Prospects for Gamma-Ray Burst detection by the Cherenkov Telescope Array

Journal
Date Issued
2017
Author(s)
Bissaldi, E.
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Di Girolamo, T.
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Di Pierro, F.
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Gasparetto, T.
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Longo, F.
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Vigorito, C.
DOI
Abstract
The Large Area Telescope (LAT) on the Fermi satellite is expected to publish a catalogue with more than 100 Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) detected above 100 MeV thanks to a new detection algorithm and a new event reconstruction. This work aims at revising the prospects for GRB alerts with the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) based on the new LAT results. We start considering the simulation of the observations with the full CTA of two extremely bright events, the long GRB 130427A and the short GRB 090510, then we investigate how these GRBs would be observed by a particular configuration of the array with the telescopes pointing to different directions in what is called the "coupled divergent mode".
Coverage
RICAP16, 6th Roma International Conference on Astroparticle Physics
All editors
Morselli, A.; Capone, A.; Rodriguez Fernandez, G.
Volume
136
Start page
03019
Conferenece
RICAP16, 6th Roma International Conference on Astroparticle Physics
Conferenece place
Rome, Italy
Conferenece date
21-24 June, 2016
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Url
Issn Identifier
2101-6275
Ads BibCode
2017EPJWC.13603019B
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open.access
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