THE FERMI GBM GAMMA-RAY BURST CATALOG: THE FIRST TWO YEARS

Journal Article · Thu Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 2012 · Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/0067-0049/199/1/18· OSTI ID:22047952

Paciesas, William S; Bhat, P N; Briggs, Michael S; Burgess, J Michael; Chaplin, Vandiver; Connaughton, Valerie; Goldstein, Adam; Guiriec, Sylvain ^[1]; Meegan, Charles A; Van der Horst, Alexander J ^[2]; Von Kienlin, Andreas; Diehl, Roland; Foley, Suzanne; Greiner, Jochen; Gruber, David ^[3]; Bissaldi, Elisabetta ^[4]; Fishman, Gerald J ^[5]; Fitzpatrick, Gerard ^[6]; Gibby, Melissa; Giles, Misty ^[7] ; others, and

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1. Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research, University of Alabama in Huntsville, 320 Sparkman Drive, Huntsville, AL 35805 (United States)
2. Universities Space Research Association, 320 Sparkman Drive, Huntsville, AL 35805 (United States)
3. Max-Planck-Institut fuer extraterrestrische Physik, Giessenbachstrasse 1, 85748 Garching (Germany)
4. Institute of Astro and Particle Physics, University Innsbruck, Technikerstrasse 25, 6176 Innsbruck (Austria)
5. Space Science Office, VP62, NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL 35812 (United States)
6. School of Physics, University College Dublin, Belfield, Stillorgan Road, Dublin 4 (Ireland)
7. Jacobs Technology, Inc., 1525 Perimeter Pkwy NW, Huntsville, AL 35806 (United States)

The Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) is designed to enhance the scientific return from Fermi in studying gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). In its first two years of operation GBM triggered on 491 GRBs. We summarize the criteria used for triggering and quantify the general characteristics of the triggered GRBs, including their locations, durations, peak flux, and fluence. This catalog is an official product of the Fermi GBM science team, and the data files containing the complete results are available from the High-Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center.

• OSTI ID: 22047952
• Journal Information: Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series, Journal Name: Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 199; ISSN 0067-0049; ISSN APJSA2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS
ASTROPHYSICS
CATALOGS
COSMIC GAMMA BURSTS
COSMIC PHOTONS
GAMMA ASTRONOMY
GAMMA DETECTION
OPERATION
RADIATION MONITORING
RADIATION MONITORS