The feasibility of independent observations/detections of GRBs in X-rays

Journal Article · Mon May 25 00:00:00 EDT 2009 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3155882· OSTI ID:21304943

Hudec, R; Skulinova, M ^[1]; Pina, L; Sveda, L ^[2]; Semencova, V; Inneman, A ^[3]

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1. Astronomical Institute, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, 251 65 Ondrejov (Czech Republic)
2. Czech Technical University, Prague (Czech Republic)
3. Rigaku Innovative Techniologies Europe, Prague (Czech Republic)

According to the observational statistics a large majority of all GRBs exhibit X-ray emission. In addition, a dedicated separate group of GRB, the XRFs, exists which emission dominates in the X-ray spectral range. And the third group of GRB related objects (yet hypothetical) are the group of off-axis observed GRBs (orphan afterglows). These facts justify the consideration of an independent experiment for monitoring, detection and analyses of GRBs and others fast X-ray transients in X-rays. We will present and discuss such experiment based on wide-field X-ray telescopes of Lobster Eye type. The wide field and fine sensitivity of Lobster Eye X-ray All-Sky Monitor make such instruments important tools in study of GRBs and related objects.

• OSTI ID: 21304943
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1133, Issue 1; Conference: 6. Huntsville symposium on gamma-ray burst, Huntsville, AL (United States), 20-23 Oct 2008; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3155882; (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
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
AFTERGLOW
COSMIC GAMMA BURSTS
COSMIC GAMMA SOURCES
COSMIC PHOTONS
COSMIC X-RAY SOURCES
GAMMA ASTRONOMY
GAMMA DETECTION
PHOTON EMISSION
SENSITIVITY
STATISTICS
TELESCOPE COUNTERS
TRANSIENTS
X RADIATION
X-RAY DETECTION