BATSE TIME-RESOLVED OBSERVATIONS OF GRBS - THE BURST TOPOGRAPHIC MAP

被引:2
作者
PREECE, RD [1 ]
BRIGGS, MS [1 ]
PENDLETON, GN [1 ]
PACIESAS, WS [1 ]
BAND, DL [1 ]
FORD, LA [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF SAN DIEGO,CTR ASTROPHYS & SPACE SCI,LA JOLLA,CA 92093
关键词
GAMMA RAYS; BURSTS; METHODS; DATA ANALYSIS;
D O I
10.1007/BF00658605
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
It is a well-known observation that many GRBs have spectra with curvature in the less than 1 MeV regime, but flatten out to approximately a -2 power law at higher energies. The large collecting area of BATSE allows spectral studies with unprecedented time resolution. We are conducting a systematic study of time-resolved spectroscopy of GRBs observed by BATSE. Several aspects of this survey are discussed: correlations among fit parameters and between fit parameters and intensity; screening for spectral features using sigma-residual contour maps; and an introduction to the GRB 'topographic' map and its possible qualitative diagnostic abilities.
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页数:4
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