Search Results - "KIPPEN, Marc"
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Electron-positron beams from terrestrial lightning observed with Fermi GBM
Published in Geophysical research letters (01-01-2011)“…Terrestrial Gamma‐ray Flashes (TGFs) are brief pulses of energetic radiation observed in low‐earth orbit. They are associated with thunderstorms and lightning…”
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TEMPORAL DECONVOLUTION STUDY OF LONG AND SHORT GAMMA-RAY BURST LIGHT CURVES
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-01-2012)“…The light curves of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are believed to result from internal shocks reflecting the activity of the GRB central engine. Their temporal…”
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Terrestrial gamma-ray flashes in the Fermi era: Improved observations and analysis methods
Published in Journal of geophysical research. Space physics (01-06-2013)“…A new data mode and new analysis methods are used to detect Terrestrial Gamma‐ray Flashes (TGFs) with the Fermi Gamma‐ray Burst Monitor (GBM) 10 times more…”
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The Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-09-2009)“…The Gamma-Ray Burst Monitor (GBM) will significantly augment the science return from the Fermi Observatory in the study of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). The primary…”
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Design, implementation, and optimization of MEGAlib's image reconstruction tool Mimrec
Published in Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment (01-10-2011)“…MEGAlib, the Medium-Energy Gamma-ray Astronomy library, is a toolset to simulate and analyze data from gamma-ray detectors. An integral part of MEGAlib is its…”
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First-year Results of Broadband Spectroscopy of the Brightest Fermi-GBM Gamma-Ray Bursts
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-06-2011)“…We present our results of the temporal and spectral analysis of a sample of 52 bright and hard gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) observed with the Fermi Gamma-ray Burst…”
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Discovery of a New Soft Gamma Repeater, SGR 1627–41
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Time-resolved Spectroscopy of the Three Brightest and Hardest Short Gamma-ray Bursts Observed with the Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-12-2010)“…From 2008 July to 2009 October, the Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) on board the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has detected 320 gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). About…”
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Constraints on the Synchrotron Shock Model for the Fermi GRB 090820A Observed by Gamma-Ray Burst Monitor
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-11-2011)“…Discerning the radiative dissipation mechanism for prompt emission in gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) requires detailed spectroscopic modeling that straddles the Delta…”
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The Locations of Gamma-Ray Bursts Measured by COMPTEL
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TEMPORAL DECONVOLUTION STUDY OF LONG AND SHORT GAMMA-RAY BURST LIGHT CURVES
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DETECTION OF A THERMAL SPECTRAL COMPONENT IN THE PROMPT EMISSION OF GRB 100724B
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A Search for Early Optical Emission from Short- and Long-Duration Gamma-Ray Bursts
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Pulse properties of terrestrial gamma-ray flashes detected by the Fermi Gamma-Ray Burst Monitor
Published 12-05-2015“…Journal of Geophysical Research (Space Physics), 2014, 119, 5931-5942 The Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) on board the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has…”
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The 3rd Fermi GBM Gamma-Ray Burst Catalog: The First Six Years
Published 24-03-2016“…Since its launch in 2008, the Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) has triggered and located on average approximately two gamma-ray bursts (GRB) every three…”
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The GEANT low energy Compton scattering (GLECS) package for use in simulating advanced Compton telescopes
Published in New astronomy reviews (01-02-2004)“…Compton γ-ray imaging is inherently based on the assumption of γ-rays scattering with free electrons. In reality, the non-zero momentum of target electrons…”
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Three years of Fermi GBM Earth Occultation Monitoring: Observations of Hard X-ray/Soft Gamma-Ray Sources
Published 22-06-2012“…The Gamma ray Burst Monitor (GBM) on board Fermi has been providing continuous data to the astronomical community since 2008 August 12. In this paper we…”
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Correlation of Telemetered Solar Array Data With Particle Detector Data On GPS Spacecraft
Published in IEEE transactions on nuclear science (01-12-2011)“…BDD-IIR radiation environment detector data are used to calculate the expected solar array degradation for over 9 years of GPS orbit and compared with…”
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Terrestrial gamma-ray flashes in the Fermi era: Improvedobservations and analysis methods
Published in Journal of geophysical research. Space physics (01-06-2013)“…A new data mode and new analysis methods are used to detect Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes (TGFs) with the Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) 10 times more…”
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The Fermi GBM Gamma-Ray Burst Catalog: The First Two Years
Published 15-01-2012“…The Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) is designed to enhance the scientific return from Fermi in studying gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). In its first two years of…”
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