What Can Gamma Ray Bursts Teach Us About Dark Energy?

dc.creatorHooper, Dan
dc.creatorDodelson, Scott
dc.date2005-12-08
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T11:25:04Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T11:25:04Z
dc.descriptionIt has been suggested that Gamma Ray Bursts (GRB) may enable the expansion rate of our Universe to be measured out to very high redshifts ($z \gsim 5$) just as type Ia supernovae have done at $z \sim$1--1.5. We explore this possibility here, and find that GRB have the potential to detect dark energy at high statistical significance, but they are unlikely to be competitive with future supernovae missions, such as SNAP, in measuring the properties of the dark energy. The exception to this conclusion is if there is appreciable dark energy at early times, in which case the information from GRB's will provide an excellent complement to the $z\sim 1$ information from supernovae.
dc.description5 pages, 9 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0512232
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0512232
dc.identifierAstropart.Phys.27:113-118,2007
dc.identifierdoi:10.1016/j.astropartphys.2006.09.010
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/195397
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology
dc.titleWhat Can Gamma Ray Bursts Teach Us About Dark Energy?
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