BATSE Spectral Database of Bright GRBs
Official BATSE GRB Spectral Catalog at HEASARC

The Paper

Y. Kaneko, R.D. Preece, M.S. Briggs, W.S. Paciesas, C.A. Meegan, & D.L. Band, 2006, Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, in press (astro-ph/0605427).

My Dissertation

PS (gzipped; 2.5MB)
PDF (5.1MB)

IDL SAV Files(ReadMe)

All Spectral Parameters
Effective Low-Energy Indices

FITS Files

Data Directory (ReadMe)
Fitting Result Directory (ReadMe)

PLOTS(ReadMe)

Spectral Parameter Distribution Plots (Color):

File Short Description Download gzipped PS Download gzipped PS
BEST Model Good Low-Energy Index (Effective)
 Integrated
 Resolved
BEST Model Good High-Energy Index
 Integrated Resolved
BEST Model Good Break Energy
 Integrated Resolved
BEST Model GoodEpeak
 Integrated Resolved
BEST Model Good Delta-S (Index Difference) Integrated Resolved
BEST Model All Photon Flux
 Integrated Resolved
ALL ModelGood Low-Energy Index (Effective)
 Integrated Resolved
ALL ModelGood High-Energy Index Integrated Resolved
ALL Model Good Break Energy Integrated Resolved
ALL Model GoodEpeak Integrated Resolved
ALL Model Delta-S (Index Difference) Integrated Resolved
BAND Model Good & All Alpha (Effective) Integrated Resolved
BAND Model Good & All Beta Integrated Resolved
BAND Model Good & All Break Energy Integrated Resolved
BAND Model Good & All Epeak Integrated Resolved
BAND Model Good & All Delta-S (Alpha - Beta) Integrated Resolved
COMP Model Good & All Alpha (Effective)
 Integrated Resolved
COMP Model Good & All Epeak Integrated Resolved
SBPL ModelGood & All Low-Energy Index Integrated Resolved
SBPL ModelGood & All High-Energy Index Integrated Resolved
SBPL Model Good & All Epeak Integrated Resolved
SBPL Model Good & All Break Energy Integrated Resolved
SBPL Model Good & All Delta-S (Index Difference)
 Integrated Resolved
In below plots, WEAK events (17 total) are excluded in these plots because they provide only one spectrum each (i.e., time-resolved = time-integrated), so most of the files include 333 events.

BEST Model Parameter Evolution Plots:
File Short Description [Units]
 Example
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Model History (Color)  README
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Model Spectral Evolution (Color)  README GIF Image gzipped PS (25MB)
Low-Energy Index (Effective) Evolution GIF Image gzipped PS
Low-Energy Index (Non-Adjusted) Evolution GIF Image gzipped PS
High-Energy Index Evolution GIF Image gzipped PS
Epeak Evolution [keV]
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Eb Evolution [keV]
 GIF Image gzipped PS
Delta-S (Index Difference)
 GIF Image
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Energy Fluence Evolution [erg/cm2]
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Photon Flux at Epeak [ph/cm2/s/keV]
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Fnu Flux at Epeak [keV/cm2/s/keV]
 GIF Image
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Nu Fnu Flux at Epeak [keV/cm2/s]
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Channel-4 Flux (> 300 keV) [ph/cm2/s/keV]
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SBPL Break Scale Evolution
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BEST Model Parameter Correlations (Scatter Plots):

File Short Description Example Download
Low-Energy Index (Effective) vs. High-Energy Index
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Low-Energy Index (Effective) vs. Epeak GIF Image gzipped PS
Low-Energy Index (Effective) vs. Eb GIF Image gzipped PS
Low-Energy Index (Effective) vs. Photon Flux GIF Image gzipped PS
Low-Energy Index (Effective) vs. Photon Flux at Epeak GIF Image gzipped PS
Low-Energy Index (Effective) vs. Fnu Flux at Epeak GIF Image gzipped PS
Low-Energy Index (Non-Adjusted) vs. Epeak GIF Image gzipped PS
High-Energy Index vs. Epeak GIF Image gzipped PS
High-Energy Index vs. b GIF Image gzipped PS
Photon Flux vs. Epeak GIF Image gzipped PS
Energy Fluence vs. Epeak GIF Image gzipped PS
Photon Flux at Epeak vs. Epeak GIF Image gzipped PS
Fnu Flux at Epeak vs. Epeak GIF Image gzipped PS
Fnu Flux at Epeak vs. Photon Flux GIF Image gzipped PS

Author:Yuki Kaneko
Last Modified: 07/11/06