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The Cosmic Evolution of Gamma-Ray Burst Host Galaxies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 July 2013

S. Savaglio
S. Savaglio*
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MPI f. Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching bei München, Germany
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Abstract

Due to their extreme luminosities, gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) can be detected in hostile regions of galaxies, nearby and at very high redshift, making them important cosmological probes. The investigation of galaxies hosting long-duration GRBs (whose progenitor is a massive star) demonstrated their connection to star formation. Still, the link to the total galaxy population is controversial, mainly because of the small-number statistics: ~1, 100 are the GRBs detected so far, ~280 those with measured redshift, and ~70 the hosts studied in detail. These are typically low-redshift (z < 1.5), low luminosity, metal poor, and star-forming galaxies. On the other hand, at 1.5 < z < 4, massive, metal rich and dusty, interacting galaxies are not uncommon. The most distant population (z > 4) is poorly explored, but the deep limits reached point towards very small and star-forming objects, similar to the low-z population. This “back to the future” behavior is a natural consequence of the connection of long GRBs to star formation in young regions of the universe.

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European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 61: Gamma-ray Bursts: 15 Years of GRB Afterglows – Progenitors, Environments and Host Galaxies from the Nearby to the Early Universe , 2013 , pp. 381 - 389
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© EAS, EDP Sciences 2013

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