8 papers
The High Time Resolution Spectral Evolution of Gamma-Ray Bursts
David Band, Lyle Ford
Previous studies of the evolution of gamma-ray burst spectra have generally relied on fitting sequences of spectra. These studies usually were confined to bright bursts and often l…
BATSE Gamma-Ray Burst Line Search: V. Probability of Detecting a Line in a Burst
D. L. Band, L. A. Ford, J. L. Matteson +4
The physical importance of the apparent discrepancy between the detections by pre-BATSE missions of absorption lines in gamma-ray burst spectra and the absence of a BATSE line dete…
A Comprehensive Search for Low-Energy Lines in BATSE GRBs
Michael S. Briggs, David L. Band, Robert D. Preece +4
A computer-based technique has been developed to search bright BATSE gamma-ray bursts for spectral lines in a comprehensive manner. The first results of the search are discussed an…
Extrapolations of BATSE Gamma-Ray Burst Spectra to the Optical-UV Band
Lyle Ford, David Band
Many gamma-ray burst counterpart searches are being conducted in the optical-UV band. To both predict detectability and understand the meaning of any detections or upper limits, we…
BATSE Gamma-Ray Burst Line Search: IV. Line Candidates from the Visual Search
D. L. Band, S. Ryder, L. A. Ford +7
We evaluate the significance of the line candidates identified by a visual search of burst spectra from BATSE's Spectroscopy Detectors. None of the candidates satisfy our detection…
BATSE Gamma-Ray Burst Line Search: III. Line Detectability
D. L. Band, L. A. Ford, J. L. Matteson +7
We evaluate the ability of the BATSE spectroscopy detectors to detect the absorption lines observed by Ginga in gamma ray burst spectra. We find that BATSE can detect the 20.6 keV…