Localisation of gamma-ray bursts from the combined SpIRIT plus HERMES-TP/SP nano-satellite constellation

M Thomas; M Trenti; A Sanna; R Campana; G Ghirlanda; J Ripa; L Burderi; F Fiore; Y Evangelista; L Amati; S Barraclough; K Auchettl; MO del Castillo; A Chapman; M Citossi; A Colagrossi; G Dilillo; N Deiosso; E Demenev; F Longo; A Marino; J McRobbie; R Mearns; A Melandri; A Riggio; T Di Salvo; S Puccetti; M Topinka

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Localisation of gamma-ray bursts from the combined SpIRIT plus HERMES-TP/SP nano-satellite constellation

M Thomas, M Trenti, A Sanna, R Campana, G Ghirlanda, J Ripa, L Burderi, F Fiore, Y Evangelista, L Amati, S Barraclough, K Auchettl, MO del Castillo, A Chapman, M Citossi, A Colagrossi, G Dilillo, N Deiosso, E Demenev, F Longo Show all

Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia | Cambridge University Press | Published : 2023

DOI: 10.1017/pasa.2023.4

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Abstract

Multi-messenger observations of the transient sky to detect cosmic explosions and counterparts of gravitational wave mergers critically rely on orbiting wide-FoV telescopes to cover the wide range of wavelengths where atmospheric absorption and emission limit the use of ground facilities. Thanks to continuing technological improvements, miniaturised space instruments operating as distributed-aperture constellations are offering new capabilities for the study of high-energy transients to complement ageing existing satellites. In this paper we characterise the performance of the upcoming joint SpIRIT and HERMES-TP/SP constellation for the localisation of high-energy transients through triangul..

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ARC CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR ALL SKY ASTROPHYSICS IN 3D (ASTRO 3D)

ARC CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR GRAVITATIONAL WAVE DISCOVERY

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Awarded by Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for All-Sky Astrophysics in 3 Dimensions (ASTRO 3D)

Awarded by Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav)

Awarded by PRIN-MUR 2017

Funding Acknowledgements

MTh. acknowledges support from an Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship. This research is supported in part by the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for All-Sky Astrophysics in 3 Dimensions (ASTRO 3D), through project number CE170100013. Parts of this research were supported by the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav), through project number CE170100004. GG acknowledges PRIN-MUR 2017 (grant 20179ZF5KS). JR acknowledges support by the European Union's Horizon 2020 Programme under the AHEAD2020 project (grant agreement n. 871158).