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The trigger and localization system of SVOM-GRM

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics 2026-04-29 v2 High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena

Abstract

The Space multi-band Variable Object Monitor (SVOM) is an astronomical satellite jointly developed by China and France, primarily focused on the detection of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) and transient sources. The SVOM satellite was launched on 22nd June, 2024 with four payloads installed onboard. As one of payload, GRM comprises 3 gamma-ray detectors (each detector has an effective area of approximately 200~cm2^{2}) with distinct pointing directions, enabling the temporal and spectral measurements as well as localization of GRBs in the energy range of 15-5000 keV. This article firstly introduces the on-board localization algorithm design for GRM and presents preliminary test results. Then, leveraging abundant ground-based computational resources, a joint fitting method for spectral and localization analysis using Monte Carlo Markov Chain (MCMC) is implemented. In contrast to the on-board localization algorithm, the on-ground MCMC method comprehensively considers the influence of spectral characteristics, thereby mitigating systematic biases. Finally, a systematic analysis based on this method is provided, highlighting the localization and spectral measurement capabilities of GRM. The preliminary localization analysis result for the on-board detected GRB 240629A by both GRM and Fermi/GBM shows that the localization result (error\sim4.14^{\circ}) of GRM is consistent with the Fermi/GBM result.

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@article{arxiv.2604.18018,
  title  = {The trigger and localization system of SVOM-GRM},
  author = {Jiang He and Jian-Chao Sun and Yue Huang and Yong-Wei Dong and Shi-Jie Zheng and Xiao-Yun Zhao and Min Gao and Lu Li and Jiang-Tao Liu and Xin Liu and Hao-Li Shi and Li-Ming Song and Wen-Jun Tan and Bo-Bing Wu and Chen-Wei Wang and Jin Wang and Jin-Zhou Wang and Ping Wang and Rui-Jie Wang and Shao-lin Xiong and Juan Zhang and Li Zhang and Shuang-Nan Zhang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.18018},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

Accepted for publication in SVOM special issue in Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics; 9 pages,11 figures

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