INTEGRAL-IBIS

The task of INTEGRAL (INTErnational Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory), ESA’s International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory, is to gather some of the most energetic radiation that comes from space. The spacecraft was launched on 17 October 2002 and it’s helping to solve some of the biggest mysteries in astronomy.

The Department of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, joined this ESA project to develop and build the gamma-ray telescope IBIS to be flown in the INTEGRAL satellite. The responsibility of UiB was to develop the IBIS veto system.

IBIS instrument

 

Relevant Links
INTEGRAL Project (ESA)
Objectives (ESA)
Science (ESA)
IBIS Instrument (ESA)
Gamma-Ray Bursts (ESA)


Bergen Team
Kjell Brønstad, Assoc. Professor
Arne O. Solberg, Chief Engineer


Master’s Theses

Villagomez, F.M.C. (jr),  Instrumentation for the INTEGRAL Satellite, Cand. scient. thesis, Department of Physics, University of Bergen, 2000

Sætre, R., Development of equipment for checkout and testing of the IBIS veto subsystem on board the INTEGRAL satellite, Cand. scient. thesis, Department of Physics, University of Bergen, 2001


Publications
Ubertini P, Lebrun F, Di Cocco G, Bazzano A, Bird AJ, Broenstad K, Goldwurm A, La Rosa G, Labanti C, Laurent P, Mirabel IF, Quadrini EM, Ramsey B, Reglero V, Sabau L, Sacco B, Staubert R, Vigroux L, Weisskopf MC, Zdziarski AA, IBIS: The Imager on-board INTEGRAL (2003), Astronomy & Astrophysics, doi: 10.1051/0004-6361:20031224

Quadrini EM, Bazzano A, Bird AJ, Broenstad K, Di Marco F, La Rosa G, Michalska M, Orleanski P, Solberg A, Ubertini P (2003), IBIS Veto System – Background rejection, instrument dead time and zoning performance, Astronomy & Astrophysics, doi: 10.1051/0004-6361:20031259

Ubertini P, Lebrun F, Di Cocco G, Bazzano A, Bird AJ, Broenstad K, Caroli E, Denis M, Goldwurm A, Labanti C, Laurent P, Mirabel IF, Natalucci L, Quadrini EM, Reglero V, Sabau L, Sacco B, Staubert R, Vigroux L, Weisskopf MC, Zdziarski A, Zehnder A, Bassani L (2003), The gamma-ray imager on board INTEGRAL, Astrophys. Letr. & Comm., doi: 10.1051/0004-6361:20031224