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The Luminosity Function and Formation Rate History of GRBs

C. Firmani, V. Avila-Reese, G. Ghisellini, A. V. Tutukov, ;

astro-pharXiv:astro-ph/0504417

Abstract

The isotropic luminosity function (LF) and formation rate history (FRH) of long GRBs is by the first time constrained by using jointly both the observed GRB peak-flux and redshift distributions. Our results support an evolving LF and a FRH that keeps increasing after z=2. We discuss some interesting implications related to these results.

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