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The H.E.S.S. II GRB Program

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High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-14 R. D. Parsons , A. Balzer , M. Füssling , C. Hoischen , M. Holler , A. M. W. Mitchell , G. Pühlhofer , G. Rowell , S. Wagner , E. Bissaldi , P. O'Brien , P. H. T. Tam

New Gamma-Ray Bursts Found in the Archival Data from the IBIS/ISGRI Telescope of the INTEGRAL Observatory

A systematic search for cosmic gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) and other short hard X-ray events in the archival data from the IBIS/ISGRI telescope of the INTEGRAL observatory over 2003-2018 has been carried out. Seven previously unknown GRBs have…

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Analysis of Sub-threshold Short Gamma-ray Bursts in Fermi GBM Data

The Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) is currently the most prolific detector of Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs). Recently the detection rate of short GRBs (SGRBs) has been dramatically increased through the use of ground-based searches that…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-08-07 D. Kocevski , E. Burns , A. Goldstein , T. Dal Canton , M. S. Briggs , L. Blackburn , P. Veres , C. M. Hui , R. Hamburg , O. J. Roberts , C. A. Wilson-Hodge , T. Littenberg , V. Connaughton , J. Racusin

Simulations of GRB detections with the ECLAIRs telescope onboard the future SVOM mission

The soft gamma-ray telescope ECLAIRs with its Scientific Trigger Unit is in charge of detecting Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) on-board the future SVOM satellite. Using the "scientific software model" (SSM), we study the efficiency of both…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-08-25 S. Antier , S. Schanne , B. Cordier , A. Gros , D. Götz , C. Lachaud

ECLAIRs: A microsatellite for the prompt optical and X-ray emission of Gamma-Ray Bursts

The prompt gamma-ray emission of Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) is currently interpreted in terms of radiation from electrons accelerated in internal shocks in a relativistic fireball. On the other hand, the origin of the prompt (and early…

Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-14 Didier Barret

Characterization of a tagged $\gamma$-ray beam line at the DA$\Phi$NE Beam Test Facility

At the core of the AGILE scientific instrument, designed to operate on a satellite, there is the Gamma Ray Imaging Detector (GRID) consisting of a Silicon Tracker (ST), a Cesium Iodide Mini-Calorimeter and an Anti-Coincidence system of…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2013-03-13 P. W. Cattaneo , A. Argan , F. Boffelli , A. Bulgarelli , B. Buonomo , A. W. Chen , F. D'Ammando , T. Froysland , F. Fuschino , M. Galli , F. Gianotti , A. Giuliani , F. Longo , M. Marisaldi , G. Mazzitelli , A. Pellizzoni , M. Prest , G. Pucella , L. Quintieri , A. Rappoldi , M. Tavani , M. Trifoglio , A. Trois , P. Valente , E. Vallazza , S. Vercellone , A. Zambra , G. Barbiellini , P. Caraveo , V. Cocco , E. Costa , G. De Paris , E. Del Monte , G. Di Cocco , I. Donnarumma , Y. Evangelista , M. Feroci , A. Ferrari , M. Fiorini , C. Labanti , I. Lapshov , F. Lazzarotto , P. Lipari , M. Mastropietro , S. Mereghetti , E. Morelli , E. Moretti , A. Morselli , L. Pacciani , F. Perotti , G. Piano , P. Picozza , M. Pilia , G. Porrovecchio , M. Rapisarda , A. Rubini , S. Sabatini , P. Soffitta , E. Striani , V. Vittorini , D. Zanello , S. Colafrancesco , P. Giommi , C. Pittori , P. Santolamazza , F. Verrecchia , L. Salotti

HETE-2 Localization and Observation of the Bright, X-Ray-Rich Gamma-Ray Burst GRB021211

A bright, x-ray-rich GRB was detected by HETE-2 at 11:18:34.03 UT on 11 Dec 2002. The WXM localization was to 14' and relayed to the GCN 22 s after the start of the burst. The ground SXC localization was within 2' of R.A. 08h 09m 00s, Dec…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 G. B. Crew , D. Q. Lamb , G. R. Ricker , J. -L. Atteia , N. Kawai , R. Vanderspek , J. Villasenor , J. Doty , G. Prigozhin , J. G. Jernigan , C. Graziani , Y. Shirasaki , T. Sakamoto , M. Suzuki , N. Butler , K. Hurley , T. Tamagawa , A. Yoshida , M. Matsuoka , E. E. Fenimore , M. Galassi , C. Barraud , M. Boer , J. -P. Dezalay , J. -F. Olive , A. Levine , G. Monnelly , F. Martel , E. Morgan , T. Q. Donaghy , K. Torii , S. E. Woosley , T. Cline , J. Braga , R. Manchanda , G. Pizzichini , K. Takagishi , M. Yamauchi

The X-ray afterglow of the short gamma ray burst 050724

Short duration (<2 s) Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) have been a mystery since their discovery. Until May 2005 very little was known about short GRBs, but this situation has changed rapidly in the last few months since the Swift and HETE-2…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 S. Campana , G. Tagliaferri , D. Lazzati , G. Chincarini , S. Covino , K. Page , P. Romano , A. Moretti , G. Cusumano , V. Mangano , T. Mineo , V. La Parola , P. Giommi , M. Perri , M. Capalbi , B. Zhang , S. Barthelmy , J. Cummings , T. Sakamoto , D. N. Burrows , J. A. Kennea , J. A. Nousek , J. P. Osborne , P. T. O'Brien , O. Godet , N. Gehrels

Search for Very High Energy Emission from Satellite-triggered GRBs with the Milagro Observatory

The Milagro gamma-ray observatory employs a water Cherenkov detector to observe extensive air showers produced by high energy particles interacting in the Earth's atmosphere. Milagro has a wide field of view (2 sr) and high duty cycle (>…

Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-14 P. M. Saz Parkinson

GRB 070707: the first short gamma-ray burst observed by INTEGRAL

INTEGRAL has observed 47 long-duration GRBs (T_90 > 2s) and 1 short-duration GRB (T_90 < 2s) in five years of observation since October 2002. This work presents the properties of the prompt emission of GRB 070707, which is the first short…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 S. McGlynn , S. Foley , S. McBreen , L. Hanlon , R. O'Connor , A. Martin Carrillo , B. McBreen

HETE-2 Localization and Observations of the Short, Hard Gamma-Ray Burst GRB020531

The {\it HETE-2} (hereafter \HETE) French Gamma Telescope (FREGATE) and the Wide-field X-ray Monitor (WXM) instruments detected a short ($t_{50} = 360$ msec in the FREGATE 85-300 keV energy band), hard gamma-ray burst (GRB) that occurred at…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 D. Q. Lamb , G. R. Ricker , J. -L. Atteia , K. Hurley , N. Kawai , Y. Shirasaki , T. Sakamoto , T. Tamagawa , C. Graziani , J. -F. Olive , A. Yoshida , M. Matsuoka , K. Torii , E. E. Fenimore , M. Galassi , T. Tavenner , T. Q. Donaghy , M. Boer , J. -P. Dezalay , R. Vanderspek , G. Crew , J. Doty , G. Monnelly , J. Villasenor , N. Butler , J. G. Jernigan , A. Levine , F. Martel , E. Morgan , G. Prigozhin , S. E. Woosley , T. Cline , I. Mitrofanov , D. Anfimov , A. Kozyrev , M. Litvak , A. Sanin , W. Boynton , C. Fellows , K. Harshman , C. Shinohara , R. Starr , J. Braga , R. Manchanda , G. Pizzichini , K. Takagishi , M. Yamauchi

AGILE detection of a rapid gamma-ray flare from the blazar PKS 1510-089 during the GASP-WEBT monitoring

We report the detection by the AGILE satellite of a rapid gamma-ray flare from the powerful gamma-ray quasar PKS 1510-089, during a pointing centered on the Galactic Center region from 1 March to 30 March 2008. This source has been…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2014-11-20 F. D'Ammando , G. Pucella , C. M. Raiteri , M. Villata , V. Vittorini , S. Vercellone , I. Donnarumma , F. Longo , M. Tavani , A. Argan , G. Barbiellini , F. Boffelli , A. Bulgarelli , P. Caraveo , P. W. Cattaneo , A. W. Chen , V. Cocco , E. Costa , E. Del Monte , G. De Paris , G. Di Cocco , Y. Evangelista , M. Feroci , A. Ferrari , M. Fiorini , T. Froysland , F. Fuschino , M. Galli , F. Gianotti , A. Giuliani , C. Labanti , I. Lapshov , F. Lazzarotto , P. Lipari , M. Marisaldi , S. Mereghetti , A. Morselli , L. Pacciani , A. Pellizzoni , F. Perotti , G. Piano , P. Picozza , M. Pilia , M. Prest , M. Rapisarda , A. Rappoldi , S. Sabatini , P. Soffitta , M. Trifoglio , A. Trois , E. Vallazza , A. Zambra , D. Zanello , I. Agudo , M. F. Aller , H. D. Aller , A. A. Arkharov , U. Bach , E. Benitez , A. Berdyugin , D. A. Blinov , C. S. Buemi , W. P. Chen , A. Di Paola , G. Di Rico , D. Dultzin , L. Fuhrmann , J. L. Gomez , M. A. Gurwell , S. G. Jorstad , J. Heidt , D. Hiriart , H. Y. Hsiao , G. Kimeridze , T. S. Konstantinova , E. N. Kopatskaya , E. Koptelova , O. Kurtanidze , V. M. Larionov , P. Leto , E. Lindfors , J. M. Lopez , A. P. Marscher , I. M. McHardy , D. A. Melnichuk , M. Mommert , R. Mujica , K. Nilsson , M. Pasanen , M. Roca-Sogorb , M. Sorcia , L. O. Takalo , B. Taylor , C. Trigilio , I. S. Troitsky , G. Umana , L. A. Antonelli , S. Colafrancesco , S. Cutini , D. Gasparrini , C. Pittori , B. Preger , P. Santolamazza , F. Verrecchia , P. Giommi , L. Salotti

Search for Gamma Ray Bursts with the ARGO-YBJ Detector in Shower Mode

The ARGO-YBJ detector, located at the Yangbajing Cosmic Ray Laboratory (4300 m a. s. l., Tibet, China), was a full coverage air shower array dedicated to gamma ray astronomy and cosmic ray studies. The wide field of view (~ 2 sr) and high…

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The rate of observed gravitational waves (GWs) from neutron star-neutron star (NS-NS) mergers detected by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) indicates the existence of more than one short gamma-ray bursts (sGRBs)…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-05-18 Sanjeeva Rao Prattipati , Reetanjali Moharana , Sourav Dutta

Proposed Next Generation GRB Mission: EXIST

A next generation Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) mission to follow the upcoming Swift mission is described. The proposed Energetic X-ray Imaging Survey Telescope, EXIST, would yield the limiting (practical) GRB trigger sensitivity, broad-band…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 J. Grindlay , N. Gehrels , F. Harrison , R. Blandford , G. Fishman , C. Kouveliotou , D. H. Hartmann , S. Woosley , W. Craig , J. Hong

Two and a half years of GRB localizations with the INTEGRAL Burst Alert System

We review the results on Gamma-ray Bursts obtained during the first two and a half years of operations of the INTEGRAL Burst Alert System (IBAS). In many cases GRB coordinates have been distributed with an unprecedented combination of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-11-11 S. Mereghetti , D. Gotz

AGILE results on relativistic outflows above 100 MeV

We give an overview of the AGILE gamma-ray satellite scientific highlights. AGILE is an Italian Space Agency (ASI) mission devoted to observations in the 30 MeV - 50 GeV gamma-ray energy range, with simultaneous X-ray imaging in the 18-60…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-12-02 Carlotta Pittori

Design and test of a portable Gamma-Ray Burst simulator for GECAM

The main scientific goal of the Gravitational wave high-energy Electromagnetic Counterpart All-sky Monitor (GECAM) is to monitor various types of Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRB) originated from merger of binary compact stars, which could also…

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Spectral analysis of 35 GRBs/XRFs observed with HETE-2/FREGATE

We present a spectral analysis of 35 GRBs detected with the HETE-2 gamma-ray detectors (the FREGATE instrument) in the energy range 7-400 keV. The GRB sample analyzed is made of GRBs localized with the Wide Field X-ray Monitor onboard…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 C. Barraud , J-F. Olive , J. P. Lestrade , J-L. Atteia , K. Hurley , G. Ricker , D. Q. Lamb , N. Kawai , M. Boer , J-P. Dezalay , G. Pizzichini , R. Vanderspek , G. Crew , J. Doty , G. Monelly , J. Villasenor , N. Butler , A. Levine , A. Yoshida , Y. Shirasaki , T. Sakamoto , T. Tamagawa , K. Torii , M. Matsuoka , E. E. Fenimore , M. Galassi , T. Tavenner , T. Q. Donaghy , C. Graziani , J. G. Jernigan

Observations of Gamma-ray Bursts with the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer

The role of the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) in the study of Gamma-ray Bursts (GRBs) is reviewed. Through April 2001, the All-Sky Monitor (ASM) and the Proportional Counter Array (PCA) instruments have detected 30 GRBs. In 16 cases,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Hale Bradt , Alan M. Levine , Francis E. Marshall , Ronald A. Remillard , Donald A. Smith , Toshi Takeshima