2 papers
astro-ph2005
The Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) on the Swift MIDEX Mission
S. D. Barthelmy, L. M. Barbier, J. R. Cummings +12
The Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) is one of 3 instruments on the Swift MIDEX spacecraft to study gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). The BAT first detects the GRB and localizes the burst direct…
astro-ph2004
Global Characteristics of X-Ray Flashes and X-Ray-Rich GRBs Observed by HETE-2
T. Sakamoto, D. Q. Lamb, C. Graziani +35
We describe and discuss the global properties of 45 gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) observed by HETE-2 during the first three years of its mission, focusing on the properties of X-Ray Flas…