2009/07/28 by N. Galante, Nicola Galante, Galante, Nicola
Physics and Astronomy · #Astro and Planetary Science #Astronomy #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Astrophysics #Component (thermodynamics) #Energy (signal processing) #FOS: Physical sciences #Gamma ray #Gamma-ray burst #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE) #High energy #Particle physics #Physics #astro-ph.HE
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0907.4997
2 pages, 1 table, conference proceeding at the 31st ICRC, Lodz, Poland, 2009
arxiv created 2009/07/28 · openalex publication_date 2009/07/28 · arxiv updated 2019/08/13 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/06
During its first cycle of observations, VERITAS observed several GRBs in response to broadcast alerts from the Gamma-ray bursts Coordinates Network (GCN). The GRBs were followed up and observed thereafter with typical delays of 2 to 4 minutes from the beginning of the burst and of 92 s in the best case, searching for a very high energy (VHE) component above 100 GeV. The aim of the search for VHE emission from GRBs is to understand the behavior, composition and dynamics of the most accelerated particles in the bursts, as well as to get a better overall understanding of the model of GRBs. We report on the results from two years of observations by VERITAS.