is found that given the same limiting magnitude $m_{grizJHKL,\lim }$ in each band, the {\it z} band produces the largest number of overall LGRB hosts and low-mass hosts ($M_{\ast }\le 10^8$ M${}_{\odot }$) at $m_{grizJHKL,\lim }\gtrsim 26$ mag. For the detection of high-redshift LGRB hosts (redshift $\ge 5$), it is recommended to prioritize the {\it L} band due to its good performance at both low and high limiting magnitudes. We specifically estimate the expectation of LGRB-host detection with $m_{grizJHKL,\lim }=28$ mag, which the James Webb Space Telescope can partially attain. We find that there may exist 116, 259, 277, 439, 266, 294, 274, and 316 LGRB hosts, including 0.54, 31, 28, 143, 12, 20, 14, and 35 low-mass ones in the {\it grizJHKL} bands and 13, 14, 15, 14, and 15 high-redshift ones in the {\it zJHKL} bands, for 15 yr {\it Swift} LGRBs with $S\ge 10^{-6}$ erg cm${}^{-2}$. The results show that the study of LGRB hosts under next-generation observational conditions holds significant potential, especially for low-mass host studies. However, it appears that deeper sensitivities of galaxy telescopes may not significantly enhance statistical studies of high-redshift hosts. Strategies aimed at increasing the number of distant LGRB hosts may require the expansion of high-redshift LGRB detection.

arXiv commentUpdating published version

References in corpus (83)

• GW170817: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Neutron Star Inspiral
• The Supernova -- Gamma-Ray Burst Connection
• K-corrections and filter transformations in the ultraviolet, optical, and near infrared
• An Ordinary Short Gamma-Ray Burst with Extraordinary Implications: Fermi-GBM Detection of GRB 170817A
• Intrinsic spectra and energetics of BeppoSAX Gamma-Ray Bursts with known redshifts
• Short-Duration Gamma-Ray Bursts
• Long gamma-ray bursts and core-collapse supernovae have different environments
• The Observed Offset Distribution of Gamma-Ray Bursts from Their Host Galaxies: A Robust Clue to the Nature of the Progenitors
• The BATSE Gamma-Ray Burst Spectral Catalog. I. High Time Resolution Spectroscopy of Bright Bursts using High Energy Resolution Data
• A glimpse of the end of the dark ages: the gamma-ray burst of 23 April 2009 at redshift 8.3
• Swift detects a remarkable gamma-ray burst, GRB 060614, that introduces a new classification scheme
• GRB 090423 at a redshift of z~8.1
• A Photometric Redshift of z ~ 9.4 for GRB 090429B
• The Complete Spectral Catalog of Bright BATSE Gamma-Ray Bursts
• The Galaxy Population Hosting Gamma-Ray Bursts
• Measured Metallicities at the Sites of Nearby Broad-Lined Type Ic Supernovae and Implications for the SN-GRB Connection
• A Kilonova Following a Long-Duration Gamma-Ray Burst at 350 Mpc
• The luminosity function and the rate of Swift's Gamma Ray Bursts
• The Locations of Short Gamma-ray Bursts as Evidence for Compact Object Binary Progenitors
• A nearby long gamma-ray burst from a merger of compact objects
• A complete sample of bright Swift Long Gamma-Ray Bursts: Sample presentation, Luminosity Function and evolution
• The Luminosity Function of Fermi-detected Flat-Spectrum Radio Quasars
• A long-duration gamma-ray burst with a peculiar origin
• Connecting the Gamma Ray Burst Rate and the Cosmic Star Formation History: Implications for Reionization and Galaxy Evolution
• The nature of "dark" gamma-ray bursts
• The Afterglow of GRB 130427A from 1 to 10^16 GHz
• A Population of Massive, Luminous Galaxies Hosting Heavily Dust-Obscured Gamma-Ray Bursts: Implications for the Use of GRBs as Tracers of Cosmic Star Formation
• The Fermi-LAT high-latitude Survey: Source Count Distributions and the Origin of the Extragalactic Diffuse Background
• On the Collapsar Model of Long Gamma-Ray Bursts: Constraints from Cosmic Metallicity Evolution
• The Evolution of Swift/BAT blazars and the origin of the MeV background
• The optically unbiased GRB host (TOUGH) survey. I. Survey design and catalogs
• The Swift GRB Host Galaxy Legacy Survey - II. Rest-Frame NIR Luminosity Distribution and Evidence for a Near-Solar Metallicity Threshold
• The SEDs and Host Galaxies of the dustiest GRB afterglows
• A complete sample of bright Swift Long Gamma Ray Bursts: testing the spectral-energy correlations
• The host galaxies of core-collapse supernovae and gamma ray bursts
• Cosmological Aspects of Gamma-Ray Bursts: Luminosity Evolution and an Estimate of the Star Formation Rate at High Redshifts
• The Host Galaxies of Gamma-Ray Bursts II: A Mass-Metallicity Relation for Long-Duration Gamma-Ray Burst Host Galaxies
• The Offset and Host Light Distributions of Long Gamma-Ray Bursts: A New View from HST Observations of Swift Bursts
• Star Formation History up to z = 7.4: Implications for Gamma-Ray Bursts and the Cosmic Metallicity Evolution
• The Metal Aversion of LGRBs
• The Host Galaxies of Short-Duration Gamma-Ray Bursts: Luminosities, Metallicities, and Star Formation Rates
• Are LGRBs biased tracers of star formation? Clues from the host galaxies of the Swift/BAT6 complete sample of LGRBs. I: Stellar mass at z<1
• The Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Host Galaxy Legacy Survey - I. Sample Selection and Redshift Distribution
• Star formation in the early universe: beyond the tip of the iceberg
• The contribution of star formation and merging to stellar mass buildup in galaxies
• On the Redshift Distribution of Gamma Ray Bursts in the Swift Era
• Optical and near-infrared follow-up observations of four Fermi/LAT GRBs : Redshifts, afterglows, energetics and host galaxies
• A Peculiarly Short-duration Gamma-Ray Burst from Massive Star Core Collapse
• GRB 090426: The Environment of a Rest-Frame 0.35-second Gamma-Ray Burst at Redshift z=2.609
• The peculiar short-duration GRB 200826A and its supernova
• The rate and luminosity function of long Gamma Ray Bursts
• GRB090426: the farthest short gamma-ray burst?
• New light on gamma-ray burst host galaxies with Herschel
• Formation Rate, Evolving Luminosity Function, Jet Structure, and Progenitors for Long Gamma-Ray Bursts
• The SVOM Mission
• The Optically Unbiased Gamma-Ray Burst Host (TOUGH) Survey. VII. The Host Galaxy Luminosity Function: Probing the Relationship Between GRBs and Star Formation to Redshift $\sim 6$
• A Comparative Study of Long and Short GRBs. I. Overlapping Properties
• Discovery of SN 2009nz Associated with GRB 091127
• The Host Galaxies of Fast-Ejecta Core-Collapse Supernovae
• Gamma-Ray-Burst Host Galaxy Surveys at Redshift z>4: Probes of Star Formation Rate and Cosmic Reionization
• Evidence for Luminosity Evolution of Long Gamma-ray Bursts in Swift Data
• Connecting GRBs and ULIRGs: A Sensitive, Unbiased Survey for Radio Emission from Gamma-Ray Burst Host Galaxies at 0<z<2.5
• Gamma-Ray Bursts Trace UV Metrics of Star Formation over 3 < z < 5
• Cosmological Tests Using GRBs, the Star Formation Rate and Possible Abundance Evolution
• GRB091127/SN2009nz and the VLT/X-shooter spectroscopy of its host galaxy: probing the faint end of the mass-metallicity relation
• The mysterious optical afterglow spectrum of GRB140506A at z=0.889
• GRB 090417B and its Host Galaxy: A Step Towards an Understanding of Optically-Dark Gamma-Ray Bursts
• GRB 080517: A local, low luminosity GRB in a dusty galaxy at z=0.09
• An Evolving Stellar Initial Mass Function and the Gamma-Ray Burst Redshift Distribution
• Accessing the population of high redshift Gamma Ray Bursts
• Host galaxies of SNe Ic-BL with and without long gamma-ray bursts
• The Luminosity Function and Formation Rate of A Complete Sample of Long Gamma-Ray Bursts
• The X-/Gamma-ray camera ECLAIRs for the Gammay-ray burst mission SVOM
• Long GRBs are metallicity-biased tracers of star formation: evidence from host galaxies and redshift distribution
• Constraining the nature of the most distant Gamma-Ray Burst host galaxies
• Revisiting the luminosity and redshift distributions of long gamma-ray bursts
• A quiescent galaxy at the position of the long GRB 050219A
• Evidence that Gamma-ray Burst 130702A Exploded in a Dwarf Satellite of a Massive Galaxy
• Investigating a population of infrared-bright gamma-ray burst host galaxies
• Gamma-ray burst cosmology: Hubble diagram and star formation history
• Cosmological Tests with the FSRQ Gamma-ray Luminosity Function
• The obscured hyper-energetic GRB 120624B hosted by a luminous compact galaxy at z = 2.20
• The Stellar-mass Function of Long Gamma-Ray Burst Host Galaxies

Cited by in corpus (1)

• Transient electromagnetic sources can detect solitary black holes in Milky Way galaxy