Fermi GBM Burst Catalog: Gamma-Ray Burst Triggers from Space Telescope

NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope catalog lists triggers from 14 onboard detectors classified as gamma-ray bursts. The catalog is maintained by NASA and was last updated in March 2026. It provides basic burst parameters like duration, peak flux, and fluence, derived from a spectral model.

Use Cases

• Classifying gamma-ray burst events based on detector triggers and spectral analysis.
• Analyzing burst duration and energy profiles based on the described Comptonized spectral model.
• Comparing burst events between the Trigger and Burst Catalogs as described in the documentation.
• Studying the localization of burst sources using the angular response of the NaI detectors.

Strengths

• Catalog is derived from 14 detectors (12 NaI and 2 BGO) on the Fermi spacecraft.
• Analysis involves human intervention for classification, suggesting curated quality.
• Provides specific latency requirements: 1 day for triggers and 3 days for bursts.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Four burst events from a referenced 2014 paper are missing from the online catalog.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Data collected by the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope's Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) detectors and processed by a central Data Processing Unit.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 19:27:15.551438; freshness should be verified.