Gamma-Ray Bursts as seen by the Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope

Journal Article · Wed Apr 08 00:00:00 EDT 2009 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3125796· OSTI ID:21293546

Omodei, Nicola ^[1]

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1. INFN Pisa, Largo B. Pontecorvo, 3 56100 Pisa (Italy)

The Large Area Telescope (LAT) instrument on the Fermi mission is revealing the rich spectral and temporal gamma-ray burst phenomena in the >100 MeV band. The synergy with Fermi's GBM detectors links these observations to those in the well-explored 10-1000 keV range; the addition of the >100 MeV band observations brings new hint and new information about burst emission in both the prompt and afterglow phases. In this contribution we describe the prospects for the Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) in observing Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs), and some preliminary results. Here we focus our attention on the importance of multi frequencies approach to GRB science during the just began Fermi era.

• OSTI ID: 21293546
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1112, Issue 1; Conference: 6. workshop on high energy gamma-ray experiments: Bridging the gap between GeV and TeV, Abano Terme (Italy), 8-10 Oct 2008; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3125796; (c) 2009 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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79 ASTROPHYSICS
COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
AFTERGLOW
COSMIC GAMMA BURSTS
COSMIC GAMMA SOURCES
COSMIC PHOTONS
KEV RANGE
MEV RANGE
PHOTON EMISSION
SATELLITES
SPACE
TELESCOPE COUNTERS