GRB Analysis Results from GLAST Data Challenge 2

Journal Article · Tue May 01 04:00:00 EDT 2007 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2737403· OSTI ID:21057317

Komin, Nukri ^[1]; Band, David ^[2]; Omodei, Nicola ^[3]

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1. LPTA/IN2P3/CNRS, F - 34095 Montpellier (France)
2. NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771 (United States)
3. INFN of Pisa, Polo Fibonacci Largo B. Pontecorvo 3, Pisa, 56127 (Italy)

The Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) will observe the gamma-ray sky in the MeV and GeV energy range. It will detect a number of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) every year, depending on their emission at high energies, which is still unknown. GLAST will be the first instrument observing GRBs at energies above 20 GeV. A systematic study prior to launch, which is foreseen for 15 November 2007, was the GLAST Data Challenge 2 (DC 2). For GLAST DC 2 two month of data taking were simulated. Based on these simulations the GRB Working Group performed systematic studies of the performance of GLAST in observing GRBs. These studies included the spectral analysis of the prompt emission, a position fit of the GRB, and the search for prompt and afterglow emissions in the LAT data.

• OSTI ID: 21057317
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 906; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
AFTERGLOW
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
COSMIC GAMMA BURSTS
COSMIC GAMMA SOURCES
COSMIC PHOTONS
GAMMA ASTRONOMY
GAMMA DETECTION
GAMMA RADIATION
GEV RANGE
MEV RANGE
PERFORMANCE
PHOTON EMISSION
TELESCOPE COUNTERS