Characteristic variability time scales of long gamma-ray bursts
Abstract
We determine the characteristic variability time scales for 410 bright long GRBs by locating the maximums of their Power Density Spectra (PDSs) defined and calculated in the time domain. The averaged characteristic variability time scale decreases with the peak flux. This is consistent with the time dilation effect expected by the cosmological origin of GRBs. The occurrence distribution of the characteristic variability time scale shows bimodality, which might be interpreted as that the long GRB sample is composed of two sub-classes with different intrinsic characteristic variability time scales.
- Publication:
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Astrophysics and Space Science Library
- Pub Date:
- 2003
- DOI:
- 10.1007/978-94-017-0403-8_38
- Bibcode:
- 2003ASSL..298..259S
- Keywords:
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- Gamma-Ray Bursts;
- Temporal Variability