Monitoring the Low-Energy Gamma-Ray Sky Using Earth Occultation with GLAST GBM

Journal Article · Thu Jul 12 00:00:00 EDT 2007 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2757440· OSTI ID:21067303

Case, G L ^[1]; Wilson-Hodge, C A ^[2]; Cherry, M L ^[1]; Kippen, R M ^[3]; Ling, J C; Radocinski, R G ^[4]; Wheaton, W A ^[5]

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1. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 (United States)
2. Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL 35812 (United States)
3. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545 (United States)
4. Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Caltech, Pasadena, CA 91109 (United States)
5. Infrared Processing and Analysis Center, Caltech, Pasadena, CA 91125 (United States)

Long term all-sky monitoring of the 20 keV - 2 MeV gamma-ray sky using the Earth occultation technique was demonstrated by the BATSE instrument on the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory. The principles and techniques used for the development of an end-to-end earth occultation data analysis system for BATSE can be extended to the GLAST Burst Monitor (GBM), resulting in multiband light curves and time-resolved spectra in the energy range 8 keV to above 1 MeV for known gamma-ray sources and transient outbursts, as well as the discovery of new sources of gamma-ray emission. In this paper we describe the application of the technique to the GBM. We also present the expected sensitivity for the GBM.

• OSTI ID: 21067303
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 921, Issue 1; Conference: 1. GLAST symposium, Stanford, CA (United States), 5-8 Feb 2007; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2757440; (c) 2007 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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46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
CATALOGS
COSMIC GAMMA SOURCES
COSMIC PHOTONS
DATA ANALYSIS
ECLIPSE
GAMMA DETECTION
GAMMA RADIATION
GAMMA SPECTRA
KEV RANGE
MEV RANGE
PHOTON EMISSION
RADIATION MONITORING
SENSITIVITY
TIME RESOLUTION
TRANSIENTS