INTERPLANETARY NETWORK DATA
Strictly speaking, "IPN DATA" means gamma-ray burst localization data which were obtained at least in part by triangulation. Data in this category include triangulated positions utilizing Ulysses, PVO, WATCH, BATSE, PHEBUS, SIGMA, Mars Observer, NEAR, Konus-Wind, BeppoSAX, RHESSI, INTEGRAL, Mars Odyssey, Swift, Suzaku, MESSENGER, and other data. References to the publications containing some of these data are:
B. Stern, J. Kommers, T. Cline, E. Mazets, S. Golenetskii, J. Trombka, T. McClanahan, J. Goldsten, M. Feroci, F. Frontera, C. Guidorzi, E. Montanari, W. Lewin, C. Meegan, G. Fishman, C. Kouveliotou, S. Sinha, and S. Seetha, The Interplanetary Network Supplement to the BATSE Catalogs of Untriggered Cosmic Gamma-Ray Bursts, Ap. J. Supp. Ser. 156, 217, 2005 (211 bursts, 1991 - 2000)
The following catalogs are currently in preparation:
The Interplanetary Network Supplement to the BATSE 5B Catalog (342 bursts, 1996-2000) DRAFT VERSION
Catalog of Gamma-Ray Bursts Observed by NEAR in the Interplanetary Network (several hundred bursts, 1996-2001)
Catalog of Gamma-Ray Bursts Observed by Konus-Wind in the Interplanetary Network (several hundred bursts, 1995-2005)
IPN Supplement to the BeppoSAX GRBM Catalog of Cosmic Gamma-Ray Bursts (several hundred bursts, 1996-2003)
IPN Supplement to the HETE-II Catalog of Cosmic Gamma-Ray Bursts (several hundred bursts, 2000-2006)
However, for convenience, several other types of burst localization and/or time history data are included in this section. They include:
1. Data obtained by the WATCH experiment only (Sazonov et al., Astron. Astrophys. Suppl. Ser. 129, 1, 1998),
2. BATSE-only data,
3. COMPTEL-only data (Kippen et al., ApJ 492, 246, 1998)
4. SIGMA-only data (Claret et al., Astron. Astrophys. 287, 824, 1994)
5. PHEBUS-only data (Tkachenko et al., Astron. Lett. 28(6), 353, 2002)
6. Konus data (Cline et al., AIP Conf. Proc. 662, 143, 2003; Mazets et al., ASP Conf. Proc. 312, 102, 2004 )
7. HETE data (Vanderspek et al., AIP Conf. Proc. 727, 57, 2004)
8. SAX data (Guidorzi et al., ASP Conf. Proc. 312, 39, 2004)
In these cases, the original references should be considered to contain the definitive data.
EXPLANATION OF THE DATA TABLE
The table contains localization data for ~3600 bursts in chronological order; it is in comma-separated variable format. This table is not complete; there are numerous gaps in it, which are being filled as time permits. (Contact me if you want localization information for a burst which does not appear in this table.)
Each line in the file contains all the known localization information for a burst. The format is: day, month, year, hours, minutes seconds, BATSE trigger #1, BATSE RA, BATSE Dec, BATSE Error Circle Radius2, RA of IPN annulus #1, Dec of IPN annulus #1, Radius of IPN annulus #1, Width of IPN annulus #13, RA of IPN annulus #2, Dec of IPN annulus #2, Radius of IPN annulus #2, Width of IPN annulus #2, RA of WATCH error circle, Dec of WATCH error circle, Radius of WATCH error circle, RA of COMPTEL error circle, Dec of COMPTEL error circle, Radius of COMPTEL error circle4, RA of EGRET error circle, Dec of EGRET error circle, radius of EGRET error circle, RA of PHEBUS error circle, Dec of PHEBUS error circle, Radius of PHEBUS error circle4, RA of SIGMA error circle, Dec of SIGMA error circle, Radius of SIGMA error circle4, RA of BeppoSAX error circle, Dec of BeppoSAX error circle, Radius of BeppoSAX error circle, RA of HETE error circle, Dec of HETE error circle, Radius of HETE error circle5, Konus ecliptic latitude16, Konus ecliptic latitude2, Planet blocking RA7, Planet Blocking Dec, Planet Blocking Radius, Other Localization RA8, Other Localization Dec, Other Localization R. All coordinates are J2000. Zeros indicate that there is no data for the event from the instrument in question.
1. A BATSE trigger # -1 or 0 indicates either that BATSE did not detect the event, or that it was detected as an untriggered burst.
2. The error circle radius follows the convention in the BATSE catalog. It represents only the statistical errors, which must be added in quadrature to the systematic error.
3. The 3 sigma IPN annulus is described by the two small circles on the celestial sphere whose radii are given by Radius of IPN annulus ± Width of IPN annulus
4. These error regions generally have complex shapes. The radius given here is only an approximation to the true region.
5. Some HETE localizations are error boxes, not circles. In these cases, the radius of the circumscribed circle is given. Refer to the original GCN Circulars for details. A HETE catalog is currently in preparation (Vanderspek et al. 2007)
6. The Konus-Wind experiment can locate most bursts to a band ~20º wide in many cases; the ecliptic latitudes given here are roughly 3 sigma
7. Some burst arrival directions can be excluded because the spacecraft that observed them is in a low altitude orbit around a planet (such as the Earth or Mars)
8. Any other localization information is given here. For example, when only two annuli are given for a four-spacecraft localization, there are two possible intersection points, but one of them is often ruled out by the fourth spacecraft. The correct one is indicated by a circle here.
Parts of this list have been published, while other parts are
in press, submitted, or about to be submitted. Also, please be
aware that this list is constantly being updated and revised. You
are urged to contact
to determine the current status of the list, and how these data should be cited.