Prospects for rapid gamma-ray burst localization with INTEGRAL

Authors
Mereghetti, S Jennings, D Pedersen, H Robert, A Pellizoni, A Pohl, M Kretschmar, B Walter, R Courvoisier, T
Citation
S. Mereghetti et al., Prospects for rapid gamma-ray burst localization with INTEGRAL, ASTROPHYS L, 39(1-6), 1999, pp. 769-772
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Space Sciences
Journal title
ASTROPHYSICAL LETTERS & COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN journal
08886512 → ACNP
Volume
39
Issue
1-6
Year of publication
1999
Pages
769 - 772
Database
ISI
SICI code
0888-6512(1999)39:1-6<769:PFRGBL>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
The SPI and IRIS instruments on INTEGRAL will detect greater than or simila r to 1 GRB/month within their large fields of view. The accuracy of localiz ation with IBIS will be a few arcminutes, hence adequate for follow-up stud ies at large, ground-based telescopes. We report on the current studies and simulation activities aimed at designing at the ISDC an effective INTEGRAL Burst Alert System (IBAS) aisle to automatically distribute the positions of GRBs within a few tens of seconds from the event occurrence.