2009/07/18 by Michael Stamatikos, M. Stamatikos, Stamatikos, Michael
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Astro and Planetary Science #CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors #FOS: Physical sciences #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE) #Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM) #astro-ph.HE #astro-ph.IM
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0907.3190
4 pages, 6 figures. Contributed to the Proceedings of Frontiers of Space Astrophysics, Neutron Stars and Gamma Ray Bursts: Recent Developments and Future Directions
arxiv created 2009/07/18 · openalex publication_date 2009/07/18 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We report on recent inter-calibration studies featuring Swift's Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) and Fermi's Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) based upon correlated observations of GRBs 080804 and 080810, via their resultant joint spectral analysis. Swift's intrinsic multi-wavelength instrumentation and dynamical response complement Fermi's superior energy range. The addition of BAT's spectral response will (i) facilitate in-orbit GBM detector response calibration, (ii) augment Fermi's low energy sensitivity, (iii) enable ground-based follow-up efforts of Fermi GRBs, and (iv) help identify a subset of GRBs discovered via off-line GBM data analysis, for an annual estimate of ~30 GRBs. The synergy of BAT and GBM augments previous successful joint spectral fit efforts by enabling the study of peak photon energies (Epeak), while leveraging the over eleven energy decades afforded by Fermi's Large Area Telescope (LAT), in conjunction with Swift's X-Ray (XRT) and Ultraviolet-Optical (UVOT) Telescopes, for an unprecedented probe of broad-band spectral and temporal evolution, throughout their contemporaneous orbital tenure over the next decade.