Status of GRB Observations with the Suzaku Wideband All-sky Monitor

M. S. Tashiro , Y. Terada , Y. Urata , K. Onda , N. Kodaka , A. Endo , M. Suzuki , K. Morigami

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K. Yamaoka Y. E. Nakagawa S. Sugita Y. Fukazawa M. Ohno T. Takahashi C. Kira T. Uehara T. Tamagawa T. Enoto R. Miyawaki K. Nakazawa K. Makishima E. Sonoda M. Yamauchi S. Maeno H. Tanaka R. Hara M. Kokubun S. J. Hong T. Murakami H. Tajima the HXD team

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The Wide-band All-sky Monitor (WAM) is a function of the large lateral BGO shield of the Hard X-ray Detector (HXD) onboard Suzaku. Its large geometrical area of 800 cm^2 per side, the large stopping power for the hard X-rays and the wide-field of view make the WAM an ideal detector for gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) observations in the energy range of 50-5000 keV. In fact, the WAM has observed 288 GRBs confirmed by other satellites, till the end of May 2007.

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Status of GRB Observations with the Suzaku Wideband All-sky Monitor

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