A low-latency pipeline for GRB light curve and spectrum using Fermi/GBM near real-time data

DOI: 
10.1088/1674-4527/18/5/57
Publication date: 
11/06/2018
Main author: 
Zhao Y.
IAA authors: 
Zhang, B.-B.
Authors: 
Zhao Y., Zhang B.-B., Xiong S.-L., Long X., Zhang Q., Song L.-M., Sun J.-C., Wang Y.-H., Li H.-C., Bu Q.-C., Feng M.-Z., Li Z.-H., Wen X., Wu B.-B., Zhang L.-Y., Zhang Y.-J., Zhang S.-N., Shao J.-X.
Journal: 
Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Publication type: 
Article
Volume: 
18
Pages: 
057
Number: 
057
Abstract: 
Rapid response and short time latency are very important for Time Domain Astronomy, such as the observations of Gamma-ray Bursts (GRBs) and electromagnetic (EM) counterparts of gravitational waves (GWs). Based on near real-time Fermi/GBM data, we developed a low-latency pipeline to automatically calculate the temporal and spectral properties of GRBs. With this pipeline, some important parameters can be obtained, such as T 90 and fluence, within ∼ 20 min after the GRB trigger. For ∼ 90% of GRBs, T 90 and fluence are consistent with the GBM catalog results within 2σ errors. This pipeline has been used by the Gamma-ray Bursts Polarimeter (POLAR) and the Insight Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (Insight-HXMT) to follow up the bursts of interest. For GRB 170817A, the first EM counterpart of GW events detected by Fermi/GBM and INTEGRAL/SPI-ACS, the pipeline gave T 90 and spectral information 21 min after the GBM trigger, providing important information for POLAR and Insight-HXMT observations. © 2018 National Astronomical Observatories, CAS and IOP Publishing Ltd..
Database: 
SCOPUS
ADS
URL: 
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2018RAA....18...57Z/abstract
ADS Bibcode: 
2018RAA....18...57Z
Keywords: 
gamma-ray bursts: general; polarization; radiation mechanisms: non-thermal