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Burst Alert Telescope (BAT)

With its large field-of-view (2 steradians) and high sensitivity, the BAT detects about 100 Gamma Ray Bursts per year, and computes burst positions onboard the satellite with arc-minute positional accuracy.

Launch Date

November 2004

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With its large field-of-view (2 steradians) and high sensitivity, the BAT detects about 100 Gamma Ray Bursts per year, and computes burst positions onboard the satellite with arc-minute positional accuracy.

Related Publications

2022. "Instrumental Tip-of-the-iceberg Effects on the Prompt Emission of Swift/BAT Gamma-ray Bursts.", The Astrophysical Journal, 927 (2): 157 [10.3847/1538-4357/ac4d94] [Journal Article/Letter]