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

Autor: Case, G. L., Wilson-Hodge, C. A., Cherry, M. L., Kippen, R. M., Ling, J. C., Radocinski, R. G., Wheaton, W. A.
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Zdroj: AIP Conference Proceedings; 2007, Vol. 921 Issue 1, p538-539, 2p, 1 Graph
Abstrakt: 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. © 2007 American Institute of Physics [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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