The ARGO−YBJ sensitivity to GRBs
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ARGO−YBJ is a “full coverage” air shower detector under construction at the YangBaJing Laboratory (4300 m a.s.l., Tibet, P.R. of China). Its main goals are γ-ray astronomy and cosmic ray studies. In this paper we present the capabilities of ARGO−YBJ in detecting the emission from Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs) at energies E > 10 GeV .
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