Energetics of Gamma Ray Bursts

Abstract

We determine the distribution of total energy emitted by gamma-ray bursts for bursts with fluences and distance information. Our core sample consists of eight bursts with BATSE spectra and spectroscopic redshifts. We extend this sample by adding four bursts with BATSE spectra and host galaxy R magnitudes. From these R magnitudes we calculate a redshift probability distribution; this method requires a model of the host galaxy population. From a sample of ten bursts with both spectroscopic redshifts and host galaxy R magnitudes (some do not have BATSE spectra) we find that the burst rate is proportional to the galaxy luminosity at the epoch of the burst. Assuming that the total energy emitted has a log-normal distribution, we find that the average emitted energy (assumed to be radiated isotropically) is $<E_{\gamma iso}>=1.3_{-1.0}^{+1.2}\times 10^{53}$ ergs (for H${}_0$ = 65 km s${}^{-1}$ Mpc${}^{-1}$, ${\Omega }_m=0.3$ and ${\Omega }_{\Lambda }=0.7$); the distribution has a logarithmic width of ${\sigma }_{\gamma }=1.7_{-0.3}^{+0.7}$. The corresponding distribution of X-ray afterglow energy (for seven bursts) has $<E_{Xiso}>=4.0_{-1.8}^{+1.6}\times 10^{51}$ergs and ${\sigma }_X=1.3_{-0.3}^{+0.4}$. For completeness, we also provide spectral fits for all bursts with BATSE spectra for which there were afterglow searches.

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