Affiliation:
1. Istituto Nazionale Di Astrofisica – Istituto di, Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica cosmica di Bologna, via P. Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy
2. Istituto Nazionale Di Astrofisica – Osservatorio di Capodimonte, Salita Moiariello 16, 80131 Napoli, Italy
Abstract
In a few dozen seconds, gamma ray bursts (GRBs) emit up to ~1054 erg in terms of an equivalent isotropically radiated energy E iso , so they can be observed up to z ~ 10. Thus, these phenomena appear to be very promising tools to describe the expansion rate history of the universe. Here, we review the use of the Ep,i–E iso correlation of GRBs to measure the cosmological density parameter ΩM. We show that the present data set of GRBs, coupled with the assumption that we live in a flat universe, can provide independent evidence, from other probes, that ΩM ~ 0.3. We show that current (e.g. Swift, Fermi/GBM, Konus-WIND) and forthcoming gamma ray burst (GRB) experiments (e.g. CALET/GBM, SVOM, Lomonosov/UFFO, LOFT/WFM) will allow us to constrain ΩM with an accuracy comparable to that currently exhibited by Type Ia supernovae (SNe–Ia) and to study the properties of dark energy and their evolution with time.
Publisher
World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt
Subject
Space and Planetary Science,Astronomy and Astrophysics,Mathematical Physics
Cited by
70 articles.
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