Estimating GRB detection rate with MIRAX

MIRAX (Monitor e Imageador de Raios X) is a satellite mission designed to monitor the hard X-ray and soft gamma-ray part of the sky (5 - 200 keV). Its principal instrument is an X-ray camera that makes use of a coded mask and solid-state (CZT) detectors. With its wide field of view (20 20 degrees)...

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Autores principales: Penacchioni, Ana Virginia, Braga, João, Castro, André, Sacahui, José Rodrigo, D’Amico, Flávio
Formato: Objeto de conferencia
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2015
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Ciencias Astronómicas
Monitor e Imageador de Raios X
estimation
GRBs MIRAX
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/167944
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spelling I19-R120-10915-1679442024-07-11T20:02:59Z http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/167944 Estimating GRB detection rate with MIRAX Penacchioni, Ana Virginia Braga, João Castro, André Sacahui, José Rodrigo D’Amico, Flávio 2015-10 2016 2024-07-11T13:37:40Z en Ciencias Astronómicas Monitor e Imageador de Raios X estimation GRBs MIRAX MIRAX (Monitor e Imageador de Raios X) is a satellite mission designed to monitor the hard X-ray and soft gamma-ray part of the sky (5 - 200 keV). Its principal instrument is an X-ray camera that makes use of a coded mask and solid-state (CZT) detectors. With its wide field of view (20 20 degrees) MIRAX will study variable sources such as accreting neutron stars (NS), black holes (BH), active galactic nuclei and both short and long gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). In this work we present an estimation on how many GRBs MIRAX will be able to detect during its low-earth near equatorial orbit (90 min). We perform Monte Carlo simulations with GEANT4 to reproduce the interaction of the cosmic diffuse background with the detector material, and image reconstructions for different known GRB sources at different positions in the field of view. We also compute MIRAX sensitivity curve over the energy detection range, and estimate the redshift range for which a GRB will be detectable by MIRAX as a function of the flux. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas Objeto de conferencia Objeto de conferencia http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf 93-98
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topic Ciencias Astronómicas
Monitor e Imageador de Raios X
estimation
GRBs MIRAX
spellingShingle Ciencias Astronómicas
Monitor e Imageador de Raios X
estimation
GRBs MIRAX
Penacchioni, Ana Virginia
Braga, João
Castro, André
Sacahui, José Rodrigo
D’Amico, Flávio
Estimating GRB detection rate with MIRAX
topic_facet Ciencias Astronómicas
Monitor e Imageador de Raios X
estimation
GRBs MIRAX
description MIRAX (Monitor e Imageador de Raios X) is a satellite mission designed to monitor the hard X-ray and soft gamma-ray part of the sky (5 - 200 keV). Its principal instrument is an X-ray camera that makes use of a coded mask and solid-state (CZT) detectors. With its wide field of view (20 20 degrees) MIRAX will study variable sources such as accreting neutron stars (NS), black holes (BH), active galactic nuclei and both short and long gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). In this work we present an estimation on how many GRBs MIRAX will be able to detect during its low-earth near equatorial orbit (90 min). We perform Monte Carlo simulations with GEANT4 to reproduce the interaction of the cosmic diffuse background with the detector material, and image reconstructions for different known GRB sources at different positions in the field of view. We also compute MIRAX sensitivity curve over the energy detection range, and estimate the redshift range for which a GRB will be detectable by MIRAX as a function of the flux.
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Objeto de conferencia
author Penacchioni, Ana Virginia
Braga, João
Castro, André
Sacahui, José Rodrigo
D’Amico, Flávio
author_facet Penacchioni, Ana Virginia
Braga, João
Castro, André
Sacahui, José Rodrigo
D’Amico, Flávio
author_sort Penacchioni, Ana Virginia
title Estimating GRB detection rate with MIRAX
title_short Estimating GRB detection rate with MIRAX
title_full Estimating GRB detection rate with MIRAX
title_fullStr Estimating GRB detection rate with MIRAX
title_full_unstemmed Estimating GRB detection rate with MIRAX
title_sort estimating grb detection rate with mirax
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