In flight performance and first results of FREGATE

J-L. Atteia , M. Boer , F. Cotin , J. Couteret , J-P. Dezalay , M. Ehanno , J. Evrard , D. Lagrange

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M. Niel J-F Olive G. Rouaix P. Souleille G. Vedrenne K. Hurley G. Ricker R. Vanderspek G. Crew J. Doty N. Butler

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The gamma-ray detector of HETE-2, called FREGATE, has been designed to detect gamma-ray bursts in the energy range [6-400] keV. Its main task is to alert the other instruments of the occurrence of a gamma-ray burst (GRB) and to provide the spectral coverage of the GRB prompt emission in hard X-rays and soft gamma-rays. FREGATE was switched on on October 16, 2000, one week after the successful launch of HETE-2, and has been continuously working since then. We describe here the main characteristics of the instrument, its in-flight performance and we briefly discuss the first GRB observations.

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