2006/02/12 by D. L. Band, David L. Band · 3 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #Nuclear Physics and Applications #Particle Detector Development and Performance #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1086/503326
20 pages, 8 figures, Ap. J. in press
arxiv created 2006/02/12 · openalex publication_date 2006/06/10 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31
The dependence of Swift 's detection sensitivity on a burst's temporal and spectral properties shapes the detected burst population. Using simplified models of the detector hardware and the burst trigger system, I find that Swift is more sensitive to long, soft bursts than CGRO 's BATSE, a reference detector because of the large burst database it has accumulated. Swift has increased sensitivity in the parameter space region into which time dilation and spectral redshifting move high-redshift bursts.