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Three years of Transients with Fermi GBMThe Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) is an all-sky monitoring instrument, sensitive between 8 keV and 40 MeV, with a primary objective of supporting the Large Area Telescope (LAT) in observations of Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs). Both instruments are part of the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. Together, the GBM and LAT instruments have provided ground-breaking measurements of GRBs that have, after 10 years of focus on GRB afterglows, inspired renewed interest in the prompt emission phase of GRBs and the physical mechanisms that fuel them. In addition to GRB science, GBM has made significant contributions to the astrophysics of galactic transient sources including long-term variations in the Crab nebula, spin state transitions in accretion powered pulsars, state transitions in black hole X-ray binaries, and unprecedented time-resolved spectral studies of soft gamma-ray repeater bursts. Closer to home, GBM also contributes to solar flare and terrestrial gamma flash science.
Document ID
20120004004
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Wilson-Hodge, Colleen A. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 25, 2013
Publication Date
January 21, 2012
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Report/Patent Number
M11-1374
Meeting Information
Meeting: The Physics of Astronomical Transients Meeting
Location: Aspen, CO
Country: United States
Start Date: January 21, 2012
End Date: January 27, 2012
Sponsors: Northwestern Univ., National Science Foundation, California Univ.
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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