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The Complete BATSE Spectral Catalog of Bright Gamma-Ray Bursts

We present a systematic spectral analysis of 350 bright Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) observed with the Burst and Transient Source Experiment (BATSE; $\sim$ 30 keV -- 2 MeV) with high temporal and spectral resolution. Our sample was selected from…

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Temporal Evolution of Pair Attenuation Signatures in Gamma-Ray Burst Spectra

The spectra obtained above 100 MeV by the EGRET experiment aboard the Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory for a handful of gamma-ray bursts has given no indication of any spectral attenuation that might preclude detection of bursts at higher…

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Prospects for the detection of the prompt very-high-energy emission from $\rm\gamma$-ray bursts with the High Altitude Detection of Astronomical Radiation experiment

The observation of very-high-energy (VHE, $\rm >10~GeV$) $\gamma$-ray emission from $\rm \gamma$-ray bursts (GRBs), especially in the prompt phase, will provide critical information for understanding many aspects of their nature including…

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Milagro Search for Very High Energy Emission from Gamma-Ray Bursts in the Swift Era

The recently launched Swift satellite is providing an unprecedented number of rapid and accurate Gamma-Ray Burst (GRB) localizations, facilitating a flurry of follow-up observations by a large number of telescopes at many different…

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Validating Monte Carlo simulations for an analysis chain in H.E.S.S

Imaging Air Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs) detect very high energetic (VHE) gamma rays. They observe the Cherenkov light emitted in electromagnetic shower cascades that gamma rays induce in the atmosphere. A precise reconstruction of the…

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Observations of the Crab Nebula with H.E.S.S

The Crab nebula was observed with the H.E.S.S. stereoscopic Cherenkov-telescope array between October 2003 and January 2005 for a total of 22.9 hours (after data quality selection). Observations were made with three operational telescopes…

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Automatic analysis of Swift-XRT data

The Swift spacecraft detects and autonomously observes ~100 Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs) per year, ~96% of which are detected by the X-ray telescope (XRT). GRBs are accompanied by optical transients and the field of ground-based follow-up of…

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Very High Energy Observations of Gamma-Ray Burst Locations with the Whipple Telescope

Gamma-ray burst (GRB) observations at very high energies (VHE, E > 100 GeV) can impose tight constraints on some GRB emission models. Many GRB afterglow models predict a VHE component similar to that seen in blazars and plerions, in which…

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Chasing Gamma-Ray Signals from Binary Neutron Star Coalescences with the Cherenkov Telescope Array: Prospects and Observing Strategies

The detection of gravitational waves (GWs) from a binary neutron star (BNS) merger by Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo (GW170817), together with its electromagnetic counterpart, the short gamma-ray burst GRB~170817A, heralded the birth of…

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High zenith angle observations of PKS 2155-304 with the MAGIC-I telescope

The high frequency peaked BL Lac PKS 2155-304 with a redshift of z=0.116 was discovered in 1997 in the very high energy (VHE, E >100GeV) gamma-ray range by the University of Durham Mark VI gamma-ray Cherenkov telescope in Australia with a…

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Observations of Active Galactic Nuclei with Ground-Based Cherenkov Telescopes

Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs) allow us to observe Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs) in the 100 GeV to 20 TeV energy range with high sensitivity. The TeV gamma-ray observations of the nine blazars detected so far in this…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Henric Krawczynski

Milagro Constraints on Very High Energy Emission from Short Duration Gamma-Ray Bursts

Recent rapid localizations of short, hard gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) by the Swift and HETE satellites have led to the observation of the first afterglows and the measurement of the first redshifts from this type of burst. Detection of >100 GeV…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-23 A. A. Abdo , B. T. Allen , D. Berley , E. Blaufuss , S. Casanova , B. L. Dingus , R. W. Ellsworth , M. M. Gonzalez , J. A. Goodman , E. Hays , C. M. Hoffman , B. E. Kolterman , C. P. Lansdell , J. T. Linnemann , J. E. McEnery , A. I. Mincer , P. Nemethy , D. Noyes , J. M. Ryan , F. W. Samuelson , P. M. Saz Parkinson , A. Shoup , G. Sinnis , A. J. Smith , G. W. Sullivan , V. Vasileiou , G. P. Walker , D. A. Williams , X. W. Xu , G. B. Yodh

Optical Observations of Gamma-Ray Bursts, the Discovery of Supernovae 2005bv, 2005ee, and 2006ak, and Searches for Transients Using the "MASTER" Robotic Telescope

We present the results of observations obtained using the MASTER robotic telescope in 2005 - 2006, including the earliest observations of the optical emission of the gamma-ray bursts GRB 050824 and GRB 060926. Together with later…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-25 V. M. Lipunov , V. G. Kornilov , A. V. Krylov , N. V. Tyurina , A. A. Belinski , E. S. Gorbovskoy , D. A. Kuvshinov , P. A. Gritsyk , G. A. Antipov , G. V. Borisov , A. V. Sankovich , V. V. Vladimirov , V. I. Vybornov , A. S. Kuznetsov

STACEE Observations of Markarian 421 During an Extended Gamma-Ray Outburst

The active galaxy Markarian 421 underwent a substantial outburst in early 2001. Between January and May of that year, the STACEE detector was used to observe the source in gamma-rays between the energies of 50 and 500 GeV. These…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 STACEE Collaboration , L. M. Boone , J. A. Hinton , D. Bramel , E. Chae , C. E. Covault , P. Fortin , D. M. Gingrich , D. S. Hanna , R. Mukherjee , C. Mueller , R. A. Ong , K. Ragan , R. A. Scalzo , D. R. Schuette , C. G. Theoret , D. A. Williams

GRB 050117: Simultaneous Gamma-ray and X-ray Observations with the Swift Satellite

The Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Explorer performed its first autonomous, X-ray follow-up to a newly detected GRB on 2005 January 17, within 193 seconds of the burst trigger by the Swift Burst Alert Telescope. While the burst was still in…

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The TACTIC atmospheric Cherenkov Imaging telescope

The TACTIC $\gamma$-ray telescope, equipped with a light collector of area $\sim$9.5m$^2$ and a medium resolution imaging camera of 349-pixels, has been in operation at Mt.Abu, India since 2001. This paper describes the main features of its…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 R. Koul , A. K. Tickoo , S. K. Kaul , S. R. Kaul , N. Kumar , K. K. Yadav , N. Bhatt , K. Venugopal , H. C. Goyal , M. Kothari , P. Chandra , R. C. Rannot , V. K. Dhar , M. K. Koul , R. K. Kaul , S. Kotwal , K. Chanchalani , S. Thoudam , N. Chouhan , M. Sharma , S. Bhattacharyya , S. Sahayanathan

Cosmic Gamma-Ray Bursts Detected in the RELEC Experiment onboard the Vernov Satellite

The RELEC scientific instrumentation onboard the Vernov spacecraft launched on July 8, 2014, included the DRGE gamma-ray and electron spectrometer. This instrument incorporates a set of scintillation phoswich detectors, including four…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-03-01 A. V. Bogomolov , V. V. Bogomolov , A. F. Iyudin , E. A. Kuznetsova , P. Yu. Minaev , M. I. Panasyuk , A. S. Pozanenko , A. V. Prokhorov , S. I. Svertilov , A. M. Chernenko

Gamma-Ray Bursts are Time-Asymmetric

A simple test for time-asymmetry is devised and carried out on the brightest gamma-ray bursts detected by the Burst and Transient Source Experiment (BATSE) on board the {\it Compton} Gamma Ray Observatory. We show evidence that individual…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-22 R. J. Nemiroff , J. P. Norris , C. Kouveliotou , G. J. Fishman , C. A. Meegan , W. S. Paciesas

All-sky sensitivity of HAWC to Gamma-Ray Bursts

The High Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) Observatory is a ground-based TeV gamma-ray observatory in the state of Puebla, Mexico at an altitude of 4100 m. Its 22,000 m$^2$ instrumented area, wide field of view ($\sim$2 sr), and >95% uptime…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-13 Joshua Wood

Gamma Ray Bursts with Extended Emission Observed with BATSE

We present the results of our systematic search for extended emission components following initial short gamma-ray burst (GRB) spikes, using Burst and Transient Source Experiment (BATSE) observations. We performed the extended emission…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2013-01-17 Zahide Funda Bostanci , Yuki Kaneko , Ersin Gogus