Stamatikos 2008 Swift-BAT and GLAST-GBM Correlative Spectral Analysis

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Title:		Correlative Spectral Analysis of Gamma-Ray Bursts using Swift-BAT and GLAST-GBM
Authors:		Stamatikos, Michael; Sakamoto, Takanori; Band, David L.
Affiliation:		AA(), AB(), AC()
Publication:		GAMMA-RAY BURSTS 2007: Proceedings of the Santa Fe Conference. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 1000, pp. 133-136 (2008). (AIPC Homepage)
Publication Date:		05/2008
Origin:		AIP
Keywords:		gamma-ray sources (astronomical), gamma-ray spectra, astronomical telescopes
Abstract Copyright:		(c) 2008: American Institute of Physics
DOI:		10.1063/1.2943427
Bibliographic Code:		2008AIPC.1000..133S

Abstract

We discuss the preliminary results of spectral analysis simulations involving anticipated correlated multi-wavelength observations of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) using Swift's Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) and the Gamma-Ray Large Area Space Telescope's (GLAST) Burst Monitor (GLAST-GBM), resulting in joint spectral fits, including characteristic photon energy (Epeak) values, for a conservative annual estimate of ~30 GRBs. The addition of BAT/s spectral response will (i) complement in-orbit calibration efforts of GBM's detector response matrices, (ii) augment GLAST's low energy sensitivity by increasing the ~20-100 keV effective area, (iii) facilitate ground-based follow-up efforts of GLAST GRBs by increasing GBM's source localization precision, and (iv) help identify a subset of non-triggered GRBs discovered via off-line GBM data analysis. Such multi-wavelength correlative analyses, which have been demonstrated by successful joint-spectral fits of Swift-BAT GRBs with other higher energy detectors such as Konus-WIND and Suzaku-WAM, would enable the study of broad-band spectral and temporal evolution of prompt GRB emission over three energy decades, thus potentially increasing science return without placing additional demands upon mission resources throughout their contemporaneous orbital tenure over the next decade.

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