The Correlation of Gamma-Ray Bursts with Active Galactic Nuclei

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dc.creatorBurenin, R. A.
dc.creatorVikhlinin, A. A.
dc.creatorTerekhov, O. V.
dc.creatorSazonov, S. Yu.
dc.date1998-04-27
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:26:41Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:26:41Z
dc.descriptionWe search for angular correlation of gamma-ray bursts with cataloged quasars, BL Lac objects, and AGN using a large sample of relatively well-localized bursts detected by WATCH on board GRANAT and EURECA, IPN, and BATSE (327 bursts total). A statistically significant (99.99% confidence) correlation between GRB and M_B<-21 AGN in the redshift range 0.1<z<0.32 is found. The correlation with AGN is detected, with a lower significance, in three independent GRB datasets. The correlation amplitude implies that, depending on the AGN catalog completeness, 10% to 100% of bursts with peak fluxes in the range 3-30x10**-6 erg/s/cm^2 in the 100-500 keV band are physically related to AGN. The established distance scale corresponds to the energy release of order 10**52 ergs per burst.
dc.description10 pages, 7 figures, accepted for publication in Astronomy Letters
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9804274
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9804274
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/12374
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleThe Correlation of Gamma-Ray Bursts with Active Galactic Nuclei
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