Muon detection of TeV gamma rays from gamma-ray bursts

被引：13

作者：

Alvarez-Muñiz, J ^{[1
]}

Halzen, F

机构：

[1] Univ Santiago, Dept Fis Particulas, E-15706 Santiago, Spain

[2] Univ Wisconsin, Dept Phys, Madison, WI 53706 USA

来源：

ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL | 1999年 / 521卷 / 02期

关键词：

cosmic rays; gamma rays : bursts; nuclear reactions; nucleosynthesis; abundances;

D O I：

10.1086/307591

中图分类号：

P1 [天文学];

学科分类号：

0704 ;

摘要：

Because of the limited size of the satellite-borne instruments, it has not been possible to observe the flux of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) beyond GeV energy. We here show that it is possible to detect the GRB radiation of TeV energy and above by detecting the muon secondaries produced when the gamma rays shower in Earth's atmosphere. Observation is made possible by the recent commissioning of underground detectors (AMANDA, the Lake Baikal detector, and MILAGRO), which combine a low muon threshold of a few hundred GeV or less, with a large effective area of 10(3) m(2) or more. Observations will not only provide new insights in the origin and characteristics of GRB, but they also will provide quantitative information on the diffuse infrared background.

引用

页码：928 / 933

页数：6

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