Status of GRB Observations with the Suzaku Wideband All-sky Monitor
M. S. Tashiro, Y. Terada, Y. Urata, K. Onda, N. Kodaka, A. Endo, M., Suzuki, K. Morigami, K. Yamaoka, Y. E. Nakagawa, S. Sugita, Y. Fukazawa, M., Ohno, T. Takahashi, C. Kira, T. Uehara, T. Tamagawa, T. Enoto, R. Miyawaki,, K. Nakazawa, K. Makishima, E. Sonoda, M. Yamauchi
TL;DR
The paper reviews the capabilities and observational results of the Suzaku Wide-band All-sky Monitor (WAM) in detecting gamma-ray bursts in the 50-5000 keV range, highlighting its contribution to GRB astronomy.
Contribution
It provides an overview of WAM's design, its observational record of 288 GRBs, and its role in gamma-ray burst detection and analysis.
Findings
WAM observed 288 confirmed GRBs by May 2007.
WAM's large area and wide field of view enhance GRB detection.
The instrument covers an energy range of 50-5000 keV.
Abstract
The Wide-band All-sky Monitor (WAM) is a function of the large lateral BGO shield of the Hard X-ray Detector (HXD) onboard Suzaku. Its large geometrical area of 800 cm^2 per side, the large stopping power for the hard X-rays and the wide-field of view make the WAM an ideal detector for gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) observations in the energy range of 50-5000 keV. In fact, the WAM has observed 288 GRBs confirmed by other satellites, till the end of May 2007.
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