6 papers
Weibel Instability Driven by Relativistic Pair Jets: Particle Acceleration, Magnetic Field Generation, and Emission
K. -I. Nishikawa, P. Hardee, C. B. Hededal +4
Shock acceleration is a ubiquitous phenomenon in astrophysical plasmas. Plasma waves and their associated instabilities (e.g., Buneman, Weibel and other two-stream instabilities) c…
Measurements of Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) with Glast
G. G. Lichti, M. Briggs, R. Diehl +9
One of the scientific goals of the main instrument of GLAST is the study of Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) in the energy range from ~20 MeV to ~300 GeV. In order to extend the energy meas…
The GLAST Burst Monitor (GBM)
G. G. Lichti, M. S. Briggs, R. Diehl +9
The selection of the GLAST burst monitor (GBM) by NASA will allow the investigation of the relation between the keV and the MeV-GeV emission from gamma-ray bursts. The GBM consists…
A Non-Triggered Burst Supplement to the BATSE Gamma-Ray Burst Catalogs
J. M. Kommers, W. H. G. Lewin, C. Kouveliotou +4
The Burst and Transient Source Experiment (BATSE) on the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory detected gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) with a real-time burst detection (or "trigger") system runni…
Super-LOTIS: A High-Sensitive Optical Counterpart Search Experiment
H. S. Park, E. Ables, D. L. Band +14
We are constructing a 0.6 meter telescope system to search for early time gamma-ray burst(GRB) optical counterparts. Super-LOTIS (Super-Livermore Optical Transient Imaging System)…
First Year Results From LOTIS
G. G. Williams, H. S. Park, E. Ables +15
LOTIS (Livermore Optical Transient Imaging System) is a gamma-ray burst optical counterpart search experiment located near Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California. The…