scholarly journals Gamma-Ray Bursts at TeV Energies: Observational Status

Galaxies ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Koji Noda ◽  
Robert Daniel Parsons
Keyword(s):  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Cosmic Ray ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Gamma Ray Bursts ◽  
High Energy Gamma ◽  
Cosmic Ray Acceleration ◽  
Very High Energy ◽  
Energy Gamma ◽  
Observational Status ◽  
Very High

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are some of the most energetic events in the Universe and are potential sites of cosmic ray acceleration up to the highest energies. GRBs have therefore been a target of interest for very high energy gamma-ray observatories for many years, leading to the recent discovery of a number of bursts with photons reaching energies above 100 GeV. We summarize the GRB observational campaigns of the current generation of very high energy gamma-ray observatories as well as describing the observations and properties of the GRBs discovered so far. We compare the properties of the very high energy bursts to the total GRB distribution and make predictions for the next generation of very high energy gamma-ray observations.

scholarly journals Searching for very-high-energy gamma-ray bursts from evaporating primordial black holes

2008 ◽  
Vol 34 (8) ◽  
pp. 509-514 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. B. Petkov ◽  
E. V. Bugaev ◽  
P. A. Klimai ◽  
M. V. Andreev ◽  
V. I. Volchenko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Gamma Ray ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Gamma Ray Bursts ◽  
Primordial Black Holes ◽  
High Energy Gamma ◽  
Very High Energy ◽  
Energy Gamma ◽  
Very High

scholarly journals THE VERY BRIGHT AND NEARBY GRB130427A: THE EXTRA HARD SPECTRAL COMPONENT AND IMPLICATIONS FOR VERY HIGH-ENERGY GAMMA-RAY OBSERVATIONS OF GAMMA-RAY BURSTS

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 1460174
Author(s):  
PAK-HIN THOMAS TAM
Keyword(s):  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Spectral Component ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Gamma Ray Bursts ◽  
Prompt Gamma ◽  
Large Area ◽  
High Energy Gamma ◽  
Very High Energy ◽  
Energy Gamma ◽  
Very High

The extended high-energy gamma-ray (>100 MeV) emission occurring after the prompt gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) is usually characterized by a single power-law spectrum, which has been explained as the afterglow synchrotron radiation. We report on the Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) observations of the >100 MeV emission from the very bright and nearby GRB 130427A, up to ~100 GeV. By performing time-resolved spectral fits of GRB 130427A, we found a strong evidence of an extra hard spectral component above a few GeV that exists in the extended high-energy emission of this GRB. This extra spectral component may represent the first clear evidence of the long sought-after afterglow inverse Compton emission. Prospects for observations at the very high-energy gamma-rays, i.e., above 100 GeV, are described.

scholarly journals Constraints on Very High Energy Gamma‐Ray Emission from Gamma‐Ray Bursts

2005 ◽  
Vol 630 (2) ◽  
pp. 996-1002 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Atkins ◽  
W. Benbow ◽  
D. Berley ◽  
E. Blaufuss ◽  
D. G. Coyne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gamma Ray ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Gamma Ray Bursts ◽  
High Energy Gamma ◽  
Very High Energy ◽  
Energy Gamma ◽  
Gamma Ray Emission ◽  
Very High

Very high-energy gamma rays from gamma-ray bursts

2007 ◽  
Vol 365 (1854) ◽  
pp. 1343-1356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula M Chadwick
Keyword(s):  
Gamma Rays ◽  
Gamma Ray ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Gamma Ray Bursts ◽  
Gamma Ray Burst ◽  
Gamma Ray Astronomy ◽  
High Energy Gamma ◽  
Very High Energy ◽  
Energy Gamma ◽  
Very High

Very high-energy (VHE) gamma-ray astronomy has undergone a transformation in the last few years, with telescopes of unprecedented sensitivity having greatly expanded the source catalogue. Such progress makes the detection of a gamma-ray burst at the highest energies much more likely than previously. This paper describes the facilities currently operating and their chances for detecting gamma-ray bursts, and reviews predictions for VHE gamma-ray emission from gamma-ray bursts. Results to date are summarized.

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