Response function of the Gamma-Ray Burst Monitor (GRBM) onboard the BeppoSAX satellite

1 January 2000

proceedings article
Published by AIP Publishing in AIP Conference Proceedings

Vol. 526 (1) , 721
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1361629

Abstract

Preliminary results of a study aimed to the determination of the response function, in direction and energy, of the Gamma-Ray Burst Monitor (GRBM) onboard the BeppoSAX satellite are presented. The study has been carried out by means of Monte Carlo techniques, taking into account on-ground calibration before launch, and the Crab spectrum measured during the flight. The derived response matrix will be used to evaluate properties (e.g., direction, spectrum, fluence) of all Gamma-Ray Bursts detected with the GRBM.

Keywords

MODELLING
MONTE CARLO METHODS
ANALOGUE SIMULATION
GAMMA-RAY SOURCES (ASTRONOMICAL)
STELLAR WINDS
X-RAY ASTRONOMY
COSMIC RAY ENERGY SPECTRA
CALIBRATION
AFTERGLOWS
ASTROPHYSICAL JETS
PLASMA SHOCK WAVES

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