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21. Kommers et al. (2001) BATSE Non-Triggered Gamma-Ray Burst Catalog
ID:
ivo://nasa.heasarc/kommersgrb
Title:
Kommers et al. (2001) BATSE Non-Triggered Gamma-Ray Burst Catalog
Short Name:
Kommers
Date:
28 Feb 2025
Publisher:
NASA/GSFC HEASARC
Description:
This is the Kommers et al. (2001) Non-Triggered Burst Supplement to the BATSE Gamma-Ray Burst (GRB) Catalog. It contains 873 "non-triggered" GRBs that were detected in a search of the BATSE Archival continuous data recorded between 1991 December 9 and 1997 December 17 for which the BATSE on-board burst trigger was not activated, for example because the burst was too faint to exceed the on-board detection threshold or it occurred while the on-board trigger was disabled for technical reasons. For each burst, the catalog gives an estimated source direction, duration, peak flux, and fluence. This catalog increases the number of GRBs detected using BATSE by 48% during the time period covered by the search. This database table was created at the HEASARC in September 2001 using the authors' file <a href="http://space.mit.edu/BATSE/ntgrb-ascii.html">http://space.mit.edu/BATSE/ntgrb-ascii.html</a> This is a service provided by NASA HEASARC .
22. Radio identification of EGRET sources
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/481/95
Title:
Radio identification of EGRET sources
Short Name:
J/ApJ/481/95
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present a method to assess the reliability of the identification of EGRET sources with extragalactic radio sources. We verify that EGRET is detecting the blazar class of active galactic nuclei (AGNs). However many published identifications are found to be questionable. We provide a table of 42 blazars that we expect to be robust identifications of EGRET sources. This includes one previously unidentified EGRET source, the lensed AGN PKS 1830-210, near the direction of the Galactic center. We provide the best available positions for 16 more radio sources that are also potential identifications for previously unidentified EGRET sources. All high Galactic latitude EGRET sources (|b|>3) that demonstrate significant variability can be identified with flat-spectrum radio sources. This suggests that EGRET is not detecting any type of AGN other than blazars. This identification method has been used to establish with 99.998% confidence that the peak gamma-ray flux of a blazar is correlated with its average 5GHz radio flux. An even better correlation is seen between gamma-ray flux and the 2.29GHz flux density measured with VLBI at the base of the radio jet. Also, using high-confidence identifications, we find that the radio sources identified with EGRET sources have greater correlated VLBI flux densities than the parent population of flat radio spectrum sources.
23. Stern et al. (2001) BATSE Gamma-Ray Burst Catalog
ID:
ivo://nasa.heasarc/sterngrb
Title:
Stern et al. (2001) BATSE Gamma-Ray Burst Catalog
Short Name:
Stern
Date:
28 Feb 2025
Publisher:
NASA/GSFC HEASARC
Description:
The Stern et al. (2001) BATSE Gamma-Ray Burst (GRB) Catalog was constructed by scanning the archival BATSE daily records (DISCLA data) covering the entire 9.1 years of BATSE's operation. 3906 GRBs were detected, 2068 of which are previously known BATSE triggers while 1838 of them are new non-triggered bursts. All events were detected in the same kind of data with 1.024 seconds time resolution and were processed with the same procedure, and thus constitute a uniform sample. This scan lowers the BATSE detection threshold to ~0.1 photons/s/cm**2. This database table was created at the HEASARC in August 2001 using the file <a href="ftp://ftp.astro.su.se/pub/head/grb/catalogs/etable2.txt">ftp://ftp.astro.su.se/pub/head/grb/catalogs/etable2.txt</a> on the Stockholm Observatory ftp site. This is a service provided by NASA HEASARC .
24. Supplement to Second EGRET Catalog
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/107/227
Title:
Supplement to Second EGRET Catalog
Short Name:
J/ApJS/107/227
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
This supplement extends the second EGRET catalog of high-energy gamma-ray sources (see recent paper by Thompson et al.), incorporating data from 1993 September to 1994 October. The second catalog contained 129 sources, based on data from 1991 April to 1993 September. An additional 28 sources are found, including three new identifications of active galactic nuclei.
25. Supplement to the BATSE gamma-ray burst catalogs
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/134/385
Title:
Supplement to the BATSE gamma-ray burst catalogs
Short Name:
J/ApJS/134/385
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
The Burst and Transient Source Experiment (BATSE) on the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory detects gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) with a real-time burst detection (or "trigger") system running on-board the spacecraft. Under some circumstances, however, a GRB may not activate the on-board burst trigger. For example, the burst may be too faint to exceed the on-board detection threshold, or it may occur while the on-board burst trigger is disabled for technical reasons. This paper describes a catalog of 873 "nontriggered" GRBs that were detected in a search of the archival continuous data from BATSE recorded between 1991 December 9.0 and 1997 December 17.0. For each burst, the catalog gives an estimated source direction, duration, peak flux, and fluence. Similar data are presented for 50 additional bursts of unknown origin that were detected in the 25-50keV range; these events may represent the low-energy "tail" of the GRB spectral distribution. This catalog increases the number of GRBs detected with BATSE by 48% during the time period covered by the search.
26. The BATSE 5B GRB spectral catalog
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/208/21
Title:
The BATSE 5B GRB spectral catalog
Short Name:
J/ApJS/208/21
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present systematic spectral analyses of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) detected with the Burst and Transient Source Experiment (BATSE) on board the Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory during its entire nine years of operation. This catalog contains two types of spectra extracted from 2145 GRBs, and fitted with five different spectral models resulting in a compendium of over 19000 spectra. The models were selected based on their empirical importance to the spectral shape of many GRBs, and the analysis performed was devised to be as thorough and objective as possible. We describe in detail our procedures and criteria for the analyses, and present the bulk results in the form of parameter distributions. This catalog should be considered an official product from the BATSE Science Team, and the data files containing the complete results are available from the High-Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center (HEASARC).
27. The Fourth BATSE Burst Revised Catalog
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/IX/20A
Title:
The Fourth BATSE Burst Revised Catalog
Short Name:
IX/20A
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
This is the fourth catalogue of the BATSE instrument on board of the Compton Gamma-ray Observatory (CGRO), launched on April 5, 1991. It contains the locations and times for 1637 triggered gamma-ray bursts (nominal energy range 50-300keV) observed from 19 April, 1991 until 29 August, 1996. This 4Br version has been revised from the version first circulated on CD-ROM in September 1997 (4B, file "4b.dat") to include improved locations for a subset of bursts that have been reprocessed using additional data. The Interplanetary Network (IPN) localization information for 147 gamma-ray bursts observed by the Burst and Transient Source Experiment between the end of the Third BATSE catalog and the end of the Fourth BATSE catalog, obtained by analyzing the arrival times of these bursts at the Ulysses and Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory (CGRO) spacecraft. are included in the table "ulysses.dat". Bursts found later (1607 triggers until 9 September 2000) are included in the file "grb.dat"; the data related to these events (those having a TrigNo>=5589) should be considered as preliminary. The Exposure table and Trigger Criteria tables are not included here; please consult the statistical results on the BATSE pages (http://gammaray.msfc.nasa.gov/batse/)
28. The second EGRET catalog
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/101/259
Title:
The second EGRET catalog
Short Name:
J/ApJS/101/259
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
The second catalog of high-energy gamma-ray observations from the Energetic Gamma Ray Experiment Telescope (EGRET) on the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory includes data from Phase 1 (1991 April - 1992 November) and Phase 2 (1992 November - 1993 September) of the mission. In addition to including more data than the first EGRET catalog (1994ApJS...94..551F), this catalog uses an improved model of the diffuse galactic gamma radiation. The 129 sources in the catalog include one solar flare bright enough to be detected as a source, the Large Magellanic Cloud, five pulsars, 40 high-confidence identifications of active galactic nuclei, 11 AGN identifications with lower confidence, and 71 sources not yet identified with known objects. Also included a re approximate upper limits for gamma-ray sources at any point in the sky and information about sources listed in the first EGRET catalog but not appearing in this one. The main catalog (table 4) was revised slightly after the preprint was made.
29. Third EGRET catalog (3EG)
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/123/79
Title:
Third EGRET catalog (3EG)
Short Name:
J/ApJS/123/79
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
The third catalog of high-energy gamma-ray sources detected by the EGRET telescope on the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (3EG) includes data from 1991 April 22 to 1995 October 3 (cycles 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the mission). In addition to including more data than the second EGRET catalog and its supplement, this catalog uses completely reprocessed data to correct a number of mostly minimal errors and problems. 14 sources (3 from the Supplement) listed in Table 6 below are not appearing in the 3EG. The 271 sources (E>100 MeV) in the catalog include the single 1991 solar flare bright enough to be detected as a source, the Large Magellanic Cloud, five pulsars, one probable radio galaxy detection (Cen A), and 66 high-confidence identifications of blazars (BL Lac objects, flat-spectrum radio quasars, or unidentified flat-spectrum radio sources). In addition, 27 lower confidence potential blazar identifications are noted. Finally, the catalog contains 170 sources not yet identified firmly with known objects, although potential identifications have been suggested for a number of those. This catalog supersedes the 2EG (Cat. <J/ApJS/101/259>) and its supplement (Cat. <J/ApJS/107/227>).