Observability of line features in BATSE spectroscopy detector observations of gamma ray bursts

Authors

L. A. Ford, University of California, San Diego
D. L. Band, University of California, San Diego
J. L. Matteson, University of California, San Diego
D. M. Palmer, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
B. E. Schaefer, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
B. J. Teegarden, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
T. L. Cline, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
R. D. Preece, George Marshall Space Flight Center
G. J. Fishman, George Marshall Space Flight Center
C. A. Meegan, George Marshall Space Flight Center
R. B. Wilson, George Marshall Space Flight Center
M. S. Briggs, The University of Alabama in Huntsville
W. S. Paciesas, The University of Alabama in Huntsville
G. N. Pendleton, The University of Alabama in Huntsville

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

1-1-1993

Abstract

We have performed a series of numerical simulations and developed an analytic model of how the significance of absorption features as seen by the BATSE Spectroscopy Detectors (SDs) varies as the continuum and line parameters are changed. Both the simulations and model predict that the significance of lines depends approximately on the square of the signal-to-noise, the square of the equivalent width of the line, and the inverse of the natural width of the line.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

AIP Conference Proceedings

First Page

887

Last Page

891

Recommended Citation

Ford, L., Band, D., Matteson, J., Palmer, D., Schaefer, B., Teegarden, B., Cline, T., Preece, R., Fishman, G., Meegan, C., Wilson, R., Briggs, M., Paciesas, W., & Pendleton, G. (1993). Observability of line features in BATSE spectroscopy detector observations of gamma ray bursts. AIP Conference Proceedings, 280, 887-891. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.44241