Swift-related Conference Proceedings & Other from 2004

This page contains Swift-related Conference Proceedings & other non-refereed publications from 2004, as indexed by NASA's ADS service. For information on other Swift-related publications, see:

Archive of all Swift-related Conference Proceedings & Other
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1. Discovery of the Young Optical Afterglow of GRB040924
   D. B. Fox
   American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v205, 2004 December

2. Early Afterglows and GRB Jet Composition
   B. Zhang , Y. Z. Fan , and S. Kobayashi
   American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v205, 2004 December

3. Gamma-Ray Bursts and X-Ray Flashes: Recent Highlights from the HETE Mission
   G. R. Ricker
   American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v205, 2004 December

4. The Swift Ultra-Violet/Optical Telescope
   P. W. A. Roming , S. D. Hunsberger , C. Gronwall , J. A. Nousek , A. A. Breeveld , K. O. Mason , UVOT PSU , and UVOT MSSL
   American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v205, 2004 December

5. Initial Performance of the Swift XRT
   D. N. Burrows
   American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v205, 2004 December

6. The Swift-BAT Instrument -- Initial On-Orbit Performance
   S. D. Barthelmy
   American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v205, 2004 December

7. The Present and Future of GRB Cosmography
   A. S. Friedman and J. S. Bloom
   American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v205, 2004 December

8. Status of Swift Operations & Instruments
   J. A. Nousek
   American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v205, 2004 December

9. The Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission
   N. Gehrels
   American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v205, 2004 December

10. Swift-UVOT and Gemini-NIRI studies of Dark Bursts
    M. V. Ivanushkina , L. Gou , P. W. A. Roming , B. Zhang , and P. I. Meszaros
    American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v205, 2004 December

11. Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) Spectral Response
    D. Hullinger
    American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v205, 2004 December

12. Swift UVOT On-Orbit Calibration
    C. Gronwall , A. A. Breeveld , S. D. Hunsberger , M. V. Ivanushkina , P. W. A. Roming , E. Auden , A. J. Blustin , C. H. James , K. E. McGowan , M. de Pasquale , T. Poole , S. R. Rosen , P. T. Boyd , S. T. Holland , W. B. Landsman , and M. D. Still
    American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v205, 2004 December

13. Gamma-Ray Burst Observations with EXIST
    F. Harrison
    American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v205, 2004 December

14. Software development for a gamma-ray burst rapid-response observatory in the US Virgin Islands.
    K. A. Davis , T. W. Giblin , J. E. Neff , J. Hakkila , and D. Hartmann
    American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v205, 2004 December

15. Initial Swift/BAT Detections of Bright Galactic Sources
    C. Markwardt
    American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v205, 2004 December

16. RoboNet-1.0: A Prototype Global Network of Large Robotic Telescopes
    M. F. Bode , Cardiff U. , U. Hertfordshire , U. Leicester , St Andrews U. , B. Queens U. , Mullard Space Science Lab. , U. Exeter , and U. Southampton
    American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v205, 2004 December

17. In search of Promethean fire
    A. Pappa
    Astronomy Now (ISSN 0951-9726), Vol. 18, No. 11, p. 79 - 81 (2004), v18:79-81, 2004 November

18. The SWIFT Gamma-Ray Burst Observatory
    A. A. Wells , N. A. Gehrels , N. E. White , S. D. Barthelmy , J. A. Nousek , D. N. Burrows , P. W. A. Roming , K. O. Mason , G. Chincarini , and P. Giommi
    In: Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 5488, pp. 403-414 (2004)., p403-414, 2004 October

19. REM: a fully robotic telescope for GRB observations
    S. Covino , M. Stefanon , G. Sciuto , A. Fernandez-Soto , G. Tosti , F. M. Zerbi , G. Chincarini , L. A. Antonelli , P. Conconi , G. Cutispoto , E. Molinari , L. Nicastro , and M. Rodono
    In: , p1613-1622, 2004 September

20. The commissioning of the REM-IR camera at La Silla
    P. Conconi , R. Cunniffe , F. D'Alessio , L. Calzoletti , B. Jordan , R. Mazzoleni , A. Melandri , E. Molinari , V. Testa , F. Vitali , F. M. Zerbi , G. Chincarini , S. Covino , G. Ghisellini , M. Rodono , G. Tosti , L. A. Antonelli , G. Cutispoto , L. Nicastro , and E. Palazzi
    In: , p1602-1612, 2004 September

21. The X-ray Telescope for the SWIFT Gamma-Ray Burst Mission
    A. Wells , D. N. Burrows , J. E. Hill , J. A. Nousek , G. Chincarini , A. F. Abbey , A. Beardmore , J. Bosworth , H. W. Brauninger , W. Burkert , S. Campana , M. Capalbi , W. Chang , O. Citterio , M. J. Freyberg , P. Giommi , G. D. Hartner , R. Killough , B. Kittle , R. Klar , C. Mangels , M. McMeekin , B. J. Miles , A. Moretti , K. Mori , D. C. Morris , K. Mukerjee , J. P. Osborne , G. Tagliaferri , F. Tamburelli , D. J. Watson , R. Willingale , and M. Zugger
    In: AIP Conf. Proc. 727: Gamma-Ray Bursts: 30 Years of Discovery, p642-646, 2004 September

22. The Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission
    N. Gehrels
    In: AIP Conf. Proc. 727: Gamma-Ray Bursts: 30 Years of Discovery, p637-641, 2004 September

23. Observing GRBs in the NIR with SLOTIS
    P. A. Milne , H. Park , and G. G. Williams
    AAS/High Energy Astrophysics Division, v8, 2004 August

24. NASA's Swift Education and Public Outreach Program
    L. R. Cominsky , T. Graves , P. Plait , S. Silva , and A. Simonnet
    AAS/High Energy Astrophysics Division, v8, 2004 August

25. Relativistic Electromagnetic Plasma Expansion and Gamma-Ray Bursts
    E. Liang
    AAS/High Energy Astrophysics Division, v8, 2004 August

26. X-Ray Flashes
    D. Q. Lamb
    AAS/High Energy Astrophysics Division, v8, 2004 August

27. Investigating The Correlation Between Lag and Luminosity With BeppoSAX and HETE-2 Energy Dependant Light Curve Data
    D. Kocevski , F. Frontera , G. Cristiano , and J. L. Atteia
    AAS/High Energy Astrophysics Division, v8, 2004 August

28. Gamma-Ray Burst Astronomy: A Pre-Swift Status Review
    G. R. Ricker
    AAS/High Energy Astrophysics Division, v8, 2004 August

29. Diagnosis of GRB magnetization with Swift
    B. Zhang
    AAS/High Energy Astrophysics Division, v8, 2004 August

30. The Imminent Swift GRB Mission
    N. Gehrels
    AAS/High Energy Astrophysics Division, v8, 2004 August

31. Swift/BAT Calibration and Spectral Response
    A. M. Parsons
    AAS/High Energy Astrophysics Division, v8, 2004 August

32. EXIST's Gamma-Ray Burst Sensitivity
    D. L. Band
    AAS/High Energy Astrophysics Division, v8, 2004 August

33. The Swift X-ray Telescope
    D. N. Burrows
    AAS/High Energy Astrophysics Division, v8, 2004 August

34. Electromagnetic Models of Relativistic Outflows
    R. D. Blandford and M. Lyutikov
    AAS/High Energy Astrophysics Division, v8, 2004 August

35. La missione Swift e il telescopio REM
    G. Chincarini
    Astronomia. La rivista dell'Unione Astrofili Italiani (ISSN 0392-2308), N. 3, p. 4 - 10 (maggio-giugno 2004), v3:4-10, 2004 June

36. The Swift Gamma Ray Burst Mission
    J. P. Norris
    American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v204, 2004 May

37. A Gamma-Ray Burst Rapid Response Observatory in the US Virgin Islands
    T. W. Giblin , J. E. Neff , J. Hakkila , D. Hartmann , and N. Andresian-Thomas
    American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, v204, 2004 May

38. Performance of the UV/Optical Telescope (UVOT) on SWIFT
    K. O. Mason , A. Breeveld , S. D. Hunsberger , C. James , T. E. Kennedy , P. W. A. Roming , and J. Stock
    In: X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy XIII. Edited by Flanagan, Kathryn A.; Siegmund, Oswald H. W. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 5165, pp. 277-286 (2004)., p277-286, 2004 February

39. The Swift Ultra-Violet/Optical Telescope
    P. W. A. Roming , S. D. Hunsberger , K. O. Mason , J. A. Nousek , P. S. Broos , M. J. Carter , B. K. Hancock , H. E. Huckle , T. E. Kennedy , R. Killough , T. S. Koch , M. K. McLelland , M. S. Pryzby , P. J. Smith , J. C. Soto , J. Stock , P. T. Boyd , and M. D. Still
    In: X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy XIII. Edited by Flanagan, Kathryn A.; Siegmund, Oswald H. W. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 5165, pp. 262-276 (2004)., p262-276, 2004 February

40. A spectroscopic performance of the Swift X-ray Telescope for gamma-ray burst afterglow studies
    K. Mukerjee , J. P. Osborne , A. A. Wells , A. F. Abbey , A. P. Beardmore , A. D. Short , R. M. Ambrosi , and A. Moretti
    In: X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy XIII. Edited by Flanagan, Kathryn A.; Siegmund, Oswald H. W. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 5165, pp. 251-261 (2004)., p251-261, 2004 February

41. Swift XRT effective area measured at the Panter end-to-end tests
    G. Tagliaferri , A. Moretti , S. Campana , A. F. Abbey , R. M. Ambrosi , L. Angelini , A. P. Beardmore , H. W. Bräuninger , W. Burkert , D. N. Burrows , M. Capalbi , G. Chincarini , O. Citterio , G. Cusumano , M. J. Freyberg , P. Giommi , G. D. Hartner , J. E. Hill , K. Mori , D. C. Morris , K. Mukerjee , J. A. Nousek , J. P. Osborne , A. D. T. Short , F. Tamburelli , D. J. Watson , and A. A. Wells
    In: X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy XIII. Edited by Flanagan, Kathryn A.; Siegmund, Oswald H. W. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 5165, pp. 241-250 (2004)., p241-250, 2004 February

42. SWIFT XRT point spread function measured at the Panter end-to-end tests
    A. Moretti , S. Campana , G. Tagliaferri , A. F. Abbey , R. M. Ambrosi , L. Angelini , A. P. Beardmore , H. W. Bräuninger , W. Burkert , D. N. Burrows , M. Capalbi , G. Chincarini , O. Citterio , G. Cusumano , M. J. Freyberg , P. Giommi , G. D. Hartner , J. E. Hill , K. Mori , D. C. Morris , K. Mukerjee , J. A. Nousek , J. P. Osborne , A. D. T. Short , F. Tamburelli , D. J. Watson , and A. A. Wells
    In: X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy XIII. Edited by Flanagan, Kathryn A.; Siegmund, Oswald H. W. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 5165, pp. 232-240 (2004)., p232-240, 2004 February

43. Readout modes and automated operation of the Swift X-ray Telescope
    J. E. Hill , D. N. Burrows , J. A. Nousek , A. F. Abbey , R. M. Ambrosi , H. W. Bräuninger , W. Burkert , S. Campana , C. Cheruvu , G. Cusumano , M. J. Freyberg , G. D. Hartner , R. Klar , C. Mangels , A. Moretti , K. Mori , D. C. Morris , A. D. T. Short , G. Tagliaferri , D. J. Watson , P. Wood , and A. A. Wells
    In: X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy XIII. Edited by Flanagan, Kathryn A.; Siegmund, Oswald H. W. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 5165, pp. 217-231 (2004)., p217-231, 2004 February

44. The Swift X-Ray Telescope
    D. N. Burrows , J. E. Hill , J. A. Nousek , A. A. Wells , G. Chincarini , A. F. Abbey , A. P. Beardmore , J. Bosworth , H. W. Bräuninger , W. Burkert , S. Campana , M. Capalbi , W. Chang , O. Citterio , M. J. Freyberg , P. Giommi , G. D. Hartner , R. Killough , B. Kittle , R. Klar , C. Mangels , M. McMeekin , B. J. Miles , A. Moretti , K. Mori , D. C. Morris , K. Mukerjee , J. P. Osborne , A. D. T. Short , G. Tagliaferri , F. Tamburelli , D. J. Watson , R. Willingale , and M. E. Zugger
    In: X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy XIII. Edited by Flanagan, Kathryn A.; Siegmund, Oswald H. W. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 5165, pp. 201-216 (2004)., p201-216, 2004 February

45. Swift/BAT calibration and the estimated BAT hard x-ray survey sensitivity
    A. M. Parsons , J. Tueller , H. Krimm , S. D. Barthelmy , J. Cummings , C. Markwardt , D. Hullinger , N. Gehrels , E. Fenimore , D. Palmer , G. Sato , K. Nakazawa , T. Takahashi , S. Watanabe , Y. Okada , H. Takahashi , M. Suzuki , and M. Tashiro
    In: X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy XIII. Edited by Flanagan, Kathryn A.; Siegmund, Oswald H. W. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 5165, pp. 190-200 (2004)., p190-200, 2004 February

46. Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) on the Swift MIDEX mission
    S. D. Barthelmy
    In: X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy XIII. Edited by Flanagan, Kathryn A.; Siegmund, Oswald H. W. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 5165, pp. 175-189 (2004)., p175-189, 2004 February

47. Swift GRB mission
    J. A. Nousek
    In: X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy XIII. Edited by Flanagan, Kathryn A.; Siegmund, Oswald H. W. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 5165, pp. 169-174 (2004)., p169-174, 2004 February

48. Swift Status
    M. Tashiro and T. Takahashi
    Progress of Theoretical Physics Supplement, v155:429-430, 2004

49. Response of CdZnTe Detectors on the Swift Burst Alert Telescope
    M. Suzuki and M. Tashiro
    Progress of Theoretical Physics Supplement, v155:421-422, 2004

50. Gamma-ray Bursts observed by XMM-Newton
    P. T. O'Brien , J. N. Reeves , D. Watson , J. Osborne , and R. Willingale
    Memorie della Societa Astronomica Italiana, v75:420, 2004

51. Swift's Ability to Detect Gamma-Ray Bursts
    E. E. Fenimore , K. McLean , D. Palmer , S. Barthelmy , N. Gehrels , H. Krimm , C. Markwardt , A. Parsons , and J. Tueller
    Baltic Astronomy, v13:301-306, 2004

52. Gamma-Ray Bursts and Cosmology
    J. P. Norris
    Baltic Astronomy, v13:221-226, 2004

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