Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2003-08-20
Astron.Astrophys.411:L299-L306,2003
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
8 pages, 4 figures. Accepted for publication in A&AL (INTEGRAL issue)
Scientific paper
10.1051/0004-6361:20031231
The spectrometer SPI, one of the two main instruments of the INTEGRAL spacecraft, offers significant gamma-ray burst detection capabilities. In its 35 deg (full width) field of view SPI is able to localise gamma-ray bursts at a mean rate of ~ 0.8/month. With its large anticoincidence shield of 512 kg of BGO crystals SPI is able to detect gamma-ray bursts quasi omni-directionally with a very high sensitivity. Burst alerts of the anticoincidence shield are distributed by the INTEGRAL Burst Alert System. In the first 8 months of the mission about 0.8/day gamma-ray burst candidates and 0.3/day gamma-ray burst positions were obtained with the anticoincidence shield by interplanetary network triangulations with other spacecrafts.
Arend Nikolas
Beckmann Volker
Bennett Kevin
Connell Paul
Deluit Sandrine
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