Fermi-LAT Observations of Gamma-Ray Bursts
Nicola Omodei (for the Fermi LAT, Fermi GBM collaborations)
TL;DR
This paper reviews Fermi-LAT's observations of gamma-ray bursts, highlighting its unprecedented sensitivity and spectral coverage in detecting and analyzing GRBs at GeV energies.
Contribution
It provides a comprehensive overview of the main results from Fermi-LAT's observations of GRBs, emphasizing its novel capabilities in high-energy gamma-ray detection.
Findings
Fermi-LAT detected GRBs with unprecedented sensitivity.
The spectral properties of GRBs at GeV energies are characterized.
Key properties of GRBs at high energies are summarized.
Abstract
The Large Area Telescope (LAT) on the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope observatory is a pair conversion telescope sensitive to gamma-rays over more than four energy decades, between 20 MeV and more than 300 GeV. Acting in synergy with the Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) - the other instrument onboard the mission - the LAT features unprecedented sensitivity for the study of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) in terms of spectral coverage, effective area, and instrumental dead time. We will review the main results from Fermi-LAT observation of GRB, presenting the main properties of GRBs at GeV energies.
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Taxonomy
TopicsGamma-ray bursts and supernovae · Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena · Planetary Science and Exploration