Published May 25, 2009
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Journal article
Fermi GBM Early Trigger Characteristics
- 1. University of Alabama in Huntsville (United States)
- 2. NASA MSFC (United States)
Description
Since the launch of the Fermi observatory on June 11 2008, the Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) has seen approximately 250 triggers of which about 150 were cosmic gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). GBM operates dozens of trigger algorithms covering various energy bands and timescales and is therefore sensitive to a wide variety of phenomena, both astrophysical and not.
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1063/1.3155946;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- AIP Conference Proceedings
- Journal Volume
- 1133
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 43-45
- ISSN
- 0094-243X
- CODEN
- APCPCS
Conference
- Title
- 6. Huntsville symposium on gamma-ray burst
- Dates
- 20-23 Oct 2008
- Place
- Huntsville, AL (United States)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 41049060
- Subject category
- S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY; S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- ALGORITHMS; ASTROPHYSICS; COSMIC GAMMA BURSTS; COSMIC GAMMA SOURCES; COSMIC PHOTONS; GAMMA ASTRONOMY; GAMMA DETECTION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; RADIATION MONITORING; TRIGGER CIRCUITS
- Descriptors DEC
- ASTRONOMY; BOSONS; COSMIC RADIATION; COSMIC RAY SOURCES; DETECTION; ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATHEMATICAL LOGIC; MATHEMATICS; MONITORING; PHOTONS; PHYSICS; PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION; PULSE CIRCUITS; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATIONS
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2009 American Institute of Physics