Gamma-ray Transient Network Science Analysis Group Report
Abstract
The Interplanetary Network (IPN) is a detection, localization and alert system that utilizes the arrival time of transient signals in gamma-ray detectors on spacecraft separated by planetary baselines to geometrically locate the origin of these transients. Due to the changing astrophysical landscape and the new emphasis on time domain and multi-messenger astrophysics (TDAMM) from the Pathways to Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics for the 2020s, this Gamma-ray Transient Network Science Analysis Group was tasked to understand the role of the IPN and high-energy monitors in this new era. The charge includes describing the science made possible with these facilities, tracing the corresponding requirements and capabilities, and highlighting where improved operations of existing instruments and the IPN would enhance TDAMM science. While this study considers the full multiwavelength and multimessenger context, the findings are specific to space-based high-energy monitors. These facilities are important both for full characterization of these transients as well as facilitating follow-up observations through discovery and localization. The full document reports a brief history of this field, followed by our detailed analyses and findings in some 68 pages, providing a holistic overview of the role of the IPN and high-energy monitors in the coming decades.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2308.04485,
title = {Gamma-ray Transient Network Science Analysis Group Report},
author = {Eric Burns and Michael Coughlin and Kendall Ackley and Igor Andreoni and Marie-Anne Bizouard and Floor Broekgaarden and Nelson L. Christensen and Filippo D'Ammando and James DeLaunay and Henrike Fleischhack and Raymond Frey and Chris L. Fryer and Adam Goldstein and Bruce Grossan and Rachel Hamburg and Dieter H. Hartmann and Anna Y. Q. Ho and Eric J. Howell and C. Michelle Hui and Leah Jenks and Alyson Joens and Stephen Lesage and Andrew J. Levan and Amy Lien and Athina Meli and Michela Negro and Tyler Parsotan and Oliver J. Roberts and Marcos Santander and Jacob R. Smith and Aaron Tohuvavohu and John A. Tomsick and Zorawar Wadiasingh and Peter Veres and Ashley V. Villar and Haocheng Zhang and Sylvia J. Zhu},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2308.04485},
year = {2023}
}
Comments
Terms of Reference and additional information on the Science Analysis Group are available at https://pcos.gsfc.nasa.gov/sags/gtn-sag.php