Automated Science Processing for GLAST LAT Data

Conference · Mon Oct 15 04:00:00 EDT 2007 · AIP Conf.Proc.921:544-545,2007

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2757443· OSTI ID:918035

Chiang, James; Carson, Jennifer; Focke, Warren

Automated Science Processing (ASP) will be performed by the GLAST Large Area Telescope (LAT) Instrument Science Operations Center (ISOC) on data from the satellite as soon as the Level 1 data are available in the ground processing pipeline. ASP will consist of time-critical science analyses that will facilitate follow-up and multi-wavelength observations of transient sources. These analyses include refinement of gamma-ray burst (GRB) positions, timing, flux and spectral properties, off-line searches for untriggered GRBs and gamma-ray afterglows, longer time scale monitoring of a standard set of sources (AGNs, X-ray binaries), and searches for previously unknown flaring sources in the LAT band. We describe the design of ASP and its scientific products; and we show results of a prototype implementation, driven by the standard LAT data processing pipeline, as applied to simulated LAT and GBM data.

• Research Organization: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76SF00515
• OSTI ID: 918035
• Report Number(s): SLAC-PUB-12882
• Conference Information: Journal Name: AIP Conf.Proc.921:544-545,2007 Journal Volume: 921
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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