Speaker
Dr
Robert Parsons
(Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics)
Description
Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are some of the most energetic and exotic events in the Universe, however their behaviour at the highest energies (>10 GeV) is largely unknown. Although the Fermi-LAT space telescope has detected several GRBs in this energy range, it is limited by the relatively small collection area of the instrument. The H.E.S.S. experiment has now entered its second phase by adding a fifth telescope of 600 m$^2$ mirror area to the centre of the array. This new telescope increases the energy range of the array, allowing it to probe the sub-100 GeV range while maintaining the large collection area of ground based gamma-ray observatories, essential to probing short-term variability at these energies.
We will present a description of the GRB observation scheme used by the H.E.S.S. experiment, summarising the behaviour and performance of the rapid GRB repointing system, the conditions under which potential GRB repointings are made and the data analysis scheme used for these observations.
| Registration number following "ICRC2015-I/" | 559 |
|---|---|
| Collaboration | H.E.S.S. |
Author
Dr
Robert Parsons
(Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics)
Co-authors
Alison Mitchell
(MPI Kernphysik)
Dr
Arnim Balzer
(Universiteit van Amsterdam)
Clemens Hoischen
Dr
Elisabetta Bissaldi
(University of Innsbruck)
Dr
Gavin Rowell
(University of Adelaide)
Dr
Gerd Pühlhofer
(University of Tübingen)
Dr
Matthias Fuessling
(DESY)
Prof.
Paul O'Brien
(University of Leicester)
Dr
Petter Hofverberg
(Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics)
Prof.
Stefan Wagner
(Landessternwarte Heidelberg)
Dr
Thomas Tam
(National Tsing Hua University)
Dr
Wilfried Domainko
(Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics)
