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GRB Catalog: Bursts from Vela to SwiftGamma ray burst (GRB) astronomy started when the first event was recorded on July 2, 1967 by Vela 4a and 4b. Since then many missions have flown experiments capable of detecting GRBs. The events collected by these older experiments are mostly available in paper copy, each containing a few ten to a few hundred bursts. No systematic effort in cataloging of these bursts has been available. In some cases the information is unpublished and in others difficult to retrieve. The first major GRB catalog was obtained by GRO with the BATSE experiment. It contains more than 2000 bursts and includes homogeneous information for each of the bursts. With the launch of Swift, the first Gamma-ray/X-ray mission dedicated to the study of GRBs and their afterglows, a wealth of information is collected by the Swift instrument as well as from ground-based telescopes. This talk will describe the efforts to create a comprehensive GRBCAT and its current status and future prospective.
Document ID
20080043953
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Angelini, L.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
June 10, 2008
Subject Category
Astronomy
Meeting Information
Meeting: Maxi Workshop
Location: Saitama
Country: Japan
Start Date: June 10, 2008
End Date: June 12, 2008
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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