Prospects for GRB Science with the Fermi Large Area Telescope

David L. Band; Magnus Axelsson; Luca Baldini; Guido Barbiellini; Matthew G. Baring; Denis Bastieri; Milan Battelino; Ronaldo Bellazzini; Elisabetta Bissaldi; G. Bogaert; John Bonnell; James Chiang; J. Cohen-Tanugi; Valerie Connaughton; Sara Cutini; Francesco de Palma; Brenda Lynn Dingus; Eduardo Do Couto E Silva; Gerald J. Fishman; André Galli; Neil Gehrels; Nico Giglietto; Jonathan Granot; Sylvain Guiriec; Richard Edward Hughes; Tsuneyoshi Kamae; Nukri Komin; Frederick Gabriel Ivar Kuehn; Michael Kuss; Francesco Longo; Pasquale Lubrano; Richard Marc Kippen; Mario Nicola Mazziotta; Julie E. McEnery; Sinead McGlynn; Elena Moretti; Takeshi Nakamori; Jay P. Norris; Masanori Ohno; Martino Olivo; Nicola Omodei; Véronique Pelassa; F. Piron; Robert D. Preece; Massimiliano Razzano; James John Russell; Felix Ryde; Pablo M. Saz Parkinson; Jeffrey D. Scargle; Carmelo Sgrò; Takashi Shimokawabe; Patrick D. Smith; Gloria Spandre; Paolo Spinelli; Michael Stamatikos; Brian L. Winer; Ryo Yamazaki

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Prospects for GRB Science with the Fermi Large Area Telescope

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Prospects for GRB Science with the Fermi Large Area Telescope

David L. Band, Magnus Axelsson, Luca Baldini, Guido Barbiellini, Matthew G. Baring, Denis Bastieri, Milan Battelino, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Elisabetta Bissaldi, G. Bogaert, …

The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Vol.701(2), pp.1673-1694

04/08/2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/701/2/1673

Abstract

Gamma rays

Bursts

The LAT instrument on the Fermi mission will reveal the rich spectral and temporal gamma-ray burst phenomena in the > 100 MeV band. The synergy with Fermi's GBM detectors will link these observations to those in the well explored 10-1000 keV range; the addition of the > 100 MeV band observations will resolve theoretical uncertainties about burst emission in both the prompt and afterglow phases. Trigger algorithms will be applied to the LAT data both onboard the spacecraft and on the ground. The sensitivity of these triggers will differ because of the available computing resources onboard and on the ground. Here we present the LAT's burst detection methodologies and the instrument's GRB capabilities.

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Title: Prospects for GRB Science with the Fermi Large Area Telescope
Creators - without role: David L. Band - Goddard Space Flight Center
Magnus Axelsson - AlbaNova
Luca Baldini - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa
Guido Barbiellini - University of Trieste
Matthew G. Baring - University of Houston
Denis Bastieri - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Padova
Milan Battelino - KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Ronaldo Bellazzini - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa
Elisabetta Bissaldi - Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
G. Bogaert - Laboratoire Leprince-Ringuet
John Bonnell - Goddard Space Flight Center
James Chiang - SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
J. Cohen-Tanugi - Laboratoire de Physique Théorique
Valerie Connaughton - University of Alabama in Huntsville
Sara Cutini - Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
Francesco de Palma - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bari
Brenda Lynn Dingus - Los Alamos National Laboratory
Eduardo Do Couto E Silva - Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Gerald J. Fishman - Marshall Space Flight Center
André Galli - Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica cosmica - Roma
Neil Gehrels - Goddard Space Flight Center
Nico Giglietto - Polytechnic University of Bari
Jonathan Granot - University of Hertfordshire
Sylvain Guiriec - Laboratoire de Physique Théorique
Richard Edward Hughes - The Ohio State University
Tsuneyoshi Kamae - SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Nukri Komin - Laboratoire de Physique Théorique
Frederick Gabriel Ivar Kuehn - The Ohio State University
Michael Kuss - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa
Francesco Longo - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Trieste
Pasquale Lubrano - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Perugia
Richard Marc Kippen - Los Alamos National Laboratory
Mario Nicola Mazziotta - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bari
Julie E. McEnery - Goddard Space Flight Center
Sinead McGlynn - KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Elena Moretti - University of Trieste
Takeshi Nakamori - Tokyo Institute of Technology
Jay P. Norris - University of Denver
Masanori Ohno - Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Martino Olivo - University of Trieste
Nicola Omodei - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa
Véronique Pelassa - Laboratoire de Physique Théorique
F. Piron - Laboratoire de Physique Théorique
Robert D. Preece - University of Alabama in Huntsville
Massimiliano Razzano - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa
James John Russell - Stanford University
Felix Ryde - KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Pablo M. Saz Parkinson - Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics
Jeffrey D. Scargle - Ames Research Center
Carmelo Sgrò - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa
Takashi Shimokawabe - Tokyo Institute of Technology
Patrick D. Smith - The Ohio State University
Gloria Spandre - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa
Paolo Spinelli - Polytechnic University of Bari
Michael Stamatikos - Goddard Space Flight Center
Brian L. Winer - The Ohio State University
Ryo Yamazaki - Physical Sciences
Publication Details: The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Vol.701(2), pp.1673-1694
Grant note: The Fermi LAT Collaboration acknowledges support from a number of agencies and institutes for both the development and the operation of the LAT as well as scientific data analysis. These include the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Department of Energy in the United States, the Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique/Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules in France, the Agenzia Spaziale Italiana and the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare in Italy, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in Japan, and the K. A. Wallenberg Foundation, the Swedish Research Council and the Swedish National Space Board in Sweden. Additional support from the Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica in Italy for science analysis during the operations phase is also gratefully acknowledged.
Identifiers: 9937924709311
Academic Unit: Laboratoire Univers et Particules de Montpellier - LUPM
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Local Fields: hal-00430393