2009/12/21 by K. Hurley, M. S. Briggs, Hurley, K. +83
Physics and Astronomy · #Astro and Planetary Science #FOS: Physical sciences #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE) #Planetary Science and Exploration #astro-ph.HE
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0912.4294
5 pages, 11 figures. 2009 Fermi Symposium. eConf Proceedings C091122
arxiv created 2009/12/21 · openalex publication_date 2009/12/21 · arxiv updated 2010/01/14 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We are integrating the Fermi Gamma-Ray Burst Monitor (GBM) into the Interplanetary Network (IPN) of Gamma-Ray Burst (GRB) detectors. With the GBM, the IPN will comprise 9 experiments. This will 1) assist the Fermi team in understanding and reducing their systematic localization uncertainties, 2) reduce the sizes of the GBM and Large Area Telescope (LAT) error circles by 1 to 4 orders of magnitude, 3) facilitate the identification of GRB sources with objects found by ground- and space-based observatories at other wavelengths, from the radio to very high energy gamma-rays, 4) reduce the uncertainties in associating some LAT detections of high energy photons with GBM bursts, and 5) facilitate searches for non-electromagnetic GRB counterparts, particularly neutrinos and gravitational radiation. We present examples and demonstrate the synergy between Fermi and the IPN. This is a Fermi Cycle 2 Guest Investigator project.