On , the integrand is bounded by one. For , , since every positive power grows faster than the natural logarithm. Thus eventually. The comparison test for integrals proves Lebesgue integrability.
To prove joint continuity, fix with both coordinates positive. In a sufficiently small parameter rectangle, and . For every parameter pair in this rectangle,The first argument shows that is integrable. Along any parameter sequence tending to , the integrands converge pointwise, and the same dominates their eventual tail. The dominated convergence theorem gives . The sequential criterion for continuity proves the required joint continuity throughout the positive quadrant.
For comparison, the change of variables identifies the value with a gamma function:The domination argument establishes continuity directly, without needing a separate theorem about parameter dependence of the gamma function.
The function is measurable and negative on this interval. Its absolute value obeysThe final integral follows by integration by parts and at zero. The comparison test for integrals proves integrability.