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Finding Gamma Ray Bursts at High Energies and Testing the Constancy of the Speed of Light

Kuehn, Frederick Gabriel
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1214582047

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2008, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Physics.
This dissertation presents the development of algorithms for the LAT Onboard Science Processing as well as an analysis methodology for determining non-constancy in the speed of light at high energy. The main goal of Onboard Science is to find GRBs in real time onboard the LAT. Detailed studies of the expected performance and documentation of the implementation are provided. Given current knowledge and reasonable assumption on the high energy spectra, the expected number of GRBs that will be observed is 1-2 per month at better than 17#176; of accuracy. Studies presented here map out the performance as a function of GRB parameters. The second part of this thesis focuses on showing that the LAT is sensitive to a Quantum Gravity time delay induced by physics at the Planck scale. Quantitatively, the LAT can distinguish time delays of 𝓞 (10-5) s/MeV.
Brian Winer, PhD (Advisor)
Richard Hughes, PhD (Committee Member)
John Beacom, PhD (Committee Member)
James Beatty, PhD (Committee Member)
Mark Wewers, PhD (Committee Member)
Astrophysics; Physics
GRB; Lorentz Invariance Violation; Gamma-Rays

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  • Kuehn, F. G. (2008). Finding Gamma Ray Bursts at High Energies and Testing the Constancy of the Speed of Light [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1214582047

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Kuehn, Frederick. Finding Gamma Ray Bursts at High Energies and Testing the Constancy of the Speed of Light. 2008. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1214582047.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Kuehn, Frederick. "Finding Gamma Ray Bursts at High Energies and Testing the Constancy of the Speed of Light." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1214582047

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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