GRB Astrophysics with LOBSTER

Journal Article · Fri May 19 00:00:00 EDT 2006 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2207984· OSTI ID:20798711

Hudec, R ^[1]; Pina, L ^[2]; Sveda, L ^[2]; Inneman, A ^[3]

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1. Astronomical Institute, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, CZ-251 65 Ondrejov (Czech Republic)
2. Faculty of Nuclear Science, Czech Technical University, Prague (Czech Republic)
3. Center of Advanced X-Ray Technologies, Reflex s.r.o., Prague (Czech Republic)

We refer on the recent developments of LOBSTER project suggesting novel wide-field Lobster-Eye type of X-ray All Sky Monitor to detect and to analyze GRBs including XRF and X-ray rich GRBs. The triggers can be detected and localized by their X-ray emission in the 0.1 - 8 keV energy range. The system exhibits fine detecting sensitivities of order of 10-12 ergcm-2s-1 and the localization accuracy is of order of a few arcmin. The LOBSTER is expected to contribute significantly to analyses of GRBs and especially the XRFs.

• OSTI ID: 20798711
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 836, Issue 1; Conference: 16. Maryland astrophysics conference, Washington, DC (United States), 29 Nov - 2 Dec 2005; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2207984; (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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