GRBs detected with the MAXI mission on the International Space Station
Abstract
Monitor of Al-sky X-ray Image (MAXI) is a mission on the International Space Station. MAXI started its observation from Aug 2009. So far, MAXI detected five GRBs and five candidates of XRF in the 10 month observation, which shows the high capabilty of MAXI for the GRB observations.
- Publication:
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Deciphering the Ancient Universe with Gamma-ray Bursts
- Pub Date:
- October 2010
- DOI:
- 10.1063/1.3509340
- Bibcode:
- 2010AIPC.1279..442T
- Keywords:
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- gamma-ray sources (astronomical);
- astronomical instruments;
- charge-coupled devices;
- 98.70.Rz;
- 95.55.-n;
- 95.55.Aq;
- gamma-ray sources;
- gamma-ray bursts;
- Astronomical and space-research instrumentation;
- Charge-coupled devices image detectors and IR detector arrays