Design and In-Orbit Performance of the Suzaku Wide-Band All-Sky Monitor

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Jan 2009

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009pasj...61s..35y&link_type=abstract

Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan, Vol.61, No.SP1, pp.S35--S53

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Gamma Rays: Observations, Instrumentation: Detectors

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The Suzaku Wide-band All-sky Monitor (WAM) consists of thick BGO anti-coincidence shields of the Hard X-ray Detectors (HXD). It views about half of the sky and has a geometrical area of 800cm2 per side and an effective area of 400cm2, even at 1MeV. Hence, the WAM can provide unique opportunities to detect high-energy emission from GRBs and solar flares in the sub-MeV toMeV range. The WAM has detected more than 400GRBs and 100 solar flares since its launch. This paper describes the in-flight performance of the HXD/WAM during the initial two years of operations, including the in-flight energy response, spectral and timing capabilities, and in-orbit background.

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