Water Cherenkov Detectors response to a Gamma Ray Burst in the Large Aperture GRB Observatory

In order to characterise the behaviour of Water Cherenkov Detectors (WCD) under a sudden increase of 1 GeV - 1 TeV background photons from a Gamma Ray Burst (GRB), simulations were conducted and compared to data acquired by the WCD of the Large Aperture GRB Observatory (LAGO). The LAGO operates arra...

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Main Authors Allard, D, Alvarez, C, Asorey, H, Barros, H, Bertou, X, Castillo, M, Chirinos, J M, De Castro, A, Flores, S, Gonzalez, J, M Gomez Berisso, Grajales, J, Guada, C, Guevara Day, W R, Ishitsuka, J, Lopez, J A, Martinez, O, Melfo, A, Meza, E, P Miranda Loza, E Moreno Barbosa, Murrugarra, C, Nunez, L A, Otiniano Ormachea, L J, Perez, G, Perez, Y, Ponce, E, J Quispe, Quintero, C, Rivera, H, Rosales, M, Rovero, A C, Saavedra, O, Salazar, H, Tello, J C, Peralda, R Ticona, Varela, E, Velarde, A, Villasenor, L, Wahl, D, Zamalloa, M A
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LanguageEnglish
Published Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 04.06.2009
Subjects
Apertures
Background radiation
Cerenkov counters
Data acquisition
Detectors
Gamma ray astronomy
Gamma ray bursts
High altitude
Observatories
Photons
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Summary:In order to characterise the behaviour of Water Cherenkov Detectors (WCD) under a sudden increase of 1 GeV - 1 TeV background photons from a Gamma Ray Burst (GRB), simulations were conducted and compared to data acquired by the WCD of the Large Aperture GRB Observatory (LAGO). The LAGO operates arrays of WCD at high altitude to detect GRBs using the single particle technique. The LAGO sensitivity to GRBs is derived from the reported simulations of the gamma initiated particle showers in the atmosphere and the WCD response to secondaries.
ISSN:2331-8422