Evans 2007 一个网上存放Swift暴数据的库

主要内容:
数据很全，权威。http://www.swift.ac.uk/xrt_curves

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文章信息:
An online repository of Swift/XRT light curves of GRBs

Authors: P.A. Evans (1), A.P. Beardmore (1), K.L. Page (1), L.G. Tyler (1), J.P. Osborne (1), M.R. Goad (1), P.T. O'Brien (1), L. Vetere (2), J. Racusin (2), D. Morris (2), D.N. Burrows (2), M. Capalbi (3), M. Perri (3), N. Gehrels (4), P. Romano (5,6) ((1) University of Leicester, (2) Pennsylvania State University, (3) ASI Science Data Center, (4) NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, (5) INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera, (6) Universita' degli Studi di Milano)

(Submitted on 2 Apr 2007 (v1), last revised 19 Apr 2007 (this version, v2))

Abstract: Context. Swift data are revolutionising our understanding of Gamma Ray Bursts. Since bursts fade rapidly, it is desirable to create and disseminate accurate light curves rapidly.
Aims. To provide the community with an online repository of X-ray light curves obtained with Swift. The light curves should be of the quality expected of published data, but automatically created and updated so as to be self-consistent and rapidly available. Methods. We have produced a suite of programs which automatically generates Swift/XRT light curves of GRBs. Effects of the damage to the CCD, automatic readout-mode switching and pile-up are appropriately handled, and the data are binned with variable bin durations, as necessary for a fading source.
Results. The light curve repository website (this http URL) contains light curves, hardness ratios and deep images for every GRB which Swift's XRT has observed. When new GRBs are detected, light curves are created and updated within minutes of the data arriving at the UK Swift Science Data Centre.

Comments:

8 pages, 6 figures, Accepted for publication in A&A

Subjects:

Astrophysics (astro-ph)

Cite as:

arXiv:0704.0128v2 [astro-ph]