The RXTE/ASM Gamma-Ray Burst Page
As the ASM scans over the sky, there is always a possibility that it
will be pointing at a Gamma-Ray Burst (GRB) when it is bright enough
in the 2-12 keV band for the ASM to detect it. When the BATSE
experiment releases alerts that give times and locations for possible
GRBs (Solar flares and particle events can also trigger a BATSE alert)
over the Gamma-ray Burst Coordinate Network (GCN), analysis
software is set in motion to examine the ASM observations to determine
if the ASM observing plan brought its field of view close enough to
the BATSE location in a short enough time interval to give us a good
chance of catching the burst emission.
For each BATSE trigger, this software generates a web page with
time-series data during relevant ASM observations, as well as skymaps
showing the BATSE location and any error boxes that the ASM analysis
software generates that could be the GRB.
Please see elsewhere for a
description of the ASM and its properties.
The following is a list of pages generated as a result of the BATSE triggers