Spectral analysis of 35 GRBs/XRFs observed with HETE-2/FREGATE

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作者
Barraud, C [1 ]
Olive, JF
Lestrade, JP
Atteia, JL
Hurley, K
Ricker, G
Lamb, DQ
Kawai, N
Boer, M
Dezalay, JP
Pizzichini, G
Vanderspek, R
Crew, G
Doty, J
Monnelly, G
Villasenor, J
Butler, N
Levine, A
Yoshida, A
Shirasaki, Y
Sakamoto, T
Tamagawa, T
Torii, K
Matsuoka, M
Fenimore, EE
Galassi, A
Tavenner, T
Donaghy, TQ
Graziani, C
Jernigan, JG
机构
[1] Observ Midi Pyrenees, Astrophys Lab, F-31400 Toulouse, France
[2] Observ Midi Pyrenees, CESR, F-31028 Toulouse, France
[3] Univ Calif Berkeley, Space Sci Lab, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
[4] MIT, Ctr Space Res, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
[5] Univ Chicago, Dept Astron & Astrophys, Chicago, IL 60637 USA
[6] Tokyo Inst Technol, Dept Phys, Meguro Ku, Tokyo 1528551, Japan
[7] RIKEN, Inst Phys & Chem Res, Wako, Saitama 3510198, Japan
[8] Aoyama Gakuin Univ, Dept Phys, Setagaya Ku, Tokyo 1578572, Japan
[9] Natl Space Dev Agcy Japan, Tsukuba Space Ctr, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3058505, Japan
[10] Natl Astron Observ, Tokyo 1818588, Japan
[11] Los Alamos Natl Lab, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA
[12] CNR, IASF, I-40129 Bologna, Italy
关键词
gamma-rays; bursts;
D O I
10.1051/0004-6361:20030074
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We present a spectral analysis of 35 GRBs detected with the HETE-2 gamma-ray detectors (the FREGATE instrument) in the energy range 7-400 keV. The GRB sample analyzed is made of GRBs localized with the Wide Field X-ray Monitor onboard HETE-2 or with the GRB Interplanetary Network. We derive the spectral parameters of the time-integrated spectra, and present the distribution of the low-energy photon index, alpha, and of the peak energy, E-p. We then discuss the existence and nature of the recently discovered X-Ray Flashes and their relationship with classical GRBs.
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页码:1021 / 1030
页数:10
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