Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1999-09-03
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal
Scientific paper
10.1086/308261
Gamma-ray observations above 200 MeV are conventionally made by satellite-based detectors. The EGRET detector on the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CGRO) has provided good sensitivity for the detection of bursts lasting for more than 200 ms. Theoretical predictions of high-energy gamma-ray bursts produced by quantum-mechanical decay of primordial black holes (Hawking 1971) suggest the emission of bursts on shorter time scales. The final stage of a primordial black hole results in a burst of gamma-rays, peaking around 250 MeV and lasting for a tenth of a microsecond or longer depending on particle physics. In this work we show that there is an observational window using ground-based imaging Cherenkov detectors to measure gamma-ray burst emission at energies E greater than 200 MeV. This technique, with a sensitivity for bursts lasting nanoseconds to several microseconds, is based on the detection of multi-photon-initiated air showers.
Bohec S. Le
Krennrich Frank
Weekes Trevor C.
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