BATSE Spectral Database of Bright GRBs

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The Paper

Y. Kaneko, R.D. Preece, M.S. Briggs, W.S. Paciesas, C.A. Meegan, & D.L. Band, 2006, Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, in press (astro-ph/0605427).

My Dissertation

PS (gzipped; 2.5MB)
PDF (5.1MB)

IDL SAV Files (ReadMe)

FITS Files

PLOTS (ReadMe)

Spectral Parameter Distribution Plots (Color):

File Short Description	Download gzipped PS	Download gzipped PS
BEST Model Good Low-Energy Index (Effective)	Integrated	Resolved
BEST Model Good High-Energy Index	Integrated	Resolved
BEST Model Good Break Energy	Integrated	Resolved
BEST Model Good Epeak	Integrated	Resolved
BEST Model Good Delta-S (Index Difference)	Integrated	Resolved
BEST Model All Photon Flux	Integrated	Resolved
ALL Model Good Low-Energy Index (Effective)	Integrated	Resolved
ALL Model Good High-Energy Index	Integrated	Resolved
ALL Model Good Break Energy	Integrated	Resolved
ALL Model Good Epeak	Integrated	Resolved
ALL Model Delta-S (Index Difference)	Integrated	Resolved
BAND Model Good & All Alpha (Effective)	Integrated	Resolved
BAND Model Good & All Beta	Integrated	Resolved
BAND Model Good & All Break Energy	Integrated	Resolved
BAND Model Good & All Epeak	Integrated	Resolved
BAND Model Good & All Delta-S (Alpha - Beta)	Integrated	Resolved
COMP Model Good & All Alpha (Effective)	Integrated	Resolved
COMP Model Good & All Epeak	Integrated	Resolved
SBPL Model Good & All Low-Energy Index	Integrated	Resolved
SBPL Model Good & All High-Energy Index	Integrated	Resolved
SBPL Model Good & All Epeak	Integrated	Resolved
SBPL Model Good & All Break Energy	Integrated	Resolved
SBPL Model Good & All Delta-S (Index Difference)	Integrated	Resolved

In below plots, WEAK events (17 total) are excluded in these plots because they provide only one spectrum each
(i.e., time-resolved = time-integrated), so most of the files include 333 events.

BEST Model Parameter Evolution Plots:

File Short Description [Units]	Example	Download
Model History (Color) README	GIF Image	gzipped PS
Model Spectral Evolution (Color) README	GIF Image	gzipped PS (25MB)
Low-Energy Index (Effective) Evolution	GIF Image	gzipped PS
Low-Energy Index (Non-Adjusted) Evolution	GIF Image	gzipped PS
High-Energy Index Evolution	GIF Image	gzipped PS
Epeak Evolution [keV]	GIF Image	gzipped PS
Eb Evolution [keV]	GIF Image	gzipped PS
Delta-S (Index Difference)	GIF Image	gzipped PS
Energy Fluence Evolution [erg/cm2]	GIF Image	gzipped PS
Photon Flux at Epeak [ph/cm2/s/keV]	GIF Image	gzipped PS
Fnu Flux at Epeak [keV/cm2/s/keV]	GIF Image	gzipped PS
Nu Fnu Flux at Epeak [keV/cm2/s]	GIF Image	gzipped PS
Channel-4 Flux (> 300 keV) [ph/cm2/s/keV]	GIF Image	gzipped PS
SBPL Break Scale Evolution	GIF Image	gzipped PS

BEST Model Parameter Correlations (Scatter Plots):

File Short Description	Example	Download
Low-Energy Index (Effective) vs. High-Energy Index	GIF Image	gzipped PS
Low-Energy Index (Effective) vs. Epeak	GIF Image	gzipped PS
Low-Energy Index (Effective) vs. Eb	GIF Image	gzipped PS
Low-Energy Index (Effective) vs. Photon Flux	GIF Image	gzipped PS
Low-Energy Index (Effective) vs. Photon Flux at Epeak	GIF Image	gzipped PS
Low-Energy Index (Effective) vs. Fnu Flux at Epeak	GIF Image	gzipped PS
Low-Energy Index (Non-Adjusted) vs. Epeak	GIF Image	gzipped PS
High-Energy Index vs. Epeak	GIF Image	gzipped PS
High-Energy Index vs. Eb	GIF Image	gzipped PS
Photon Flux vs. Epeak	GIF Image	gzipped PS
Energy Fluence vs. Epeak	GIF Image	gzipped PS
Photon Flux at Epeak vs. Epeak	GIF Image	gzipped PS
Fnu Flux at Epeak vs. Epeak	GIF Image	gzipped PS
Fnu Flux at Epeak vs. Photon Flux	GIF Image	gzipped PS

Author:Yuki Kaneko
Last Modified: 07/11/06