The Gamow Explorer: A Gamma-Ray Burst Observatory to study the high redshift universe and enable multi-messenger astrophysics

N. E. White; F. E. Bauer; W. Baumgartner; M. Bautz; E. Berger; B. Cenko; T. C. Chang; A. Falcone; H. Fausey; C. Feldman; D. Fox; O. Fox; A. Fruchter; C. Fryer; G. Ghirlanda; K. Gorski; C. Grant; S. Guiriec; M. Hart; D. Hartmann; J. Hennawi; D. A. Kann; D. Kaplan; J. Kennea; D. Kocevski; C. Kouveliotou; C. Lawrence; A. J. Levan; A. Lidz; A. Lien; T. B. Littenberg; L. Mas-Ribas; M. Moss; P. Obrien; J. Omeara; D. M. Palmer; D. Pasham; J. Racusin; R. Remillard; O. J. Roberts; P. Roming; M. Rud; R. Salvaterra; R. Sambruna; M. Seiffert; G. Sun; N. R. Tanvir; R. Terrile; N. Thomas; A. Van Der Horst; W. T. Verstrand; P. Willems; C. Wilson-Hodge; E. T. Young; L. Amati; E. Bozzo; O. L. Karczewski; C. Hernandez-Monteagudo; R. Rebolo Lopez; R. Genova-Santos; A. Martin; J. Granot; P. Bemiamini; R. Gil; E. Burns

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The Gamow Explorer: A Gamma-Ray Burst Observatory to study the high redshift universe and enable multi-messenger astrophysics

N. E. White, F. E. Bauer, W. Baumgartner, M. Bautz, E. Berger, B. Cenko, T. C. Chang, A. Falcone, H. Fausey, C. Feldman, D. Fox, O. Fox, A. Fruchter, C. Fryer, G. Ghirlanda, K. Gorski, C. Grant, S. Guiriec, M. Hart, D. HartmannJ. Hennawi, D. A. Kann, D. Kaplan, J. Kennea, D. Kocevski, C. Kouveliotou, C. Lawrence, A. J. Levan, A. Lidz, A. Lien, T. B. Littenberg, L. Mas-Ribas, M. Moss, P. Obrien, J. Omeara, D. M. Palmer, D. Pasham, J. Racusin, R. Remillard, O. J. Roberts, P. Roming, M. Rud, R. Salvaterra, R. Sambruna, M. Seiffert, G. Sun, N. R. Tanvir, R. Terrile, N. Thomas, A. Van Der Horst, W. T. Verstrand, P. Willems, C. Wilson-Hodge, E. T. Young, L. Amati, E. Bozzo, O. L. Karczewski, C. Hernandez-Monteagudo, R. Rebolo Lopez, R. Genova-Santos, A. Martin, J. Granot, P. Bemiamini, R. Gil, E. Burns

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The Gamow Explorer will use Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs) to: 1) probe the high redshift universe (z < 6) when the first stars were born, galaxies formed and Hydrogen was reionized; and 2) enable multi-messenger astrophysics by rapidly identifying Electro-Magnetic (IR/Optical/X-ray) counterparts to Gravitational Wave (GW) events. GRBs have been detected out to z ∼ 9 and their afterglows are a bright beacon lasting a few days that can be used to observe the spectral fingerprints of the host galaxy and intergalactic medium to map the period of reionization and early metal enrichment. Gamow Explorer is optimized to quickly identify high-z events to trigger follow-up observations with JWST and large ground-based telescopes. A wide field of view Lobster Eye X-ray Telescope (LEXT) will search for GRBs and locate them with arc-minute precision. When a GRB is detected, the rapidly slewing spacecraft will point the 5 photometric channel Photo-z Infra-Red Telescope (PIRT) to identify high redshift (z < 6) long GRBs within 100s and send an alert within 1000s of the GRB trigger. An L2 orbit provides < 95% observing efficiency with pointing optimized for follow up by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and ground observatories. The predicted Gamow Explorer high-z rate is <10 times that of the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. The instrument and mission capabilities also enable rapid identification of short GRBs and their afterglows associated with GW events. The Gamow Explorer will be proposed to the 2021 NASA MIDEX call and if approved, launched in 2028.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XXII
Editors	Oswald H. Siegmund
Publisher	SPIE
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510644809
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2599293
State	Published - 2021
Event	UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XXII 2021 - San Diego, United States Duration: Aug 1 2021 → Aug 5 2021

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	11821
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

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Conference	UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XXII 2021
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Diego
Period	8/1/21 → 8/5/21

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White, N. E., Bauer, F. E., Baumgartner, W., Bautz, M., Berger, E., Cenko, B., Chang, T. C., Falcone, A., Fausey, H., Feldman, C., Fox, D., Fox, O., Fruchter, A., Fryer, C., Ghirlanda, G., Gorski, K., Grant, C., Guiriec, S., Hart, M., ... Burns, E. (2021). The Gamow Explorer: A Gamma-Ray Burst Observatory to study the high redshift universe and enable multi-messenger astrophysics. In O. H. Siegmund (Ed.), UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XXII [1182109] (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 11821). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2599293

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The Gamow Explorer : A Gamma-Ray Burst Observatory to study the high redshift universe and enable multi-messenger astrophysics. / White, N. E.; Bauer, F. E.; Baumgartner, W. et al.

UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XXII. ed. / Oswald H. Siegmund. SPIE, 2021. 1182109 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 11821).

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White NE, Bauer FE, Baumgartner W, Bautz M, Berger E, Cenko B et al. The Gamow Explorer: A Gamma-Ray Burst Observatory to study the high redshift universe and enable multi-messenger astrophysics. In Siegmund OH, editor, UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XXII. SPIE. 2021. 1182109. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering). doi: 10.1117/12.2599293

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