Real time localization of Gamma Ray Bursts with INTEGRAL

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2003-02-11

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0302194v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

6 pages, latex, 3 figures, submitted to Adv. Sp. Res., Proceedings of the 34th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, Houston, 10-19 Octo

Scientific paper

10.1016/j.asr.2003.02.074

The INTEGRAL satellite has been successfully launched in October 2002 and has recently started its operational phase. The INTEGRAL Burst Alert System (IBAS) will distribute in real time the coordinates of the GRBs detected with INTEGRAL. After a brief introduction on the INTEGRAL instruments, we describe the main IBAS characteristics and report on the initial results. During the initial performance and verification phase of the INTEGRAL mission, which lasted about two months, two GRBs have been localized with accuracy of about 2-4 arcmin. These observations have allowed us to validate the IBAS software, which is now expected to provide quick (few seconds delay) and precise (few arcmin) localization for about 10-15 GRBs per year.

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